I spent last weekend ripping apart my plot and my characters, trying to deconstruct the story so far and figure out where it was going wrong. That accomplished very little except to tie me up in a big knot and undermine my self-confidence. By Wednesday I couldn't deal with my two … [Read more...] about Ni90, week 7
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The Boring Store
The Boring Store — Not a Secret Agent Supply Store. Must check this place out when I'm in Chicago. … [Read more...] about The Boring Store
Useful writerly trivia for the day: letters of marque
Via James Nicoll, we learn that the United States, having blown off that whole Declaration of Paris thing, can still legally issue letters of marque. … [Read more...] about Useful writerly trivia for the day: letters of marque
Martian Death Flu II
Today was a grinding day at work, the kind of day where it doesn't matter that you were sick for a week or that you're still recovering files from having to reinstall your OS; everyone needs their shit right frakking now. Bleh. Had to come home and spend a mindless hour with BSG … [Read more...] about Martian Death Flu II
Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse
Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse? — Hmm. Both good. Better together? We'll see. I will say that Paquin's version of a Southern accent improved tremendously between the first and third X-men films. … [Read more...] about Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse
A Princess of Roumania: worth finishing?
I'm halfway through A Princess of Roumania. I put it down a few weeks ago and haven't been tempted to pick it up again. It's just not grabbing me. On the other hand, it's been talked up quite a bit by reviewers I generally trust, so I'm willing to entertain the notion that I just … [Read more...] about A Princess of Roumania: worth finishing?
Ni90, week 6
Well, I managed to keep writing and making quota every day while I was sick, but this has been my slowest week yet. That's okay. The cold is almost gone, and — really, truly this time — I will work on figuring out the second half of my book this weekend, since last … [Read more...] about Ni90, week 6
Note to self:
Reading the fabulous Lucifugous immediately before sitting down to work on your own insipid novel? Not the smartest move you've ever made. Especially since New Amsterdam won't show up in the mail for another couple of months. Silly writer. No biscuit. … [Read more...] about Note to self:
sitrep
Sick. Been sick since Saturday. I've reached the stage of the cold where all the snot that's left is gluey and won't come out. My head feels like it's been filled with molasses. I'm sure you are all thrilled to know these things. In the next room over, some computer-generated … [Read more...] about sitrep
Ni90, week 5
Last week, I was starting to feel worn out. This week, I do not feel worn out. I feel flattened, beaten into the dust and stomped on. I am so bored with my book. This week has been a string of uninspired scenes and middling word counts, although I'm still comfortably over quota … [Read more...] about Ni90, week 5
