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(writing/updates/personal) Good intentions rarely survive the first fight

Because I can mix metaphors with the best!  And seriously, it’s how I’m feeling right now.   Why?   Because I had PLANS for October, dear friends.  PLANS in all capitals.  And real life looked at my plans, patted me on the head, and said, “You’re adorable, did you know that?”   I have a …

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(podcast) Get Published interview!

So, in case you missed it, I chatted with Mitchell Plested of the Get Published! podcast yesterday about serial writing in general, and the Carter’s Cove Advent stories in particular.   Here’s the link, if you want to listen to our conversation (which was pretty awesome!): http://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-123-vg-ford-discusses-serialized-fiction/   Mitchell’s podcast is awesome anyways, so you should …

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(advent) Upcoming goodies!

I’m sorry, folks.  I’ve been neglecting the blog this month, because I’m knee-deep in the Advent story for next month, and it’s NaNo, and yeah, that’s not an excuse, but there it is.  However, I have some goodies coming up, and I wanted to let you know!   First, I’ll be on Mitchell Plested’s Get …

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(writing) The current Honey-Dew list for 2012

For the rest of the year, here’s what I need/want to write: Novels: – Forgotten (Ghost Tales #1) Novellas: – Contemporary Romance (under pen name) – Tales of the Scorned Lady, Season 1 Short Stories: – A Princess, A Lizard and a Boatman – The Lonely Child Other Projects: – Advent Story #2 – Podcast …

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(personal/to-do) Domestic Goddess Sunday

Ah, autumn. Where the days get shorter, the nights get colder, the apples are crisp and Val, sadly, starts to get a bit cranky, because while fall is beautiful, she hates winter and knows it’s just around the corner. It gets harder to get up in the morning, and the cats don’t help, because despite …

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(podcast) Not Your Father’s Horseman, Episode 6

I know, I know, you thought it was dead! It’s not! It’s just on a wee bit (okay, a large) hiatus, while I get some other things done. Once February is over, I’m taking a weekend and recording as much as I can, so we can start these up with regularity again. Thank you for …

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(podcasting) New short story up!

So, I wrote a story for this cool writing blog called EveryPhoto Tells…- basically, they post a photo every month and invite folks to submit short stories based on the photo. I really enjoy listening to the stories, and today, there’s one by me! Answers in the Wild And if you want to check out …

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FYI – podcast and going dark for a bit

So, I’ve gotten stuff rolling with the podcast – in fact, I’m recording as we speak. This is fun! Lots of work, but fun. The podcast begins dropping July 25th – I’m going with a biweekly schedule, so I don’t kill myself. I wanted a bigger buffer, but meh, I’ll do what I can. Also, …

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