Month: August 2009

  • As Sonja pointed out, I have been AWOL, thus denying you your not-quite-NaNoWriMo voyeurism. Sorry! Here’s my best estimate of the current word count. I’m still behind on typing because Wednesday was busy, Thursday was weird, and today I’m just tired. Word Count – Aug 14, 2009: The bright spot has been adding 2 new…

  • From an NPR story on the new book “Magicians,” which sounds pretty sweet: The author says he used to care about being a “literary novelist,” but now all he cares about is telling a good story. ME TOO. Me. Freaking. Too. I don’t want to go into a rant, because that’s too easy. It’s too…

  • From an interview with scifi writer Aliette de Bodard, via the Bibliophile Stalker: I’ve always had an interest in mythology and history, which has seeped into my writing. What I love about ancient cultures is that you don’t need to go to another planet or another galaxy to discover people who are utterly alien to…

  • On hearing voices

    No, I’m not schizo. But I am finding that certain characters speak to me more vividly than others. Today, for example, I hit a stride when I introduced the main character’s best friend. She just flowed out of me, fiesty and over-the-top and oh-so-easy to write. Similarly, Reggie from Twenty-Somewhere is always a blast to…

  • Yay and BOO

    1. Yay for Jeanine winning So You Think You Can Dance! 2. Yay for my winning a free copy of Allison Winn Scotch’s “Time of My Life”! (Thanks to The Divining Wand for that!) 3. Yay to hitting the $10 mark (i.e., 30 copies sold) with my Amazon offerings! I’ll be putting up a new…