Angela James had an interesting post over on Romancing the Blog yesterday about people who are unable to let go of their unpublished novels. Because I’m a lazy slob, and because I think the realization I came to while reading that post are my new words to write by, I’m…
Write.Like my hair was on fire. “Ahhhggghhh!!! Owwww!!!! Helllppp!” Edit.Like an obsessive-compulsive on speed. Kick ass.But I didn’t take names. Sweat.It’s hot out there, yo. Cry.I read a couple of articles on Veterans’ Administration policies for retrofitting the homes of disabled Iraq war vets, and on the way veterans suffering…
Thirteen Things That Make Me Happy Writing Samhain chose “Like a Thief in the Night” for their Valentine 2008 Anthology (This is gonna be at the top of the list for a while.) Reading Pinkberry Mosquito Netting Shorts Being tall Wearing high heels anyway Three-Color Dessert Halo-Halo Salsa The Library…
Woke up this morning, bleary-eyed and bitter – same as any morning when I have to wake up before noon (which is just about every morning). Hopped over to my laptop to check my email accounts. Screamed and jumped up and down like my name had just been called on…
Coolness. My entry made it to round three of the Samhain First line contest. Rosalind’s butter-yellow silk gown made her stand out from the crowd of black-clad sophisticates like a baby chick amid a murder of hungry crows. Lost in a shifting sea of beautiful faces, she looked for her…
Is it just me, or are there a few too many snarky-heroined open-ended first-person paranormal series out there? I can’t buy books because I am broke, so I picked up Karen Marie Morning’s latest fairy-flavored offering from the New Books shelf at the local biblioteca. She’s not my usual style…
I like grammar. Don’t know how it happened. I hated it in grade school and high school. I break the rules hither and fro in my blog posts and personal email. I sprinkle commas across my prose like flakes of pepper on Cajun style catfish. And yet, for all the…
The Rest Falls Away, by Colleen GleesonI give up, I give in. I’ve seen a bunch of good reviews for this book, and the comparisons to Buffy intrigue me. What better book to read while I’m baking on the beach than a book about vampire slayers. God is Not Great…
I’ve been thinking about contests lately. I’ve never considered my competitive side to be a flaw, but it does twist me in knots. I’ve nothing but admiration for people who beat me fairly. When I lose at something, I don’t throw fits, I ruminate and review and figure out where…
In the end, I went with the story I’m having the most fun writing. Rosalind’s butter-yellow silk gown made her stand out from the crowd of black-clad sophisticates like a baby chick amid a murder of hungry crows. I like “Ember” plenty, but turning Cinderella into a foul-mouthed bitch is…
