…saying, “There was an earthquake? Huh. Didn’t notice it. I was writing.”
Archive for July, 2008
Hello, I’m home from the day job and tomorrow I will embark on four fun-filled days at RWA Conference, where I’ll try to pretend writing is my actual profession instead of just the hobby that consumes all my free time. Anyway, here is the third and final installment of Terra…
I’m already in California. Which makes my announcement that I will soon be headed to the RWA conference in San Francisco a little less dramatic. It certainly deprives me of a great blog post title, because I refuse–refuse!–to reference “I left my heart in San Francisco.” On the other hand,…
Dear Texas, I know we have had our differences in the past. And, ok, I am willing to admit that much of the animosity between us came from me. Me with my mutterings of “It’s so boring and flat!” or “It’s so hot!” and “They should split it into three…
The dyehouse is downwind of every other building, but its location does little to diffuse its smell. The building is squat and dark and windowless. Its roof is pierced with chimneys, like arrows sticking out of Saint Sebastian’s chest. The air around it is soaked in the moist, acrid stench…
Before starting the story, I’d like to say a few words about Terra Obscura. It’s as much an experiment as it is a story, and I totally blame Ann Aguirre for it. Her novel Grimspace is written in first person present tense, which is rarely my cup of tea, but…
I have always considered my ability to read while sitting in a moving vehicle to be one of the greater blessings in my life. Certainly, it has saved my sanity on many long car trip. Now, I’m facing a trip of about 14 hours each way. Looking on the bright…
Giving up on Old Yeller (my desktop) means I have to set the laptop up with all my graphics stuff. I’m still trying to get my font collection back to its former glory . In the midst of loading up the laptop, I decided to throw together a couple of…
Sad news: it appears that my beloved desktop is well and truly dead. My Darling Smart Ass has been working on it, but it refuses to recognize its new hard drive. He says we will have to wipe it and reload Windows, which I believe would make it something other…
