Mrs. Claus | Laura VanArendonk Baugh, author

It’s Giftmas Time Again! 2019

By Laura December 14, 2019 January 25, 2021 soapbox, Just For Fun, News & Stuff

If you’ve been with me for a while, you know that Giftmas is when we raise funds for the Edmonton Food Bank. (No, I don’t live in Edmonton. No, I don’t even live in Canada. But look, Canada would help me out, too.) Giftmas is organized each year by Rhonda Parrish, my editor of many anthologies, and each year it’s a fun way to tour some writers’ sites, do good by putting food on the table, and win cool stuff.

There are three parts to this post: What’s in it for charity, what’s in it for you, and a tease for a Christmas gift from me.

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Celebrating 2017 — With Loot

By Laura November 1, 2017 December 22, 2022 My Rock Star Life, News & Stuff, Writing & Projects, Just For Fun

list of handwritten creative ideas — I need a bigger fire for all my irons.

We need to step back sometimes to be able to see the bigger picture.

I had been a little down on myself for not publishing as much as I’d wanted and being behind on my idea list. I have a beefy project list that feels like I’ll never catch up. (I wrote it out as an Idea Debt Inventory for a productivity lesson. Lemme tell ya, that’s simultaneously inspiring — look how much I can create! — and super-depressing.)

But then I started doing the math for this year, and wow, I’ve had a more productive year than I thought. No wonder I felt busy.