*sigh* There’s nothing like the first week of the new year for self-improvement, which is why Target promptly hustles their Christmas stuff to the Clearance Ghetto and fills in the “seasonal” space with organizational stuff and books on how to lose weight by buying diet books. I generally don’t read inspirational blogs. And by “generally […]
Category Archives: Writing
I was very sad to learn yesterday that a writer I greatly admire, Eva Ibbotson, had passed away in October. If I could write like anybody in the world, the obvious choices would be Gaiman or Pratchett, or possibly Stephen King, since I quite like money. But honestly, I’d probably pick Ibbotson. Of course you […]
Welp, looks like we’re here at December 1st, so time to cast an eye back on what I got done for Nanofimo this year. …not as much as I wanted to, really, but stuff definitely DID get worked on, so it’s all good. Out of three projects I wanted to get to the next stage, […]
A little over halfway through the month, and time to check in on my National Novel Finishing Month goals! Which…are…um. Still goals. Yes. Haven’t forgotten them, have gotten a little done…not as much as I’d hoped. I got the Thing With The Hedgehog up to the point I wanted early on, and it’s getting a […]
Okay, since a couple people asked, I will tell you the story of How Ursula Got Her Agent. I will say first, however, that this is not normal. In fact, it was such a stroke of stupid dumb luck that I kinda feel bad telling this story because it’s sort of like telling the story […]
NaNoFiMo proceeds apace, although I have actually spent more time working on the next Dragonbreath than on the stuff I was meaning to finish. Still, Campbreath does have to get done by January 3rd, and if I end the month with that manuscript written and only one of my other three goals finished, I’m not […]
So in the last week or two, there were a fair number of posts ’round the blogosphere that could be pretty much boiled down to “I am bloody well sick of steampunk” and “Steampunk is awesome, don’t be a hater.” (I am not linking to these because some of the parties have since recanted, extended […]
Yesterday was actually surprisingly productive, all things considered. Obligatory Dragonbreath done, ran more prints, then took the laptop out to Starbucks and sat there for two hours until I had gotten The Thing With The Hedgehog to the cut-off point and written the synopsis for it. One goal down! I seem to be becoming a […]
Despite some moderate insanity today, I have not forgotten that it is the start of November and thus of my personal NaNoFiMo! I have set myself three goals for this month. 1. Finish that one short story (henceforth known as The Thing With The Birds.) 2. Finish a half-finished thing (most likely the novella known […]
Well, boys and girls, we are headed towards November at a truly shocking pace, and that means it’s time for Nanowrimo! I have never understood the hate for Nanowrimo in some quarters. Editors, yes. Editors, as my buddy Mur points out, have every reason to despise Nanowrimo because come December 1st, their slush pile swells […]