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Announcement: a new book is coming soon

  By Laura November 5, 2012 December 11, 2019 News & Stuff
Laevatein & McCoy

So you knew I was working on bringing Kitsune-Mochi to you, right? Did you know I’m also working on a non-fiction book? My day job is in behavior, animal behavior specifically (though I’m also certified in TAGteach), and I’m working on a book in that field. Continue reading

Tagged   my day job, shameless promotion, sneak peek, TAGteach, writing technique stuff
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On Spoilers. (I Hate Them.)

  By Laura November 2, 2012 December 21, 2022 soapbox

A 2011 psychology experiment indicates that spoilers don’t ruin a story, but rather enhance it. With all respect, in this regard psychology has its headlight plugged firmly into its tail-lamp. And that’s coming from someone who makes her day job in psychology and behavior, so you know I feel pretty strongly… Continue reading

Tagged   my day job, sneak peek, writing technique stuff, whine, rant
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Happy Halloween!

  By Laura October 30, 2012 January 24, 2020 Just For Fun
McCoy the skeleton, at my table

So this is what was waiting for me when I flew home through Hurricane Sandy turbulence and walked in the front door. Isn’t that grand? My husband rocks. Continue reading

Tagged   NaNoWriMo, holiday, nothing in particular
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Self-Publishing, Royalties, and Self-Worth

  By Laura October 24, 2012 January 19, 2019 News & Stuff, soapbox

So I just got an email notifying me of my first Kitsune-Tsuki royalties. So of course I had to tweet about it. First KITSUNE-TSUKI royalties arrived. There's more than one digit before decimal point. Look, I have totally justified my writerly stuffs. — Laura VanArendonk Baugh (@Laura_VAB) October 24, 2012… Continue reading

Tagged   award, ebook, print book
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Prepping for NaNoWriMo and Kitsune-Mochi

  By Laura October 24, 2012 January 28, 2020 Writing & Projects

I don’t typically attempt NaNoWriMo in the way that many writers do — I mean, actually writing a new novel — but I do use it as a shameless excuse to dedicate more time to side projects I wouldn’t otherwise. I have no memory of what I did with it… Continue reading

Tagged   NaNoWriMo, sneak peek, sample, folklore, character
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How To Help Your Favorite Authors – Guest Post

  By Laura October 23, 2012 December 19, 2022 soapbox

A question I’ve received several times on Facebook or elsewhere is, How can we help promote? I love that people want to help me (and other authors) promote their books. Here’s a great little article by Lindsay Buroker on promoting an author’s work. Not just for me — do this for… Continue reading

Tagged   shameless promotion, other people's stuff
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whY (A) write’s Craig Schmidt’s blog-interview

  By Laura October 21, 2012 August 26, 2013 News & Stuff, My Rock Star Life
Remember WENN

YA writer Craig Schmidt, blogger at whyawrite.wordpress.com, posted questions for several writing blogs, including my own! So without further ado, here’s our blog-interview. Continue reading

Tagged   interview
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Learn to dance THRILLER with us!

  By Laura October 19, 2012 December 11, 2019 My Rock Star Life, Events, News & Stuff
learn to dance Thriller at Indianapolis libraries

“Because it’s Thriller! Thriller night….” My day job is in behavior. My hobby is in geekdom. Sometimes these worlds collide and I get peanut butter in my chocolate, and it’s awesome. Continue reading

Tagged   chocolate, music, TAGteach, shameless promotion, appearance
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Music & the Writer

  By Laura October 18, 2012 January 19, 2019 Writing & Projects
photo of classical music advertisement for epic music and great battle scenes

Lots of writers use music to set mood and evoke emotion while writing, and I’m no exception — I love using music to create a tone for a scene or even just to get creative juices flowing. Continue reading

Tagged   music, recommendations, writing technique stuff, character
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Site Renovation :)

  By Laura October 8, 2012 October 8, 2012 News & Stuff

As you might have noticed, the site just got a major facelift. I think everything’s working, but if you notice anything out of place, please let me know. In related news, the blog is now on Networked Blogs, so feel free to follow if that’s your thing. In unrelated news,… Continue reading

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