At the end of May, the last day of May, there is to be a BookCon at the Jarvits Center in Manhattan.  Good things about this: I love books!  I am writing books!  I no longer have to work Saturdays!  Cary Elwes will be there!  I could "network" with publishers!  Bad things about this: It costs money (but it's only $35, and I'll be making more, so ( Read more... )

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I have been out of school for more than a decade.  No idea what this dream means.  But apparently I was in class.  But wait, first the dream starts with me on some kind of family vacation, I think.  Some place warm and nice and beachy.  I'm just hanging out and having fun.  Can't really remember much of this leg of the dream.  I think at one point ( Read more... )

( Forgotten Castles notes )

           “I don’t think we’re in the fortress anymore,” Ayame said as she gazed around.

What lay before them was far more vast than any room inside either complex so far. Behind them, they saw the double doors they’d come through, with the malachite stone of the fortress spreading out in both directions before reaching common gray ( Read more... )

I posted this on Facebook, but I figured it was worth posting it again here ( Read more... )

I really miss my string puller.  Makes doing tightening and sueding so much easier.  Gotta figure out where else I can buy one as I don't think I'll be buying from Soom anytime soon ( Read more... )

Holy crap!  I've done it!  I've actually finished and won Nano!  50k today!  I had hoped that by how well I'd been doing at the beginning of the month I'd have gotten here a few days ago.  Life got in the way, as usual, and of course there were moments of slackage and brain not functioning.  But I'm there.  I did it.  With ten days to spare and to ( Read more... )

( Chapter Twelve: Secrets in the Hold )

          “I think I found something!” Zip announced. This success served to distract the beguiler’s churning thoughts of the last several minutes.

After the strange proposal in the repugnant room of pukestastic odors, the two emerged with Dip wearing the widest grin Zip had seen on his brother in a long time. His twin had always seemed ( Read more... )