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Ambien and me.
Insomnia has long been my nemesis. It used to be that I would only get it if I was stressed, or upset, or excited, or in a different bed, or if the air molecules weren’t circulating in just the right…Then again, being a writer is less stressful than playing golf
Probably a lot of you have seen this picture of Tiger Woods accidentally hitting a golf ball right at a camera. It’s being hailed as artistic or ironic or just amazing–because what are the chances that you’re going to get…Cathy W come on down!
Okay, this isn’t the Price is Right, but I’ve always wanted to say that anyway. Cathy W, you won, so email me your address at jrallisonfans at yahoo dot com and I’ll send your book to you. The rest of…Win Mother’s Daze
One of the funnest parts of going to writers’ retreats is meeting new authors and getting their books. Author Jane Still generously donated one of her books to give away on my blog. It’s an 82 page Erma-Bombeck style book…Editors and Light bulbs
Because I’m still doing revisions (I would be done now if I’d written a 250 page book, but no, I just had to write one that was nearly 400 pages. When will I ever learn?)I thought I would tell an…The Polish edition
Ludzie wydaja pochopne sady o pieknych dziewczynach. Wydaje im sie, ze ladnej i lubianej dziewczynie wystarczy zatrzepotac rzesami, aby posypaly sie komplementy, ciekawe oferty, a takze zaproszenia na randki od facetow pieknych jak Brad Pitt. People seem rash orchards with…The number one reason being an author is a great job
Because you can count reading as work. Here’s a 30 second video I did for another author’s presentation about why reading is cool.This cartoon pretty much sums up revisions
Yeah, I’m back to revising . . . and eating cookies . . .writing gaffes
As I sit here waiting for the UPS man to bring me my latest manuscript so I can wade through my editor’s revision comments, I am reminded of the many bloopers I’ve inadvertently written into early drafts. I had a…The difference between hay and straw and why you should know
Actually, you don’t need to know the difference between hay and straw, and I’m hoping you think they’re interchangeable. That way you won’t notice the glaring mistakes in the ARC of My Unfair Godmother. So call me a city girl—I’ve…My top ten writing tips
Here’s an article I did for WriteOnCon about staying power: I used to think that having a book published was an approval stamp of my writing ability—like having stores carry my novel meant I had mastered the craft. Ah, what…I stand corrected
The cover of my book, Playing the Field, has always bothered me, because as I told the Bow-Tied one long ago, “People don’t stand that way.” I mean, really, have you ever stood there contemplating something with your hand on…Stay In The Loop
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