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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Sep 15, 2014 | Writing
I just opened Scrivener for the first time since I compiled the “full draft” for the writing competition I entered in May. A lot of writers find it is helpful to set a work aside for a while before a revision. This time away helps the writer gain some...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jul 28, 2014 | Writing
As an emerging writer, I am beginning to look at this business a lot more seriously. Sure, getting published in erotic anthologies has been a lot of fun, but I don’t make much money for short stories. And, figuring it an hourly rate is downright depressing. I am...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jul 21, 2014 | Uncategorized, Writing
I was doing some catch-up work for the erotic pen name I’ve been using. I have an Amazon Author page that needs updating, a Goodreads Author page that needs updating, a blog that I need to write…well, you get the picture. While I’m still...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Apr 11, 2014 | Parenting, Uncategorized
We’ve spent the last year plus thinking about Emma and her gap year. (Anyone who knows us is probably tired of hearing about Emma this, and Emma that–but it’s been our LIFE for a while now.) First, we were planning, planning, planning. Then, once she...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jan 21, 2014 | Parenting
I can go on and on about what we hoped for Emma while she was on her gap year, but I hadn’t really thought much about what it would be like for me. Her mom. She hasn’t called me “Mommy” in years. While I’ve never thought of myself as a...
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