This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. The next step in the NotQuilt design was to construct the Roman stripes. From the beginning, I wanted their orientation to alternate with each block, marching across the fashion face like a basket weave. […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. I finished sewing down the Dragon Princess grid. It makes a grid, I’ll say that. A very pink grid. A wide, large pink grid. It’s really pink. It doesn’t look like what I had […]
Website vs. social media? There are people who decide to ditch the website in favor of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. This is not a good idea. You can invest a lot of time and effort in social media, and have fun doing it, but social media has significant shortcomings that can be mitigated or […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. I spread Dragon Princess on the floor to check the placement for horizontal strips three and four. They will not be exactly 8½ inches apart. Fortunately, the Roman stripes will conceal the variances in […]
It used to be that an author would have one or more people to act as beta readers to look over a manuscript. It was a spouse, family members, a writer friend (who owes you a massive favor), or the publishing company’s editor. Wherever they come from, their job is to read your jewel-like prose […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. The topmost and bottommost horizontal rows are sewn down. Time to work something mathing on the NotQuilt! Dear Daughter and I pulled everything away in the living room. Dragon Princess was spread out on […]
The best writers health care starts with prevention, but when minor illnesses get you down, you don’t have to lie back and take it. It is not the job of The Career Indie Author to dispense medical advice. That said, we can give advice about what to do if you fall ill with a cold […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. Now that I have given up on any hope of a coherent, continuous pattern while making Dragon Princess, things are moving more smoothly. You get frustrated and angry when you think it can be […]
Spend enough time at your desk writing, and your body will start complaining. It could take the form of muscle ache, swelling in the joints, a buzzing feeling in your elbow, or a crippling pain as you place your fingers in position to type your first words. It’ll take several forms — carpal tunnel syndrome, […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. I began work on the Dragon Princess NotQuilt fashion face. What an awful experience it was. I understand completely why so many people buy packaged quilt kits or patterns with every last detail thought […]