I just wanted to let you all know that I am currently keeping up with the NaNoWriMo pace. I'm quite certain this will not be true after today, so I wanted to gloat while I could. … [Read more...] about NaNo
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University podcasts… for writers
I get a lot of email every time universities start to adopt some new web technology, from people probably thinking it's somehow relevant to the websites I produce. (It generally isn't.) First it was RSS and now it's podcasting. Every time a school puts up some lectures, someone … [Read more...] about University podcasts… for writers
Weekend: movies, writing, and sneezing.
I found several untyped bits from the WIP and put them in. Also recovered an old scene that I'd thought I would need to cut. My word count increases! I should feel triumphant or something, but instead I just feel stuck. I know the deal: my pace got reset to "percolate" when I … [Read more...] about Weekend: movies, writing, and sneezing.
“Books are life. Everything else is just details.”
I never call, I never write. Why do you put up with me? The truth is, I've had nothing interesting to say. I've been working constantly, watching the new TV season while catching up on housework, and generally wearing myself to a nub trying to get things done. What the hell … [Read more...] about “Books are life. Everything else is just details.”
Oh yeah…
… I'm still here. Things have been hectic at the new(ish) job, and my writing group has been holding extra meetings during the summer. Blogging time shrank to nil. Sorry for falling off the face of the earth. So, writing. I don't think any of us have come close to meeting … [Read more...] about Oh yeah…
Writing the novel, in PHP
Sometimes work warps my brain. while (!$endofstory) { $words++; if ($words > $goal) $plot_coupons++; if ($plot_coupons > 17) $endofstory = true; } … [Read more...] about Writing the novel, in PHP
Writing links
Sarah Monette on staying married to your novel after the honeymoon's over: There's only so long you can go on posing questions before you have to start answering them, and answering questions is work. Convincing the story to lie down on the bed you have made for it is work. … [Read more...] about Writing links
Sundries
So I was in the bookstore this evening and I remembered that Justine Larbalestier wanted proof that her book was really out there. Camera phones are fun, even if the resolution stinks. (The bigger question is whether Hastings has it, given their great discounts and their … [Read more...] about Sundries
In which your hostess makes a brief appearance
ConDFW was a lot of fun but has left me a little worn out and, of course, way behind on a lot of things that needed doing. I avoided the illness that was steadily felling the guests, but now I'm surrounded by sick people at work. I expect I'll become dreadfully sick just as … [Read more...] about In which your hostess makes a brief appearance
News bytes
My sidelink gizmo is borked thanks to the WordPress upgrade, so here's a handful: Joss Whedon and John Cassaday are going to do another year of X-Men (whoop!) There's a Martian sea Charlie Stross expounds on cold-bloodedly designing a fantasy series John Scalzi explains the … [Read more...] about News bytes
