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the week of editing: a suffragist aboard

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 nesskingsley

Then I played the violin. Then I had a mental breakdown in the kitchen. Just your usual Tuesday activities. No writing was done.

Tagged a suffragist abroad, book, finishing things, life, project, wip, writing2 Comments
ness talks about life, ness writes about writing

the rise and fall of my freelance career

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 nesskingsley

I was going to be totally professional and very, very awesome. So awesome. The awesomest.

Tagged blurbs, do's and don'ts, earning money writing, freelance, freelance writing, step one panic, step two keep going, working from home, writing1 Comment
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reading books, writing books, and buying fish, and so on and so forth

September 8, 2020September 7, 2020 nesskingsley

In short, there isn't a series I've read that surpasses this one.

Tagged a suffragist abroad, amelia peabody, book, bookworm, fish, history, life, reading, writing6 Comments
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the book buying ban is lifted

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 nesskingsley

I was a bookworm drunk on power. I have learned lessons and after the ban, I chose to ignore those lessons. It was glorious

Tagged book buying ban, books, buying books, life lessons, readers, reading7 Comments
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living under lockdown

May 2, 2020May 4, 2020 nesskingsley

It seems that the Sword of Damocles hangs over everyone's heads.

Tagged covid-19, day to day, living, lockdown, reading2 Comments

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