Happy Holidays

by Daphne on December 22, 2006 at 12:25 am
Posted In: General

I’ve been really busy and haven’t been posting, but I had to pop in here and wish everyone a Happy Holidays. That’s Happy Yule, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, and of course, Merry Christmas. That’s still (more…)

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It never rains, but it pours

by Daphne on November 20, 2006 at 6:29 pm
Posted In: Internet Marketing, NaNoWriMo, Novel Writing

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this on the blog… in late October, I joined StomperNet. Since then, I’ve been just swamped. I’m learning a huge amount, but (naturally) it’s taking a lot of time. Considering (more…)

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Happy Days

by Daphne on November 9, 2006 at 3:30 pm
Posted In: Current Events, Internet Marketing, NaNoWriMo, Novel Writing

I’m thrilled to pieces that the democrats did so well in the midterm elections. Yippee! Hooray!

Now to keep their feet to the fire. There’s a lot to be done, and a lot to undo, and if they screw (more…)

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It’s NaNo Time

by Daphne on November 1, 2006 at 12:16 am
Posted In: NaNoWriMo, Novel Writing

It’s nearing midnight on October 31. I suppose you think that means we’re getting close to the witching hour. But no! At 12:01am on November 1, that yearly trial begins… it’s NaNoWriMo!

I’m probably (more…)

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It’s Official

by Daphne on October 25, 2006 at 5:57 pm
Posted In: Application, Writing Popular Fiction

I just heard about my MFA application – and I got in! I’m so excited. And so soon… the deadline was like a week and a half ago; I didn’t expect to hear the results so quickly! Anyway, there’s still (more…)

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Screwed

by Daphne on October 15, 2006 at 3:25 pm
Posted In: Current Events, Good Reading

I just saw a fascinating talk on BookTV on CSPAN given by Thom Hartmann, author of the book Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class — And What We Can Do About It. He talked a lot about the (more…)

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MFA Application

by Daphne on October 10, 2006 at 7:51 pm
Posted In: Application, Writing Popular Fiction

I don’t think I’ve talked much about my application to Seton Hill. I discovered the Seton Hill Writing Popular Fiction program a few months ago and spent several months trying to decide if I wanted to (more…)

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Radio Iodine Therapy

by Daphne on October 6, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Posted In: Cats

My darling cat is at the vet for the next week. He’s been there since Wednesday, and I miss him! He was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, and we tried giving him the pills, but he was allergic, so that pretty (more…)

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Busy Bee

by Daphne on September 30, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Posted In: Application, Cats, General, Good Reading, Novel Writing, Writing Popular Fiction

I’ve been so busy lately. My parents came to visit for a week, and my cat is sick. He’s going in for a procedure next week, and hopefully it will clear up a lot of his problems. The siding is finally finished, (more…)

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Getting Better & Success in CA

by Daphne on September 5, 2006 at 1:12 am
Posted In: General

Check this out: California Takes on Global Warming. Yay!

And, I’m starting to feel better. Even though I was sick, I still attempted the Labor of Love and Word Count Marathon challenges last week, (more…)

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