I'm dusting this thing off. I know I haven't been very active lately. If you know me at all that's not going to be much of a surprise. But in November I spend even more time on the computer than I do normally, and we start getting an active Nano-group going on here and everyone asks ( Read more... )

Notice the happy, festive camp fire. This is day four of Camp Nano. I've got nothing relevant to say about this, just thought I'd point it out. I've got about 5k words, which isn't bad, though obviously at this point I'm a bit behind. Mostly it's because it's a complete freaking wreck and I'm basically still going by shear force of will ( Read more... )

I'm a pretty big proponent of writing wherever you can manage. The first three chapters of my first novel were written on scraps of receipt paper behind the till at Walgreens. I spent thirty minutes today talking myself out of an 'Undesirable No. 1' sketchbook at B&N. But when I saw this I thought I had to share it with all of you. The article is ( Read more... )

As I am clearly a strange duck today...


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So, while I was wasting time on Twitter this morning, in an attempt to get the wheels greased and do something worth-while, writing wise, I caught this tweet from John Scalzi. And it got me thinking of a whole generation of children who have no clue how all the little things in a modern life make a difference. They never have to stay off the phone ( Read more... )

I am officially so fried I can't even come up with a starting line for a blog post that maybe four people will read. It's been so long since I've written anything full stop, screw decency, my fingers have forgotten where the keys are. I shouldn't feel bad about this. My creativity always falls off in the summer. Life is just...busier and I don't ( Read more... )

I'm warning you now, this is a fairly large dose of crazy, but I feel like putting it out there. Please ignore at will. It's just a (probably un-informed, unwelcomed) opinion.

Am I the only one who doesn't think the Libya thing is straight-forward?
"No Momar...you aren't allowed to bomb your own people."
"But..."
"No. NOT ALLOWED."
"Says who?" pouty ( Read more... )

Probably because I'm fairly sure it wasn't meant to be.
The picture is horrid, so I'll write the card down...
"On your birthday, who better to provide you with a little validation than Mr. Rogers?"


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My muse and I have a complicated relationship. After a solid ten years of serious writing, off and on, I've come to accept that. Some months I get nothing, I don't have the fiction inspiration to manage a pithy post-signature. Others I have idea after idea, but they're all fanfic.

Now don't get me wrong, I love fanfic. Frequently there's nothing I  ( Read more... )