Winter NaNo is coming. When the site rebooted at the beginning of the month November seemed suddenly real. So much preparation, so little time. Life has already intruded, stirring the already muddy waters, but I’m determined to forge ahead. NaNoWriMo has gotten me through several difficult times – what is it about October-November and crises […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I apparently have a short memory. Either that or I need to keep better notes and learn how to take something off my ‘blog ideas’ list after I’ve used it. For now we’ll just blame it on being too distracted by writing to sit up and wonder what that little asterisk next to the title […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The days are growing shorter, the nights are becoming colder, and the local Starbucks have shed their summer menus. And the shadow of NaNoWriMo looms on the horizon, like a giant slowly lumbering into our lives. As I rally my forces and gather my notes for this year’s marathon through Novelland I look back at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Of course as soon as the last post went up I thought of something I’d forgotten – anthologies. Anthologies are simply frustrating to review. To begin with I have a hard time reading most anthologies – the story, characters, setting, tense, and voice change every few pages, so it’s difficult to sink into the book […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reviewing books is something I try to keep in the habit of doing, because it keeps me sharp – typing, and thinking about how books work or don’t work. Recently I reviewed a book on GoodReads, and one of my friends told me that it was the most negative review they’ve seen me give. It […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
November is over and three weeks gone now, and I still feel a bit dazed. Feels a bit like everyone around me is too – how did it get to be nearly Christmas? We still haven’t even put up our Christmas tree yet! This year’s November was rough, which is strange because it is the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Summer might be finally winding down, with the average temperature back under 80, but life certainly isn’t getting saner. One thing I think I definitely need to work on in the future is how housesitting and dog shows knock me on my ass and put all my projects back at zero. My last two weekends, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“When writing a novel that’s pretty much entirely what life turns into: ‘House burned down. Car stolen. Cat exploded. Did 1500 easy words, so all in all it was a pretty good day.’” – Neil Gaiman This quote resonates with me simply because of how true it is. In 2004 I watched my home for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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