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Working On: Staying Sane

On December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 By amandakusekIn Living, On WritingLeave a comment

I honestly can't believe it's been a month since my last post. I knew it had been awhile but REALLY?! A month? What I have I been doing with myself... Wait! I can actually answer that question this time. Really! Normally, these weird sabbaticals wind up with me returning with an embarrassed grin and little …

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Getting Over a NaNo Hangover

On December 6, 2015December 6, 2015 By amandakusekIn On WritingLeave a comment

I don’t think people talk about the subtle depression you fall into once NaNoWriMo is over. For those of you who aren’t aware, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, a decade long tradition of writers gathering in person and online to each write 50,000 words (the average length of a novel) over a period …

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Hope Is How We Survive

On November 11, 2015November 10, 2015 By amandakusekIn LivingLeave a comment

Because I am a lover of words, I sometimes get a single word trapped in my head on a loop. The word won’t leave me until I exhaustively research it, wringing out every last bit of meaning, applying the word to my life, drinking the word up like a big glass of water. Only after …

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#SavvySaturday – NaNoWriMo

On July 19, 2014June 23, 2014 By amandakusekIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

NaNoWriMo.org: This is probably one that you already know but it is just so awesome I couldn't resist posting it for this week's Savvy Saturday. Birthed out of National Novel Writing Month efforts, NaNoWriMo is now a full time operation. Connect with other writers in your area, attend write-ins, join forums, and submerge yourself. With a …

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