As part of the whole ketogenic diet, I use a lot (A LOT) of coconut milk. So I decided to start making my own, in part, because it’s slightly cheaper, but also, because I HATE the waste of opening up all those cans (or cartons!) There are hundreds of recipes for how to make coconut […]
A week ago or so, I wrote a novel in five days. I was away at a writing retreat, so I had nothing to do but write. When I came home, I tried to recreate this writing speed, with mixed success. A couple nights later, I ended up unable to sleep. Writer brain very happily
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This past week, our intrepid traveler would have to admit to two migraines. The first one was pretty standard, a headache that transformed into a migraine after a couple hours in the morning. The second one was kind of weird. It started as a headache, then it kind of became a migraine, but only for
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Last week, I managed to be incredibly focused. I wrote 10K words per day, while still keeping up 10K steps per day. I was away from home at a writing retreat. The only thing I had to do while I was there was write. This week, I tried to recreate that success, to remain focused
You know what’s coming out tomorrow? The Dwarven Wars, the third novel in the Clockwork Fairy Kingdom trilogy. So you know what I’m doing this week? Giving away copies of the first book! If you sign up for the contest, I’ll send you a free copy anyway, even if you don’t win. Promise! When looking at
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No migraines this last week. This is particularly impressive, given that I was at a writing retreat last week, and writing like a fiend. Plus I had two long drives by myself, which used to be sure-fire ways of giving myself migraines. That is not to say that I had no headaches. I had a few
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Ended up with two migraines this week. Treated both of them with NO PILLS. I’m still kind of boggled by that. The first one was just a rebound headache that grew into a migraine. Wasn’t able to do much that day, think much. But spent a lot of time mindfully walking, breathing deeply, drinking water
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I read a study once, over a decade ago now, about when people’s tastes “froze”. It was horrifying to me to learn that for most people, in their early twenties, say, by the age of 23, they stopped trying new foods, stopped listening to different types of music, that their tastes in clothes and a lot of other
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Our intrepid traveler would like to report: NO MIGRAINES THIS WEEK!!!! Now, I am not out of the woods, not by a long shot. I haven’t had a headache-free day yet. (Though I have had a few hours here and there without pain.) Plus, I had a couple of headaches this week that really wanted
So. In addition to the bundles I’m currently in (like the 2017 Write Stuff story bundle, http://www.storybundle.com/writing) I’m also in a type of bundle with the wonderful authors of Book View Cafe! It’s at InstaFreebie. An entire collection of marvelous books, all for free! For you to download! And there are some marvelous books here,