Today was kinda tough. I was feeling kinda run down with the job. The writing is wrapping up to the point where I’m pretty sick of the story, but it still needs some polishing. And then Google Reader (my preciousss) serves me up the following link courtesy of editor Laurie…
I’ve been thinking about accents. Namely, how to write characters that have them. Writers usually indicate a character’s accent in the following ways. Phonetic ApproximationWhen authors reproduce the sound of accented words, which leads to French characters saying things like, zee instead of “the” and Scottish characters mispronouncing every word…
I love my husband so much! Who else would watch the gun-loving, 1984 Cold War invasion fantasy Red Dawn with me while drinking White Russians and drink every time one of the characters said, “Don’t Cry!” or, “I love you, man!” If you have ever seen this pinnacle of Reagan-era…
Best to take care of the figurative dragons first…RWA has roused the fiery ire of many a small-press, ePubbed and aspiring author. I won’t waste time explaining when Carrie Lofty did a better job of it over on Bam’s blog. Suffice to say, RWA declared that ePublishers weren’t real publishers,…
I’m supposed to be writing 2000 words today, so what the hell am I doing on youtube? I blame my darling husband. Youtube is like a virus that we keep passing back and forth. I show him something, and then wrestle free of it while he spends a couple hours…
Another month, another entry in Bam’s Monthly Contest. Perhaps one of these days, I’ll win that Amazon gift certificate. In the mean time, I’m having a terrible lot of fun writing. The challenge was to write a scene portraying heat–both meteorological and sexual–without straying into purple prose or naughty words….
So I did it. I chopped my spiral locks. I’ve shorn myself of my womanly pride and joy, and hot damn, does it feel good! Chic, sleek, stylish, hot, young, daring – a girl could get used to this constant stream of compliments. The hubby loves it, and strange men…
Apparently, I am a Mystery Woman. Which Ultimate Beautiful Woman are You? You are the mystery womanTake this quiz! One caveat: Mystery Woman, or no, I would never wear that sort of body jewelry – or would I?
