Category Archives: Weekly Review

2013 in review, Helper Monkey Style

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 56,000 times in 2013. If it were a … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #19

Don’t check your calendar, it’s Saturday.  Again.  Another week has rolled around and slipped away.  We have been at war all week with the meter high weeds growing in yet to be landscaped clay slate of our back yard.  It’s … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #18

Another week has come and gone.  Not much else was completed besides my work here on the blog.    I blame it on the sun, it used to set nice and early in the evening and rise late.  My kids … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #17

At last, the end of the week.  By far, this has been the most exciting week on the blog since I started, thanks to being featured on Freshly Pressed.  A terrific thank you again goes to WordPress editor Joy who … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #16

Another week has come and gone, with the coming of Spring there are dozens more projects that need to be worked on around the house and never enough time to do any of them.  Progress is still slow on the … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #15

Week #15 came and went here in writing land.  Progress on the manuscript is still slow but I’ve come to accept that this the kind of project that refuses to be rushed.  I’ve been reading Stephen King’s “On Writing, A … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #14

I was very happy this week to be able to look at Mr. Manuscript with an objective eye and dig in with some much needed clarification and revision.  I don’t know what I would do without the constructive feedback from … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #13

This week has been a productive week here on the blog and in writing land.  I’m very happy for the coming of spring and all the sunshine.  My tiny garden is starting to sprout some early lettuces and with luck … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #12

This is my lonely Narcissus poking through the snow – the bravest of the two dozen or so that I planted last fall.  Yes, we had SNOW again this week.  Grrr.  Where is my glorious spring where I can play … Continue reading

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Weekly Review #11

Recovering from last week’s car accident was yet another fantastic excuse to not wake early to work on dear Mr. Manuscript.  I did put in a few hours further developing the early chapters, and had a very helpful read through … Continue reading

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