Author: M. R. R. Dixon
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Hiking in the Rocky Mountains
Or, Rhiannon <3 Microspikes Last week Mitchy and I visited Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) for the first time. I reached a new understanding of how beautiful the world can be, and a new understanding of how important microspikes are. My experience in the park was magical. This trip had a lot of firsts for…
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My 10 Favorite Spotify Writing Playlists
I am ever-so-slightly a “method” writer. I write my best action scenes after working out, best woodland scenes with a cedar candle burning, best creepy escape scenes with the soundtrack to Bloodbourne playing in the background. I invariably imagine my best new ideas when I’m in a new place. Like a million other writers out…
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The 10 Best Books of 2021
2021 was my first full year of tracking the books I read and finished, and how many. I finished 44 new-to-me books in 2021, and I thought narrowing the list down to 10 favorites would be easy. I was wrong! I read a lot of amazing stories in 2021! Please note that Part 1 of…
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NaNoWriMo 2021: My Experience and Ideas
Introduction Before I dive in, a quick introduction on NaNoWriMo and my specific project. National Novel Writing Month, shortened to NaNoWriMo, is a challenge lead by the amazing NaNoWriMo nonprofit (for more details, visit the NaNoWriMo website at https://nanowrimo.org/about-nano). The traditional NaNoWriMo challenge is to write 50,000 words in a brand-new story during 30 days…
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The Best Notebooks Ever: A Detailed Review
First, to establish my credibility: I am a long-time believer in keeping a journal. I have finished 23 journals at this point in my life. I like variety, so I have tried a lot of different kinds. And I especially love writing in any notebook from family or friends, because I’m reminded of them as…
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What I Learned From Security+
I recently became Security+ certified. I didn’t pass it on the first try, so I took a break from studying for a few months and then tried again. This exam wasn’t easy for me because I’m naturally better at open-answer and essay-style exams then at multiple choice exams, and because I’d never taken an IT…
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3 Things I learned from Camping in the Grand Canyon
3 Things I learned from My First Camping Trip / What I Now Know About the Grand Canyon That Will Be Useful Next Time: The Colorado River really is at the bottom. We’d already been hiking for 4 hours before we left the Indian Garden campsite to continue down the Bright Angel trail towards the…
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Hi!
My little sister recently reassured me that blogs are dead. Vlogs are in, and people like me who prefer reading to listening are out of luck. At the time, my sister was listing reasons to not start a blog. Little did she know, that was exactly what I needed to hear to launch my blogging…