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Writing and other pursuits….(day six)

Posted on August 19, 2022 by ksedinger

As of this morning, I am pretty much completely symtom-free. Huzzah! Unfortunately, as of this morning, according to the test I took when I got up, I am not yet COVID-free. Boo! I assume this just means that my immune system … Continue reading →

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Keeping the pump primed….

Posted on May 22, 2022 by ksedinger

A bit of dialogue from Bull Durham: Crash Davis: I never told him to stay out of your bed. Annie Savoy: You most certainly did. Crash Davis: I never told him to stay out of your bed. Annie Savoy: Yes you … Continue reading →

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Two days of writing….

Posted on May 8, 2022 by ksedinger

The tale is in the numbers. For perspective: I count anything over 1000 words in a day as a really good day. Saturday: Sunday: I feel like I’ve finally cracked the nut that is the plot of Forgotten Stars V. This one … Continue reading →

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“They’re called ‘quotation marks’.”

Posted on March 20, 2022 by ksedinger

Diving a bit deep into the weeds of the writer brain, I’m always thinking about…quotation marks. Because my way of using them is, for most Americans, incorrect. This drives my poor friend and editor, Jason Bennion, to distraction each and … Continue reading →

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Advice for Pantsers

Posted on February 23, 2022 by ksedinger

I have recently finally started to unravel the plot of Forgotten Stars V: The Final Frontier (not the actual title), much to my pleasure. This one has been giving me fits, to the point that I’ve been seriously considering making the … Continue reading →

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“Oh, so THAT’s what happens!” (A writing update)

Posted on January 28, 2022 by ksedinger

“Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.” –Sam Seaborn, “Twenty Hours In America (part two)”, THE WEST WING I don’t know if I’m a great writer, but if that’s one of the qualities they need I’m … Continue reading →

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Writing (and a cheeseburger) in Paradise

Posted on December 20, 2021 by ksedinger

To justify the Jimmy Buffet reference, here’s the cheeseburger I had the other night. And here I am, writing. Both of these things happened in Paradise. Some writers are insistent about doing their work in their preferred environments–their home offices … Continue reading →

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It really is like this (a writing update)

Posted on December 5, 2021 by ksedinger

Since I rededicated this space as my primary home online and the center of my blogging universe, I haven’t discussed my writing progress much! But first, a diversion. Someone shared this painting on Twitter the other day, and I found … Continue reading →

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From the Books: SEASONS OF A FINGER LAKES WINERY (On Geography in fiction and elsewhere)

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 I’m reading a book right now called Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery, by John C. Hartsock. The book is just that: a year in the life of a single winery in New York’s Finger Lakes region, a place where … Continue reading →

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Diggin’ Up Bones (#AmWriting)

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 The other day I was looking for something completely different in my archives, and I found a post from July 2010, eleven years ago: I haven’t talked about writing in a while, so here’s a brief note about it. My … Continue reading →

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