Category Archives: Writing

Everything Multiplies

Posted on 09/01/2021 by chick

Everything multiplies. Not necessarily literally, of course, and not without exceptions, but as a general principle, everything you allow or invite into your life is likely to increase and spread. Tendencies grow stronger. Habits extend themselves into unexpected places. Things … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago

Posted on 04/11/2021 by chick

As I was looking through one of my nature albums recently, I realized that it’s just about time to make another one. The first one covered nature-related blog posts and photographs from 2007 through 2011. The second one covered 2012 … Continue reading →

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Weekly Features

Posted on 03/07/2021 by chick

The nice thing about my blog last year is that there’s a post for nearly every day. Blogs ought to be like that. They ought to have a steady flow of posts. I would like to start posting again every … Continue reading →

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2019 in Review

Posted on 01/05/2020 by chick

Come January, I usually try to sum up the previous year in blogging. One of the easiest ways is to link to a favorite or meaningful post from each month. That’s the approach I’m taking this year, and here it … Continue reading →

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Writing More

Posted on 07/20/2019 by chick

There were over 150 comments in my spam filter today. I did not read them before deleting them. I have finally convinced myself that it’s pointless, so I don’t waste my time that way anymore. Hooray for me. But part … Continue reading →

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Today’s Therapy

Posted on 05/18/2019 by chick

Today, in my novel, I will have to face one of my worst fears: ticks. This chapter will not be a pretty one.

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Not So Bad

Posted on 05/18/2019 by chick

I feel like I’ve been working hard on my novel, but I’ve only been producing a few hundred words per day. Tonight I wrote about 400. That seemed kind of pathetic, and I was disappointed with my progress. But then … Continue reading →

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Angry

Posted on 05/15/2019 by chick

I am so angry at the world right now. I want to scream my fury, but it wouldn’t do any good. So I write my fury instead. My novel is my therapy: 40,000 words and counting.

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Writing Report

Posted on 05/08/2019 by chick

I worked hard on my rhymes for a few weeks, and now I’m taking a break from that project and going back to my novel. I know that sounds silly, since I was working on the rhymes to take a … Continue reading →

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The Problem With the Plan

Posted on 05/05/2019 by chick

The major problem with my plan to put on my headphones and write is that listening to music on headphones, even at low levels, affects my hearing negatively, something which I had already learned once but forgotten. After just a … Continue reading →

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