I am madly in love with a book (other than the one I'm writing): Elizabeth Bear's Ink and Steel. It's actually the first half of what was once one long book; here's the other half. I'm doling it out to myself in very small portions, lest I get drunk on Elizabethan dialogue and … [Read more...] about Crack for English majors, Elizabethan edition: Ink and Steel
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Can’t sleep, book will eat me
I have given up any pretense that I'm just jotting down enough notes to remember the new book when I'm ready to come back to it and will soon return to revising the old one. This book is a freight train running at full speed, and it will flatten me if I do not keep up. People in … [Read more...] about Can’t sleep, book will eat me
Writing a novel, a love story
Writing a novel, a love story — so very true. I think you all know which stage I'm in…. … [Read more...] about Writing a novel, a love story
Revisons, part eleventy-three
I am so very tired of this book, and so very excited about that other one I am not supposed to be writing. The new first chapter is coming together in my head, though. … [Read more...] about Revisons, part eleventy-three
The Shire is in foreclosure!
The Shire is in foreclosure! — anybody up for establishing a commune? (via MeFi) … [Read more...] about The Shire is in foreclosure!
Breaking Dawn thoughts
A) That was sooooo not the book I wanted. Ugh. And blech. I want that four and a half hours of my life back. B) I need brain bleach now. C) These recaps are fucking hysterical. … [Read more...] about Breaking Dawn thoughts
Saturday
My husband, who does not read for fun, snatched The Watchmen from me when it arrived in the mail today and has been ensconced on the couch with it for the last two and a half hours. Guess I'll be reading that when he gets done…. My goal for this weekend is to revise the … [Read more...] about Saturday
Paco y Juan
When Michael and Shenan are cooking, fixing a computer, or tiling a bathroom, they become Paco and Juan. As of this week, their adventures will be chronicled at the new Paco y Juan website. As you can see, the monkey has found a new home, and Shenan Juan has a snazzy soap dish … [Read more...] about Paco y Juan
Neuromancer
Neuromancer — with Hayden Christiansen in the lead role, I fear for the quality of the movie. The poster makes a most excellent iPhone wallpaper, though. … [Read more...] about Neuromancer
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist trailer
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist trailer — squee! … [Read more...] about Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist trailer
