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  Fake orgasms and real writers

  Posted on October 11, 2011 by Kat French in real life, story & craft

  Now that I have your attention… Last week, a friend of mine caught me on Facebook with an invitation I couldn’t refuse. She had an extra seat at a breast cancer fundraiser luncheon where the guest speaker was Nora Ephron. I am not a particularly girly or ladylike woman. I tend to enjoy boyish interests: [...]

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  WIP: Sucker Punch

  Posted on August 17, 2011 by Kat French in story & craft

  I’ve been meaning for a while to start posting writing Works In Progress (WIPs) here. I’ve never done much poetry, but I was experimenting with it a little over the weekend and this piece is the result. Hope you enjoy. Sucker Punch they call it a sucker punch because it caught you off guard you [...]

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  Friday Randomness! Bunnies! Voices! Writing! Belonging!

  Posted on April 30, 2010 by Kat French in managing attention, real life, relationships, story & craft

  Every now and then, my feed reader yields a copious crop of deliciously interesting and fun content. This was one of those weeks. And I feel like sharing. My love for The Princess Bride is legend. As is my love for the 30 Second Bunnies. This week, those two loves were joined in mawwiage.  Behold: [...]

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  Because sometimes being special sucks.

  Posted on December 10, 2009 by Kat French in real life, story & craft

  Nobody likes risk. Nobody likes to find out that what they were working towards or hoping to happen just… doesn’t work out. What I’m realizing lately is that in life, it’s sometimes the element of risk that creates a meaningful experience in the first place.

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  Not a Morning Pages Person? Try a Daily Download Instead.

  Posted on October 21, 2009 by Kat French in story & craft

  If you’re a writer, someone has probably suggested Julia Cameron’s morning pages exercise. But what if you’re not a morning person? Here’s a decent alternative, with a few benefits of its own.

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  National Novel Prep Month

  Posted on October 7, 2008 by Kat French in story & craft

  Since I have apparently taken leave of my senses, I have decided to once again attempt to complete a 50,000 word novel during the month of November.  I say “attempt” because thus far, I am 0 for 3 to “win” NaNoWriMo by actually finishing within the allotted timeframe.   So since November is National Novel [...]

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