Tag: Unicorn Ramblings by Lindsey Duncan
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Monday Meanderings
I’m a goal-oriented person: I do best when I have something concrete to work towards, and I find deadlines motivating. I often impose structure on myself; even internal accountability helps me work. I’ve participated in groups where e…
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Song Styles
I’m in the final pages of this editing pass of Unnatural Causes, and then I’ll be looking for beta readers … my first serious use of beta reading, well, ever. I used to have my childhood best friend read my novels, and she was wonderful at pick…
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Monday Meanderings
And now, to spice up this blog … controversy!Oh, don’t worry, I’m not going to talk politics or, even worse, the use of a double space after a period. (You can have my double space when you take it out of my cold, dead, and Oxford-comma-laden h…
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Song Styles
Today is July 2nd, which as far as I’m concerned, is real Independence Day: it’s when the delegates of the Continental Congress voted for freedom from Britain. The 4th was when the final version of the Declaration was signed and released to…
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Monday Meanderings
I’m currently thinking ahead for Unnatural Causes and coming to the realization that I need beta readers. I’ve been asking my writer friends for some tips and advice in that department, but there’s one barrier:Critiques dial my nerves up to …
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Song Styles
So … I did it again.Another few months, another set of car CDs, one of which is themed on word association. I always enjoy following a chain of thought via song.Glassheart – Leona LewisNothing Broken But My Heart – Celine DionBreaking Dishes – …
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Monday Meanderings
I recently read a post (linked here) that discussed the differences in realism between old school painting and modern artists – the former of whom generally worked from live models, and the latter of whom had photographs to work with. I encourage…
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Monday Meanderings
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any excerpts, so I thought it was about time. This is sometimes tricky, because the further I get into writing a novel, the harder it is to find a segment that makes sense without a lot of context and/or doesn’t give away significant events in the plot.This bit…
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Song Styles
I didn’t post last Sunday because, on top of working, I had a lengthy meeting with two fellow harpers. We run the Cincinnati Harpers’ Robin together: a group of traditional lever harp players who perform a few times a year, with a specialty…
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Monday Meanderings
So … that story has found a new way to bedevil me, and I haven’t even started to write it yet.For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you may know the tale I’m talking about. For anyone else, here’s the two-bit summary:I have what was inten…