Tag Archives: blogging

Complex emotions.

Posted on August 14, 2011 by toby

“Our agency agreement is terminated.” Those words are the period on the end of a three-year sentence: one year to get the agent, one year to work on Blood Orchids to her satisfaction, one year to try to sell it. … Read More

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The myth of more time and getting sh*t done

Posted on August 6, 2011 by toby

Sometimes less time is more, especially as a writer or artist. These creative endeavors seem to come built in with procrastionation, distractibility, self sabotage and other wastage. I recently tried to shed some of my work to make more time … Read More

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Blog Spotlight # 12!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by toby

It’s been forever since I spotlighted a blog, and I’ve collected several worthy of the honor, so I’ve been dithering among them. I love this blog. It’s got all the good stuff–set in an “exotic” location (at least to me) … Read More

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“Pono” is still the right thing.

Posted on May 4, 2011 by toby

I’m going to do a more controversial post again (brewing on another hot topic right now), but I thought a change of pace might be nice. We writers try to do that in our work, mix the sour with the … Read More

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Spotlight an Interesting Blog #11

Posted on April 22, 2011 by toby

This blog has something for everyone- thrillers, romance, sci-fi,  In fact, that very name Genreality sums it up- this site is about being a genre writer (which I find myself being, by the choice of the Muse) and all the … Read More

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C= is for Candor

Posted on April 3, 2011 by toby

I was going to blog about cats. I didn’t, though, because of my pathetic compulsion to try to be original, so I went with something I’m hoping the other 1000+ bloggers participating in this challenge aren’t blogging on. But cats … Read More

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B- is for being fully present

Posted on April 1, 2011 by toby

B- is for being fully present. Be here now. Oh dear. Cliche alert. It’s better than my first idea, which was to write about bees. Honeybees, you know, and their mysterious disappearing, something that breaks my heart. But I digress. … Read More

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A- is for Adventure on April Fool’s Day.

Posted on April 1, 2011 by toby

In my blog trolling I came across this fun challenge on Karen Gowen’s blog, Coming Down the Mountain. The challenge is this- every day in April, blog on a topic from A-Z along with over 800 other bloggers listed on … Read More

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Bethany and Resilience

Posted on March 21, 2011 by toby

Resilience: re·sil·ience noun \ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s\ Definition of RESILIENCE 1: the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress 2: an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change … Read More

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Blogging, Social Networking, and Evolving as a Writer: Inseparable

Posted on September 6, 2010 by toby

I started blogging about 6 years ago on Livejournal( LiveJournal.com ) under a pen name (yes, its still up and no, you can’t know my secret name). At that time it was more of an online diary and observations—acerbic, touching … Read More

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