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May 2, 2015 / Courtney

what happened during my twitter break

Hi loves. Now that I type that, I want to go back and a rewrite it “Hi loaves.” As though y’all were bread. Yummy, squishy, fresh-from-the-oven bread…mmmmmmm…. Okay. Getting weird now. Anyway. Hi. I recently took a Twitter break. There was stuff on Twitter, and people were angrier about it than usual, and I’m dealing …

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April 30, 2015 / Courtney / Creativity

grandfather: a poem

Today is the last day of National Poetry Month, so I’m finally posting a poem. Better late than never, right? ; ) I wrote this the day after I came upon my Grandpa sitting in his rocking chair in the sun room, peering toward the outside beyond the window, and quietly singing “Amazing Grace” and …

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December 31, 2014 / Courtney / Inspiration

I read 45 books in 2014…

…and I’ve starred the ones I enjoyed most. If you’d like to hear specifics about any of these books, ask in the comments! 🙂 Books Courtney Read in 2014 1. Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig* 2. Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig 3. The Cormorant by Chuck Wendig* 4. Taunt (Ava Delaney, #2) by Claire Farrell 5. A …

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August 20, 2014 / Courtney

This is why I should stay off of Pinterest.

In which I get too intimate with my smartphone.

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August 17, 2014 / Courtney / Inspiration

Win a holiday for a little girl with cystic fibrosis!

Hidey-ho, y’all, Today, I bring you a guest post from my friend and fellow Kindle All-Stars writer, Tony Healey. Tony’s got a great, easy way for you to help out a little girl with cystic fibrosis. Well worth the minute or two! Here’s Tony to tell you more: TONY: At the beginning of this year …

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January 24, 2014 / Courtney / Creativity

Short Story: GEORGE AND THE BABYLONIAN FIELD TRIP

In my latest short story, we’ve got a dirty cop, the Assyrian Underworld, and demon gates made of poop. Come and read!

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January 16, 2014 / Courtney

There’s nothing like a year-end post in the middle of January. Also: books I read in 2013.

Here are the books I read in 2013. Read ’em and weep with me. There weren’t nearly enough of them.

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January 1, 2014 / Courtney / Inspiration

Obligatory First Post of the Year: Pookiebottoms Sweetmunch

It’s a new year! Time to bring on the Pookiebottoms Sweetmunch!

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November 12, 2013 / Courtney / Inspiration

Writing Resource: First Lines #NaNoWriMo

Here is a list of first lines that you’re free to use as you see fit: as inspiration for other opening lines, inspiration for stories, inspiration for poetry, inspiration for a collection of fictional tweets from the bathroom….

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October 23, 2013 / Courtney / Creativity

Works-in-Progress Update and Getting Naked

Ennui, killing off characters, angsty writer panic, and getting naked.

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