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Turns out that if you have Amazon Prime, you can stream the sound track from "Hamilton" for free. I listened to it yesterday and was blown away. First, it doesn't sound anything like you expect a Broadway musical to sound. Then it shows you a group of brilliant, ambitious men at a crisis moment in history. And it blends in Hamilton's private life, ( Read more... ) -
Reading and writing
Reading: I'm reading J. Michael Neal's BECOMING PHOEBE about a girl playing collegiate hockey and figuring out the person she wants to be. Lots of hockey details that resonate with the sounds I heard coming from the TV as my Canadian father cheered for the Maple Leafs. In the car, I'm listening to Gantos's DEAD END IN NORVELT, a middle grade novel ( Read more... ) -
Reading and Writing
Reading: I've had trouble finding things to read, so I've gone to various award sites and looked for books that sound like I'd enjoy them. At least that way, I know the book will be well written ( Read more... ) -
Revising
Here's the problem with the revision I'm currently doing. This book was written over several years in fits and starts. With each draft, I changed things, added a second POV, added a second plot thread to go with that POV, etc. Also, as I worked with the characters, I got a better sense of what they were like ( Read more... ) -
Playing in the snow
The National Zoo in DC posted a fun video of a panda frolicking in the snow. Apparently the east coast blizzard is good for something.
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Reading and writing
Reading: I'm reading Bujold's new book, GENTLEMAN JOLE. One of the things that's always interesting in Bujold is her handling of reproductive technology in particular, and more generally of gender, sexual orientation, and variation in choice of partner(s). She's not interested in erotica, just in pushing the norms for how people can establish ( Read more... ) -
Movies, reading, writing
Movies: Over vacation, we saw Star Wars (loved it) and also The Big Short, which is about the Wall Street mortgage manipulations that contributed to the 2008 crash. Has anyone else seen it? They were aware of how obscure some of this stuff is, so rather then trying to work explanations into dialogue or something equally awkward, they did a clever ( Read more... )
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