All her novels, anyway. Tell Me Lies New readers, start here. This is one of my favorites. It's probably the most straightforward exploration of what's become a consistent theme: the heroine escapes a bad relationship and sets out to find a new life. I love the first … [Read more...] about Book reviews: The complete works of Jennifer Crusie
*sniffle*
Pollen sucks. … [Read more...] about *sniffle*
Monday blah
Two weeks til the Farscape miniseries. Whee. Went to RenFest yesterday. It was hot. So hot. We lasted four hours and when we got in the car to leave I was approaching heat exhaustion. Today I am sunburned. I have happy memories of tasty food and jewelry dealers peddling amber, … [Read more...] about Monday blah
Invitation to take a swing at me
… or rather, at these two layouts I'm working on for the day job. If you see anything really funky, leave me a comment with your browser and OS, please? … [Read more...] about Invitation to take a swing at me
*zzzzzzz*
So late last night, not super-late but late enough that I wanted to go to bed, I finished a lot of NotWriting stuff, took a shower, and connected head with pillow. What comes to my tired little mind but the key piece of the key scene in the story I never had time to work on all … [Read more...] about *zzzzzzz*
Superquick movie reviews
Sky Captain: Pretty. Wait, isn't that a gaping plot ho—ooh, shiny. Whee! Mean Girls: Kind of like Heathers, only not. 13 Going on 30: Awwwww. … [Read more...] about Superquick movie reviews
Still kicking
Needless to say, I didn't throw myself off a building. In fact, the stuff I wrote is pretty bad, but hey, it's a basis for rewriting. I've added about five more pages to it over the last couple of days. My writing time looks severely compromised for the rest of the week, though. … [Read more...] about Still kicking
BLAH
This novella is the most appallingly dreadful thing I have written in some years. I'm going to go fling myself off a rooftop now; see you tomorrow. … [Read more...] about BLAH
Book reviews: nonfiction
Writing Bird By Bird – Anne Lamott By far the best book about living as a writer I've ever read. I hate that the title and the cover make it appear more like a birdwatching guide, but maybe someday we'll get lucky and get a new edition. Web Design Defensive Design … [Read more...] about Book reviews: nonfiction
Fangirling
Oh my GOD Paul Bettany is hot in Wimbledon. Ladies, you must see this movie. Oh yeah, and it had a good story too. … [Read more...] about Fangirling