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quick signal boost, holiday update
Support rape crisis centers and enter to win an Advance Copy of Red Hood’s Revenge, by Jim C. Hines. Jim C. Hines is doing a not-raffle to raise money for RAINN and local rape crisis centers. Click the image above for more information on how to participate. ~*~ In unrelated news, I’m still on holiday. [...]
(not)Friday Linkdump
Because if I sit on any of this much longer these things are going to hatch. And then the dogs will bark and chase them around and eat them and then where will we be? I ask you. Also, I am on holiday and am therefore having really terrible trouble remembering what day it is [...]
Signal boost; my weird writing life
Starting out tonight (this morning?) with a bit of a signal boost: In light of the current Vatican sex abuse scandal, Paul G. Bens has announced that he is donating ALL of his 2nd Quarter royalties for Kelland (his debut novel about the after-effects of abuse) to SNAP. You can order Kelland directly from Casperian, [...]
Friday link round-up
This is turning into a habit. Writing: my friend J.C. Hay’s short piece over at The Samhellion about characters and personal ritual. Writing: The full results for Jim Hines’ novel survey. Now with more math! And pictures! Hey, remember that thing that was going around about the portion/plate sizes in Last Supper depictions getting bigger [...]
Dumb news, Good news, Weird news.
It’s been an interesting week and a half. Lots of things on my plate, lots of changes. My word count tanked last week, but things seem to be much more on track since yesterday. Buzzy, lots to do, etc. There’s an interesting article from The Guardian about a crime novelist being sued for using a [...]
Friday link round-up
I recently updated Firefox. As a habitual tab hoarder, I’m not sure I love the way this new version seems to try and group new tabs when they open. I don’t quite understand the crazy moon logic. What was so bad about just chucking it to the end over there on the right? ~ * [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
‘real writer’ moment
You know, it occurs to me that this week is sort of a crazy, ‘real writer’ moment. I’m shagged out from going to a convention, waiting on page proofs for Well Versed to arrive, my author copies of February’s Crossed Genres arrived, and I sent out a contract for something else. Freaking. Awesome. Next stop, [...]
26 hours…
…until I get into a perfectly good airplane and fly to Los Angeles to attend Gallifrey One. I am told that I will not be expected to jump out of said airplane at any point during my journey, nor will I need any sort of formal training, or specialized equipment. We shall see. If you’re [...]