• First Cup of Coffee - November 22, 2024
    Nov 22 2024

    On giving ourselves permission to give less than 100% (or more) effort to tasks and projects that aren't our priority. Insights I gained from Becca Syme's Author Business Summit, sustainability of all our efforts, and taking time off.

    Becca Syme's Better Faster Academy is here https://betterfasteracademy.com/

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    22 mins
  • First Cup of Coffee - November 18, 2024
    Nov 18 2024

    Instead of writing what you know? Write what you are. Other thoughts on revision, integrity, and a story about a guy I knew back in my peer counseling days in college who behaved badly toward women. Warning: abrupt stop. Instead of hitting pause, I hit the stop button, but I was done anyway, so... you just don't get the usual sign-off today. But I will talk to you all on Friday. You all take care 💙

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    18 mins
  • First Cup of Coffee - November 15, 2024
    Nov 15 2024

    Some reflections on the nature of good and evil and what my definitions are. Also, how yoga teaches banishing the destructive emotions of fear and anger and replacing them with joy and love. And how I'm practicing non-violence.

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    22 mins
  • First Cup of Coffee - November 11, 2024
    Nov 11 2024

    My hot brilliant mess that I'm revising from the beginning today, with some reflections on how a focused crit can solve everything. Also, "women telling men what to do" and how I'm feeling moving forward politically.

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    22 mins
  • First Cup of Coffee - November 8, 2024
    Nov 8 2024

    A story about internet trolls and boys on the playground in grade school - and how they have the same tactics. On not succumbing to their bullying and remembering that they're trying to use fear as a tool.

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    20 mins
  • First Cup of Coffee - November 4, 2024
    Nov 4 2024

    Thoughts on storytelling, why we tell stories, the definition of success and if after our deaths counts, Carrie Vaughn's THE NATURALIST SOCIETY, the role of ARCs and critique, and how to know when to stop revising and send to an editor.

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    23 mins
  • First Cup of Coffee - November 1, 2024
    Nov 1 2024

    How I've been calming myself about the US election and voting with joy! Also, thoughts about the Uncanny Valley (unrelated), and what it really does and doesn't mean to be a "bestselling author," how the lists work, and the only metric that truly matters.

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    21 mins
  • First Cup of Coffee - October 28, 2024
    Oct 28 2024

    Sorting out why I felt so hurt by the author who slammed on the Romantasy genre as "amuse bouche" compared to her books, some experiences I've had with older female writers in fantasy, and thoughts on drafting vs revising.

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    20 mins