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The Craft

Seeing Your Words in Print

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I’m always excited to see VegNews Magazine sitting in my mailbox, but I’m especially tickled when one of my articles lives amongst its pages. This was one of those lucky months (it’s also on stands now!). Diseased + Confused explores the evolution of our food system and discusses the health implications of America’s dietary choices [...]

Keys to Becoming A “Good” Writer: Vulnerability, Commitment & Openess

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Anyone can become a solid writer…just don’t expect it to happen overnight. I learned the fundamentals of writing and editing while working on my college essays with my mother (almost fifteen years ago). She never judged my writing, even though it was terrible at first. Since there was no judgement, I could engage in the [...]

Clutter-Free Clarity

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This weekend was filled with renewal. We cleaned out my office (no small feat) and gave it a fresh coat of paint (well, my Dad and Steve did). The office was filled with papers, books and more papers. The books are packed into our bedroom now, giving it a cozy library feel. My office is relocated [...]

Writing & Little One Updates

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This is turning into a baby blog. It wasn’t intended, but I’ve got baby on the brain. I just made the knitted snake above for the little one:) I’m happy to report that much of my life has also been consumed with writing lately. I’ve almost wrapped up novel revisions with my literary agent and [...]

Reverb Day 3: Best Moment of 2010

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I’m pretty stoked about Reverb, even if I probably won’t stick to the daily posting schedule. I’m still going to try my best to respond to the writing prompts that resonate with me as much as possible. Here’s a blurb from the Reverb website about the project: Reverb 10 is an annual event and online initiative [...]

Simple Sunday

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Today was simply wonderful. I discovered the gorgeous “Bettie XL” Hipstamatic lens via Susannah Conway. Doesn’t it make images look magical & lovely? I crossed off to-dos that seemed enormous and turned out to be not only a breeze, but also quite satisfying. I recently watched this video, featuring Tim Ferris, Leo Babauta & Susan [...]