What a month…

Firstly, apologies for not posting since 2nd November…

and now… even bigger apologies…

NaNoLo, due to unforeseen circumstances, could be more accurately described as NaNoLoNoGo…

My final word tally is: 8,191. Bit of a far cry from 50,000 – just under 20%…

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NaNoWriMo Day 2: Done!

After writing 1695 words yesterday, I wanted to keep the momentum going and write even just a few words more than the recommended daily minimum of 1,667.

Goal for today:    3400 (total)
Today’s total:      3402
Written today:   1709

Even though I only…

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NaNoWriMo + Lois = NaNoLo!
 

It’s that crazy time of year again…  National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!
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NaNoWriMo + Lois = NaNoLo!

 

It’s that crazy time of year again…  National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!

And, as you do,…

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Look!This post is in response to Five Minute Friday at lisajobaker.com
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Look!
One little word grabs…View Postshared via WordPress.com

Look!

This post is in response to Five Minute Friday at lisajobaker.com

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Look!

One little word grabs…

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And… breathe!

Ah, that beautiful moment when you hit ‘Send’ and know you’ve submitted a piece well before its deadline.  This week, I’ve gone from having seven deadlines approaching (for two separate publications, which, somehow ended up being on the same day – 15th…

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Surprise Yourself…Cover interview with Giles Kristian, historical novelist, out now in Writers’ Forum magazine.View Postshared via WordPress.com

Surprise Yourself…

Cover interview with Giles Kristian, historical novelist, out now in Writers’ Forum magazine.

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OUT NOW!My (cover!) interview with historical novelist Giles Kristian is out now in Writers’ Forum magazine.View Postshared via WordPress.com

OUT NOW!

My (cover!) interview with historical novelist Giles Kristian is out now in Writers’ Forum magazine.

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Boats against the current…

Some ties can never be broken. Some are good, some bad. Never has the closing sentence of The Great Gatsby been more relevant in my life: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
Life moves forward at an alarming…

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Real love

Real love is all about sacrifice, about loving the other person more than yourself.

God loved us so much that He sacrificed His son.  Are you willing to sacrifice what is dear to you for the sake of the ones you love?

How deep, how selfless – how real –…

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Hasn’t Evolution Been Proven True? by A. J. Monty White (from The New Answers Book 1)A recent discussion with someone on Twitter about creation versus evolution has prompted me to…View Postshared via WordPress.com

Hasn’t Evolution Been Proven True? by A. J. Monty White (from The New Answers Book 1)

A recent discussion with someone on Twitter about creation versus evolution has prompted me to…

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An Observance

People often say ‘why do you want to live in the past?’ when talking about history – they think it’s over and done with and there’s no point dwelling on it. They don’t understand that nothing ever truly changes. Fashions come and go – customs, too – but…

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Important Announcement…

Ladies and gentlemen…

Quill & Ink has moved!

As of today, 08 August 2012, all new posts will be to the new and improved blog over at Wordpress - click HERE to visit it!

This Tumblr edition will remain in existence, at least for now, but all new posts will be on the new blog.

Please update your bookmarks and subscriptions / follows, and I’ll see you on the other site!

[Once again, the new and improved Quill & Ink is located HERE. Thank you!]

What the Dickens? magazine - Issue 5

What the Dickens? magazine – Issue 5 – out now!

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Book Review: Della Galton’s How To Write and Sell Short Stories

Book Review: Della Galton’s ‘How To Write and Sell Short Stories’; What the Dickens? Issue 5; page 89

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Book Reviews: Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet | Sheramy Bundrick’s Sunflowers

Book Reviews: Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘A Study in Scarlet’ & Sheramy Bundrick’s ‘Sunflowers’; What the Dickens? Issue 5; pages 90 & 91

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