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Short on Cash? Use Cash Envelopes!

I just finished preparing our taxes for the dreaded tax appointment, here in the US. This year it was easier--just because I dropped some cash into Xero accounting software for my publishing business. Took time to learn, but very much worth it when it came to filling...

How to fix old Projects in Scrivener

Yes. I'm trying to blog again. But I could not access my Scrivener Project titled Blog Posts. I love Scrivener (This is my affliate link, by the way! I earn a certain percentage, at no extra cost to you.). I write the posts in Scrivener, then copy and paste into my...

I don’t know how to blog

I am a writer. I am an author. I have had two people tell me--no demand--that there is no excuse to not blog--if indeed I am an author. One was at an event on websites. Another was just recently. Again. So where do I begin? My biggest problem is deciding what to blog...

Quote from Released

"Randy hesitated, grimaced and looked up at Clarence. "You're not. Not again. Listen Clarence, I've known you a long time. Longer than most of the inmates and staff. You can either ride here like an animal, all locked up, or act like a mature--" Clarence flinched....

It’s in the Cash Envelope

Aug 6, 2024

Today, I paid the lawn service bill. It's $200. How do people pay that much? The bill is due when you receive it,...

Creative Spending/Creative Saving

Jul 30, 2024

There are so many books about finance—personal and investing. I have a whole shelf in my personal library full of them...

Jul 23, 2024

I have more than 70 journals, stored in various places in my house. On a top shelf in a closet. On the floor in my...

Horror Story to Love Story

Jul 17, 2017

"I ought to sue you! I can, you know!" Clarence Timmelsen screamed at the warden. He stiffened and shuddered. Tears of...

Thanks Tosca!

May 18, 2016

Ask and you shall receive! But it took me two weeks to drum up the nerve to ask her. I'm so glad I did. I tried to...

I Didn’t Quit!

May 9, 2015

I love 'I didn't quit' stories. As my son, Jeremy says, "Keep on pushing." When you have a gift, you have to do it....

Write? Any Day But Today!

May 5, 2015

I'm tired and cranky and all out of sorts. And I have fifty chapters left in what I think is my 18th pass of edits....

Pe-e-e-ek!

May 4, 2015

This is a peek at the book cover. I can't believe this is...

Scrivener Rocks!

Apr 30, 2015

I'm finishing (I hope!) edits on Released. Checking the thread of pipes. (Ask my sister or read the book! It...

To ISBN or Not ISBN? What’s a Girl To Do?

Apr 24, 2015

Writing. Editing. Revisioning. ISBNs. What? To ISBN or not to ISBN? Say that fast over and over all day, like I have...

Real Beginnings

Jan 19, 2015

Recently, I was asked to participate in an author panel at a local library. Me. I could get nervous if I let myself,...

Calendars, Scenes, and Sequences

Jan 12, 2015

My editor recommended setting up a timeline for the current fiction I'm editing. The story line was really messed up....

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