Author Archives: Lyn

Creativity, at the cross-roads

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lyn

This is not the post that I intended to write. I set out to share something entirely different; elucidating gems of data I’ve gathered and rather niftily entitled “Imaginary weapons, and the search for unobtainium”. It was going to be … Continue reading →

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Crises of confidence: the de-valuing of reviews

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Lyn

Once upon a time and long, long ago, I was a career marketer (picture a very serious young woman, intent on pursuing “success”–that amorphous grail that appears in so many different guises). I have circumnavigated Sol many times since those heady … Continue reading →

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Opening Day: a tale of two dreams

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Lyn

The arrival of our Calvert Homeschool box is always a big event, as every Calvert family will attest to. It’s usually a day when everything else gets put aside so we can all dig through the goodies. Katie is an … Continue reading →

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More flies for the Lizard Brain: Tweaking reality (in your Urban Fantasy World)

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Lyn

“Stretch your allegories,” urges Kat Richardson, our lecturer for the Clarion West One-day Workshop: Creating Your Urban Fantasy World. It is Sunday March 4, 2012. I am in Seattle, for the second time in six months, and thoroughly enjoying myself.  There … Continue reading →

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The Devil of Light: Indie book review

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Lyn

This is the first instalment in what promises to be an intriguing thriller/mystery/detective series set in and around Arcadia, Texas. There’s no paranormal twist to this story – yet. Author, Gae-Lynn Woods, does tweak the surface of the character “Hitch”–a … Continue reading →

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Mind, Matter and “Machine”: a review

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Lyn

I’m a big fan of transhumanist fiction. Give me feathers, fur, gills, immortality, extra feel-good bits, mechanical cool and/or animal senses any time – I like ‘em all. In other words, it wasn’t just the lovely cover that pre-disposed me … Continue reading →

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Inspired, Empowered: great words, simple choice

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lyn

Today, I was inspired. It’s a wonderful thing, to feel thus, and I want to celebrate it.  Marti McKenna is a writer, editor and blogger. I’ve never met the lady but today we connected in a very important way. I admire her: … Continue reading →

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Goodbye blues: an ode to Santa

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Lyn

I took a deep breath – sometime around the middle of December last year – and have finally let it out. Phew!  I have an end-of-year allergy:  I just don’t do the ‘season to be jolly’ thing very well and my … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo, a not-quite novel breakthrough

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lyn

November draws to a close and I must haul myself out from The Zone and take a look at what I’ve achieved. Well, I’m not a winner. That 50,000 word count was a summit I couldn’t reach. On the other … Continue reading →

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Zen and the art of NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Lyn

Three days into November and nearly eight-thousand words done and edited. This is may be a track record for me. Something is in the air. If this year’s NaNoWriMo serves to identify only one key personal motivating factor – if … Continue reading →

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