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Completion: Things from 2011

by Nancy

Completions.  What didn’t get done last year. On the theme of Beginnings. . . which is on a lot of minds these days, as we launch (or lurch, as the case may be. . . ) into 2012, I am thinking about completions, and why having things not finished keeps you from starting new ones [...]

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New beginnings.  Is there any other kind?  Let me think. . . old beginnings? Well, there are certainly things I’ve started and then needed to start over.  Those might be in a category called “Begin Again” or “Startovers”.  Not “do-overs” because for some of them, nothing much actually got done!  Just started over because I [...]

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Christmas With CorgiAid

by Nancy

Christmas would not be Christmas without stories.  This year, CorgiAid.org offers its third edition of The Watching:  Corgi Christmas Miracles by Millie Williams.  While the story focuses on adventures with Corgis, wry little dogs favored by kids and adults alike, it’s a Christmas tale, too — warming the hearts of both old and young. This [...]

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This page is reserved for a forthcoming podcast and notes based on a workshop I gave November 19th, 2011, at the Cat Writers Association Conference on Writers Block and Other Fun Things That Keep You From Actually Getting Stuff Done. The recorded version of that talk will be posted here, including all the notes and [...]

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Categories Motivation, Procrastination, Writing
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Notice To All Spam Commenters

by Nancy

Before you post a comment on this blog, you should know the following. Yes, this is a do-follow blog.  But you already know that, because you found it.  However, what you do NOT know is that unless you follow some simple rules, your comments get deleted rather routinely.  Here is what will assure you that [...]

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So while deleting my spam folder this week, one subject line caught my attention.  It sounded like maybe ~ just maybe ~ it might be about something legitimate.  So I read it and didn’t quite understand what the sender wants.  This led me on an hilarious adventure, which I will share with you here. (I [...]

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Categories Connection, Consciousness, Pets, Writing
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What do you do, if your web site disappears? I had the chance to find out this week. . .

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My 2011 Theme

by Nancy

At the suggestion of Chris Brogan (one of my online heroes, by the way. . . ) I decided to take up his challenge to come up with three words that best describe what I want for myself and my business in 2011. It was harder than I thought. There are so many things I [...]

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First Tracks In The Snow

by Nancy

What can you do to overcome your signature avoidance techniques and get going in 2011?

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One of the biggest items on my 2010 “grateful list” was the blog challenges I participated in.  It was great fun; I met some amazing fellow bloggers (some of whom have become my friends); I gained new followers here and on twitter (follow me on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/brightwings)  — and I got into better habits [...]

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