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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving 2017

A time to give thanks for all of our blessings. A time to spend with family and friends, sitting down to a wholesome and hearty homecooked meal and togetherness. Remembering that time that…(you fill in the blank).  A time to reflect on all of the trials and accomplishments that have happened this year. Give Thanks.

I hope your day is the best ever and if you read this on Friday, I hope your celebration has been all you wished it to be.

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Are You Ready For The Challenge?

NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month) started today. home-office nanowrimo-336377_640

Are you ready for the challenge?

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Surviving a Deadline

Reblogged! Congratulations, Mae. Looking forward to this new series.

Mae Clair's avatarFrom the Pen of Mae Clair

I am so happy to be back in the blogging world!

Most of my regular followers know I’ve been burning the midnight oil on my latest manuscript to meet a publisher’s deadline. I’m happy—make that ecstatic—to say I finished on time and my editor graciously gave me another week for clean-up. I also have to send a huge shout-out to my excellent critique partner, Staci Troilo, who went above and beyond in turning sections around quickly—and expertly—so I could meet my deadline. Staci, my friend, you rock!!

I’ve been up against deadlines before, but this one was the toughest by far. Part of my problem was I languished on the beginning, and by the end of July only had 19K of the 80K I needed. I ended up writing 61K in 6 weeks—while working full-time! It’s amazing what you can produce under pressure, but it’s not something I EVER…

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