Category Archives: Rave

My Ideal Bookshelf

Posted on March 15, 2013 by kymlucas

image.jpg, a photo by ladywriter47 on Flickr. Rave: My Ideal Bookshelf Taking a leaf (pun intended) from the book, My Ideal Bookshelf by Jane Mount and Thessaly La Force, here’s my ideal bookshelf. At least it’s my ideal for today. The bottom book is … Continue reading →

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Creatures of Habit

Posted on March 12, 2013 by kymlucas

A Short Rant About Cigarette Butts, Along with a Rave About Writing as a Habit: Creatures of Habit The end of our driveway is littered with cigarette butts. Occasionally, I overcome my squeamishness enough to pick them up for proper … Continue reading →

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Rejected and Dejected

Posted on March 5, 2013 by kymlucas

Not a rant or a rave, this one is more of a whine. Gosh, it’s easy to be mature about rejection when you haven’t just experienced it. A little over a month ago I said, and I quote, “I try … Continue reading →

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Twenty Simple Ways to Fritter Away Your Writing Time

Posted on February 28, 2013 by kymlucas

A Rave on Writing: Twenty Simple Ways to Fritter Away Your Writing Time I was going to write a post about time management — how, with a few lifestyle adjustments, you  can find more time to write. Sadly, that topic has … Continue reading →

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Change Your “Furniture;” Change Your Story

Posted on February 20, 2013 by kymlucas

Change Your “Furniture;” Change Your Story — A Rave This is my new office. In fact, there’s nothing new about it. The desk was my dad’s, newly acquired and repaired by my husband. The chair came from a library auction, … Continue reading →

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Anti-Valentine’s Day Once More

Posted on February 13, 2013 by kymlucas

Rave: A Compendium of Anti-Valentine’s Day Sites This year, I’m taking the easy way out and sharing everybody else’s cool ideas. Enjoy! Puritan Valentines — Okay, they’re not officially “Anti-Valentine” but they might as well be. Here’s my favorite. For more, … Continue reading →

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The Latest Edition: A Rant/Rave About Editing

Posted on February 6, 2013 by kymlucas

The Latest Edition: A rant rave rant/rave about editing Lately I’ve been slaving over, Recently I’ve been working on, For the past week, I’ve been revising editing some a few chapters from my current WIP (work in progress) for a contest. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Take This Personally: On Queries and Rejections

Posted on January 19, 2013 by kymlucas

A Rave About Writing One of my goals this year is to send more queries, specifically to send one a month to an agent or editor. While this may not seem like much to some writers, for me it will … Continue reading →

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Women Reading Romance Novels = Goodbye, Status Quo

Posted on January 15, 2013 by kymlucas

Had to share this one.

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Why I’ll Never Write a Cookbook, or I’m a Really Good Cook Except for the Fires

Posted on December 28, 2012 by kymlucas

A Rave About Cooking I took four years of Home Economics in high school, and if I’m not mistaken, I got A’s every grading period, despite having caught a dish towel on fire not once, but twice. Somehow I managed to … Continue reading →

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