Open Mike Day

It’s another open mike, which is a good thing because my brain is frozen and it’ll be another week before the weather really starts warming up. I’m okay so far (and if you don’t know why I’m mentioning that, you haven’t been reading/watching news out of Minneapolis,

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Christmas open mike! …plus a warning

I’m posting this on Christmas Eve day, which this year is also an Open Mike day! (I usually take a week off this time of year anyway, but this is convenient…) So chat among yourselves…and also, check out this post at Writer Beware: https://writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/if-a-famous-author-calls-hang-up-anatomy-of-an-impersonation-scam/ (There are also

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Thanksgiving Open Mike!

Happy Thanksgiving! Open Mike day matches up with Thanksgiving week this year–so what are the other Americans doing for Turkey Day?  I’m staying home, making lobster tails, pesto salad, cranberry bread, and my favorite veggie side dish while taking calls from my spread-out family members. I’ll get

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Open Mike Again

October’s Open Mike has arrived! Chat amongst yourselves, brag, ask questions, complain about your WIPs, whatever you want. I am basking in the knowledge that I am in between the rough draft and the editorial revisions, so I actually have time for a few other things…

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July Open Mike

Open mike again already! Talk about whatever you like. I finally got the climax finished, in spite of all the life chaos! Now I need the wrap-up, and then I can send it off to my editor, and start The Next Thing while I wait for revisions

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