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adventures of the cautionary tale

A collection of musings and rants from a girl who is old enough to know better. I discuss writing, publishing, romance, vampires,cookies, Sam Neill...
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so what's up with Putin?

so what's up with Putin?

adventures of the cautionary tale ― a bunch of people have asked me what the deal is with ol' VP. honestly, I don't know. probably part of it is his name is Vladimir. anyone named Vladimir is gonna get my attention. also, when I was a theatre student, I did a Scenic Design project... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Jan 15th, 2011
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 Alison ― Posted on Jan 15th, 2011
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the pain of moving

the pain of moving

adventures of the cautionary tale ― I have always wanted to find an old historic house and move it onto a bunch of acres. for some reason I have a fascination/ obsession with house moving. maybe I did it in a past life but anytime I see a poor old neglected house I immediately think ... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Jan 14th, 2011
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fighting the fight (scenes)

fighting the fight (scenes)

adventures of the cautionary tale ― well, it's that time again in my writing journeys. the fight scenes. I hate em and have put them off until I can't anymore. I forced myself to write two of the required scenes. I have two more now to do so I am half way through my hell. let's face it... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Jan 11th, 2011
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holy hell I love history

holy hell I love history

adventures of the cautionary tale ― I love history and would have majored in it if administrative forces hadn't crushed my dream. they wanted me to finish what I originally declared as my major. sure I was a senior with about 20 hours to go but still. and yeah, probably part of the... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Jan 9th, 2011
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 Alison ― Posted on Jan 8th, 2011
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working on work is not working

working on work is not working

adventures of the cautionary tale ― Love Christopher Waltz!I think he's an awesome actor and I'm dying to see Water for Elephants. when I read it a couple of years ago, I fell in love with the story. then when I heard they were making it into a movie I was a bit afraid of the casting... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Jan 8th, 2011
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Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

adventures of the cautionary tale ― Merry Christmas to all! I hope that everyone has a terrific day with lots of fun, love, food and family! (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Dec 25th, 2010
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Happy Vladurday!The Christmas Edition

Happy Vladurday!The Christmas Edition

adventures of the cautionary tale ― no way would I skip it because it's Christmas! (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Dec 25th, 2010
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WTF happened to my loosely knit plot line?!

WTF happened to my loosely knit plot line?!

adventures of the cautionary tale ― yeah, I am having some of those moments. they're mainly about my wip. suddenly it is going in another direction. I guess that's the chance you take when you don't have an outline. I was cranking out a super scene and then the end didn't seem to fit.... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Dec 21st, 2010
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Welcome Kristie Cook author of Promise and Purpose!

Welcome Kristie Cook author of Promise and Purpose!

adventures of the cautionary tale ― Thank you so much, Alison, for having me here! I’m really excited to be visiting your blog and sharing a copy of Purpose.Tell us about Purpose.Purpose is the second book in the Soul Savers series that picks up in present day (Promise started 9... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Dec 19th, 2010
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And now...the winners

And now...the winners

adventures of the cautionary tale ― since I don't have a drum for a drum roll I'll just go WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!the winners of the signed book by Alex Bledsoe are:Aik and Alicia Gregoire! congrats ladies! I will email you to get your addresses and then Alex will sign your book!the sauce... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Dec 18th, 2010
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 Alison ― Posted on Dec 18th, 2010
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epic bad guys are freakin me out but in a good way

epic bad guys are freakin me out but in a good way

adventures of the cautionary tale ― so I'm plugging away on the follow up to Life in Moonlight, Blood of New Beginnings and I have introduced a few new characters as well as further developed the old familiar ones. one of the new characters is a historically well know evil doer. it isn... (more)
 Alison ― Posted on Dec 18th, 2010