How to get traffic for your blog — Write short! No, write long! Write about your kids! No, don't! Yeah, this is a crap shoot. … [Read more...] about How to get traffic for your blog
sIFR 3 alphas
sIFR 3 alphas … [Read more...] about sIFR 3 alphas
“When Are You Going to Write A ‘Real’ Book?”
"When Are You Going to Write A 'Real' Book?" — Miss Snark provides a selection of appropriate responses … [Read more...] about “When Are You Going to Write A ‘Real’ Book?”
Writing progress
Courtesy of my drug-resistent insomnia: "Backtalk," 650 words. Almost done. (Yes, very short.) I couldn't quite think of an ending, but hey, it was four in the morning. …yeah, the 4 a.m. dribblings of my sleepless mind are not what I'd call fit for publication, but I think … [Read more...] about Writing progress
Fragments from the last 24 hours or so
When one's right arm goes numb from the elbow down, it's time to drop the mouse and back away slowly. After several months of being useless, Half Price finally coughed up several books on my research list. All at once, naturally. At least I got a free tote bag for spending more … [Read more...] about Fragments from the last 24 hours or so
Sunshine
So, I read Robin McKinley's Sunshine this week (part of my coordinated attack on the TBR pile). I put it back on the shelf and thought about it. Did I like it? Did I not? I'm still not sure. It's about a young woman who works in a coffee shop. Her job is to get up at four in … [Read more...] about Sunshine
Food poisoning.
This is mostly for Lisa, my personal library patron.
I've joined LibraryThing, so now everybody can see all the books I own. (Well, just at the moment it's still digesting the huge Delicious Library upload I just fed it, but… soon.) … [Read more...] about This is mostly for Lisa, my personal library patron.
X3, no spoilers
Eh. Too many stories smushed together too quickly, and resolved in such a way as to greatly limit future story possibilities. That's just a sloppy way to handle a series. Writers (and Famke Janssen's hairstylist): no biscuit. Everyone else gets a cookie. … [Read more...] about X3, no spoilers
Social, political, economic, cultural, historical, and technological timelines of the world from 1750 to 2100
Social, political, economic, cultural, historical, and technological timelines of the world from 1750 to 2100 (via Kottke) … [Read more...] about Social, political, economic, cultural, historical, and technological timelines of the world from 1750 to 2100
