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*burnt offering to literary gods*
I just met with my critique group. Learned a little. Hopefully this will help with getting my book published. -
A sad day.
I lost a close family member. Some time this morning, my dog was hit by a car and killed. I can tell by the way I found her that it was quick and she didn't suffer. My dog wasn't a pet and will never be thought of as anything other than family ( Read more... ) -
crazy dreams
I don't usually post dreams, but I don't have anything else to post about ( Read more... ) -
Evil Empire ish
Scene 1:
Censor devastates a Evil Empire Garrison for not obvious reason.
No dialog other than unintelligable screaming.
Flash intro for both Sarge and Censor
Scene 2:
Sarge and some grunts sitting in a bar talkng about the attack.
Grunt 1: It was awful. I've heard stories, but...
Bartender: Another hero, eh? Was it the flashy blue one or the little ( Read more... ) -
On living and learning:
Location: Starbucks --> My house ( Read more... ) -
Neat research links
http://www.cyberspacei.com/englishwiz/library/names/etymology_of_last_names.htm#G
useful information about names, zodiac, wordplay
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/folklore/folklore/articles.html
"encyclopedia mythica" very helpful when shopping for ideas, although not always informative and follow up research is usually needed. Note: If doing ( Read more... ) -
Why I cannot get stuff done from Jeff's appartment
If you cannot tell by my avatars, I'm a dog person. I like dogs. You tell a dog to get off of something, it moves. You tell a cat to get off of something, it gives you a dumb look. Pardon the graininess, my cell phone does not have a flash.
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WHY?!?! WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?
This is a rant from last night, but I still cannot help but be angry. I have discovered a major problem.
The Starbucks here is not open 24/7. They close at 10:30pm and do not reopen until 6:00am. That is 7 and a half hours that I cannot get Starbucks. I will hunt down the bastards responsible for such an outrage and then wish I had the nerve to ( Read more... ) -
Deep breath taken... Primary systems rebooted at normal efficency levels.
System Command: Review log from last shutdown.
There is little for me to correct at this point, but I can see that you're still wrestling with the ending. Once that is done, you should be ready to submit to a publisher. Source: Last critique received from editor.
Directive from Core Processing Unit: Start anti-viral sweep and purge system of all ( Read more... ) -
I'll take epic wastes of time and unnecessary stress for 500, Alex.
If either my agent or my editor that gave me the critique ever read this, I want to say two things up front ( Read more... )