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In my freelance work, this is one of the busiest times of the year. There’s a magazine that romance readers and romance writers like to read, called Romantic Times BOOKclub, and every year they have a convention. For authors and fans who like the idea of meeting up with each other at booksignings, this is a pretty big deal. So romance publishers like to do things for the “RT convention” like advertise extra big in the magazine or prepare print…

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Well, after my first full week without a day job, I’d say I’m doing okay. I decided to take it easy first and work up to more later, so the goal I set for myself—aside from a few administrative things like calling about healthcare plans, paying bills, or shopping for supplies—was to complete and have approved at least one project a day. I managed to get in five projects, and if I don’t count the weekend, I guess I met…

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Don’t hate me. Really and truly I meant to write more this week after I posted Still Waters. I just got a little tied up, that’s all. As of Thursday just past, I no longer have a day job, just one month and one week after the company got bought. So, yeah. I’m a bit occupied by other things right now. But stay tuned! 🙂 Share this post:

I’m alive. Just barely. I’ve been working and reading, and I haven’t really had the time to post much of anything. Mostly I’ve been making myself physically and emotionally available to H.E., who has had a much rougher year than I have had so far. I have more magazine illustrations to post, and if you’ve been watching my other site, Graphicfantastic, you know that I’ve been churning the book covers out, too. In other news, the company where I work…

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