New words: 860 Reason for stopping: quota, laundry, bedtime Sustenance: leftover lasagna Exercise: Gym! Ow. Note to self: After typing "s/he realized" for the fiftieth time this week, I started a list of revision notes. To wit: Every time a character Ã¢â … [Read more...] about Starting to spot the flaws in the shiny new toy
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The ferret guy responds to Cassie Edwards’ plagiarism in Newsweek
The ferret guy responds to Cassie Edwards' plagiarism in Newsweek — he's dismissive of the romance genre in general, but if Shadow Bear was the first one he'd tried, one can hardly blame him. … [Read more...] about The ferret guy responds to Cassie Edwards’ plagiarism in Newsweek
Brain monkeys.
Brain monkeys. — Yes. This is exactly where writers' ideas come from. All other answers to this question are fired. (via Justine, who found the cutest monkey photo ever to illustrate the point.) … [Read more...] about Brain monkeys.
Because I haven’t done one of these in a while
New words: 981 Reason for stopping: quota, must go get some other things done today, because that took hours Sustenance: Raspberry tea, yummy basil-tomato cheddar I picked up at Blue Baker the other day Exercise: BodyFlow yesterday. Meant to go running today, but writing has … [Read more...] about Because I haven’t done one of these in a while
The best health care in the world
The best health care in the world (via PNH's Sidelights) … [Read more...] about The best health care in the world
This is how a bad writing day feels.
This is how a bad writing day feels. … [Read more...] about This is how a bad writing day feels.
From the “are you fucking kidding me?” department
Headline: "Who would have been the best dressed at the Golden Globes?" leading to this story. Excuse me. I have to renounce the intarwebs for a little while now. … [Read more...] about From the “are you fucking kidding me?” department
How to Write a Novel
How to Write a Novel — Not bad advice. … [Read more...] about How to Write a Novel
Doctors inject Enbrel into Alzheimer’s patients’ spines, reverse symptoms in minutes
Doctors inject Enbrel into Alzheimer's patients' spines, reverse symptoms in minutes — Wow. … [Read more...] about Doctors inject Enbrel into Alzheimer’s patients’ spines, reverse symptoms in minutes
NetNewsWire, the excellent RSS reader for Macs, is now freeware (as is FeedDemon, its Windows counterpart) (via DF) … [Read more...] about
