Huh. Yeah, that’s that, then. A little short and a lot messy, nothing anyone gets to see but me, but that’s Draft 0 of Devil’s West #2. ~Woo.~ [I’m actually really really excited about Draft 0, but right now I feel like I’ve been beaten with bamboo rods, so ‘woo’ is all I got] Now […]
that thudding noise you heard may well have been me. Read More »
Last night’s reading, despite being at the awkward hour of dinner-o-clock on the first day of the convention, was reasonably well-attended, and by some people I didn’t know from Joe! That’s always nice. Then there was the panel on the use of the hard-boiled mystery element in urban fantasy, which…well, I suspect our moderator wanted
Saturday, I hauled myself out of town to take a meeting. Â If anything comes of that meeting, y’all will be the third to know. Â Then I came home and was a slug on the sofa. Â Sunday’s been Writers’ Cafe and more work on the cracktastic project, and now all the words I didn’t get written
Looking Back, Looking Forward, weekend edition. Read More »
This weekend, I am not at ECCC or at the Supernatural convention happening in town.  Mainly because I didn’t get my act together in time to deal with either.  So it goes.  The weekend seems to be filled with Stuff to Do, anyway.  Imagine that.  :-) Life is chaotic, and a little stressy, but good.  This diagram
Heading into the Weekend… Read More »
“The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.” -John Steinbeck with that quote in mind, let me remind everyone that: a) you can pre-order CLAWED! (and catch up on the first three L.A. Kornetsky mysteries!) Â b) you can pre-order SILVER ON THE ROAD! and make sure
The Obligatory Occasional My Accountant Makes Me, Post Read More »
Ooops. Â According to Clean Reader, “asshole” might not appear in the text. Writers – who choose our words carefully, use them deliberately – aren’t thrilled with this Bowdlerizing app. Â Readers shouldn’t be, either. It’s an attempt to take away freedom of expression, a power play by those who would control what we see/think/feel. No thanks.
Opinions are Like Assholes… Read More »
One of the bonuses of moving to the west coast is a bunch of new conventions become my “locals” – including Norwescon, the weekend of April 2nd-5th. So if you’re going to be there too, and find yourself shut out from all the GRRM-y GoH goodness by the crowds, here’s where I’ll be…. Â (all rooms
My Norwescon Panel Schedule for Approved Stalking Read More »
Everyone’s remembering Terry Pratchett, who has left us – not of his own will but under his own terms – too soon, at age 66, one step ahead and one finger raised to the Alzheimer’s trying to destroy him. My memory of Terry Pratchett is not Discworld-related. I came very late to the Discworld books.
On Monday I realized I’d written myself down the wrong path. Not far, maybe a thousands words or so, but I was coming off the high of an amazing scene, and I let the lizard brain jump to the next amazing thing and it wasn’t until several pages later that I thought – no. This
How it goes (how it rolls) Read More »
And I’m officially again working on two different books. Different genres, different time frames, vastly different voices… *head ‘splodes a little bit* book 1: She could still feel the press of the [redacted], like a bruise on her skin. If she touched it, if she looked at it, it would overwhelm her. So she looked
Two Brains, No Waiting Read More »