The words of Valerie Griswold-Ford

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The words of Valerie Griswold-Ford
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      • Not Your Father’s Horseman
        • Prologue to Not Your Father’s Horseman
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        • Chapter 1 of Dark Moon Seasons
      • Last Rites
        • Chapter One – A Loss of Confidence
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(personal/writing/advent) Deep thoughts

By Val January 11, 2018 advent, con schedule, ghost hunting, pendragon, personal, proofreading, resonant frequencies, secret project, writing No Comments

Two posts in one week. Wow, I might actually be getting into a groove or something.   I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about writing lately. And streaks. And…

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Starting the new project officially

By Val May 7, 2017 goals, metrics, secret project, writing No Comments

Started the novel over again today, mostly by cutting some words I’d put in before. The net gain for the day is 303. Slowly but surely. Time to get to…

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(writing/personal) Updates of all kinds

By Val April 9, 2017 advent, brian, depression, dreamwidth, patreon, pendragon, personal, secret project, writing 1 Comment

 Today is a writing day, and that’s a good thing. I need to get back to a routine before I go back to work in a month, and I need…

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Writing and news

By Val March 5, 2017 advent, con schedule, depression, pendragon, personal, secret project No Comments

  I’ve been thinking a lot about story, and life, and how our choices define us lately. I suppose it’s not surprising, given everything that’s happened lately. We’re coming up…

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A week in review

By Val January 18, 2017 crocheting, goals, patreon, resonant frequencies, secret project, time management, to-do, weekly updates, writing No Comments

  Wednesdays are going to be my week in review, moving forward. It’s a good day to stop and take a look at the last week (Sunday through Saturday) and…

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(personal/writing) Writing in the wind

By Val February 3, 2016 advent, goals, health, personal, sca, secret project, time management, writing 2 Comments

I’m currently sitting in a comfy chair in an infusion room at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, with an IV in my arm, waiting for my next Remicade infusion. It’s…

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(writing) Ephiphanies

By Val April 27, 2015 metrics, secret project 1 Comment

So, I had a headache earlier today.  Well, I THOUGHT I had a headache.   What I actually had was a novel trying to burst through my forehead, sort of…

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(writing/personal) The first blog post of the new year

By Val January 3, 2015 advent, goals, health, pendragon, personal, secret project, writing 1 Comment

  Happy New Year, everyone!  Sorry I disappeared after the end of Advent – the holidays overwhelmed me, and I just couldn’t bring myself to write, never mind blog.  But…

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