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I’m crazy, but my pen’s got a built-in laser.
It’s Tuesday night, and I’m at the library with a huge paper cup of Earl Gray (hot, milk, two sugars), a pen that has a laser in it, and a FREE JELLY DONUT. Yeah, so Tuesday night rocks pretty hard. If you’ve been reading for a little while, you’ll probably be aware that 2010 is [...]
It only hurts if you try.
Week one back in the clutches of Dread Mistress Chloie, and already my anxiety level has gone through the roof. It’s not surprising, since I’ve put a lot of emotional eggs into the ’2010 is a book year’ basket since before November, even. That I’m experiencing a solid case of the screaming crazies should surprise [...]
Five links, laughing at myself
Links: – A brief essay by Margaret Atwood on science fiction. – 1978 Dating Game winner turns out to be serial killer/rapist. Because 1970s Game Shows weren’t creepy enough. – Lupa writes about racism in non-indigenous shamanism. – Death Bear may be the most beautiful idea I’ve encountered in a while. – A long, but [...]
Two links, three posts in progress, and The Book
Two links that have me thinking, both in general and in terms of story fodder: – How the DEA Scrubbed Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Poppy Garden from Public Memory Does exactly what it says on the tin. Sort of chilling in a fear v. history sort of way, and a good example of how ideas and [...]
Tab Round-up
The dayjob ramped up in intensity this week, which has been rough on my writing life. I’m a couple of days behind on prompts, but I’ve got a three day weekend and enough time and quiet that I’m pretty sure I’ll not only catch up but hopefully finish some work that’s been gathering dust in [...]
2010 is a book year
Five days into 2010, and the shiny hasn’t quite worn off yet. I’ve been looking at my writing plans for this year, and feel pretty darn fantastic about some of the things I’ve got in the works. January is all about practice and getting my butt in the chair. I managed in December to get [...]