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    N.R. Brown is a part-time author\full-time book junkie, as well as a photographer, podcaster, and Grad Student at University of Maryland-College Park. She co-hosts Unleaded-Fuel for Writers, a daily podcast for writers.

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    What day is it? Hell?

    Thursday, November 13th, 2008

    Two days to half way and I’m feeling the strain. I’m about 100 words off my game which is nothing to cry about, but it would be nice if I had some sort of a buffer to catch me when I’m feeling dragged out. Did I mention I’ve been feeling dragged out all week?
    Monday started [...]

    Dreamsick

    Thursday, July 31st, 2008

    A writer I keep up with has a wonderful word she uses for bad mornings… “dreamsick”. I love it. It captures, for me, that horrible waking up and knowing something was/is/continues to be wrong in the world (or perhaps just in your head). It is a word that slips off the tongue [...]

    Photo Sometime

    Monday, July 21st, 2008

    I am unapologetic about falling off the photo wagon…ok, I lie.
    I’m terribly guilty about falling off the photo wagon…so here are some shots from the 4th that I had meant to alert you to.

    Down at the Mall for the 4th of July. Funnily enough the display lasted for only 15-20 minutes…not nearly as long [...]

    WARNING: Distractions Ahead!

    Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

    Everyone needs a little distraction, especially writers, who spend too much time in their own heads. I’ve been upfront with you about my distractions, mostly World of Warcraft (aka WOW) and television, but there are other ones out there that are a lot more fun and interactive. Let me give you a little rundown…

    1) Photo-sharing [...]

    Re-Launch Party for Unleaded!

    Saturday, June 7th, 2008

    I really need to master this whole USB thing.
    I’ve got a report on Balticon, but it is currently stuck in the computer at work. Yes, I know I have a USB for a reason, and yes I really do know how to use it. Still, sometimes multiple media doing multiple things in multiple [...]