I know, it's been ages! How are you? You look thinner. Have you done something different with your hair? Me? Well, I was sick for a while there. No, not hamthrax. Not even a virus, really; turns out the stuff I was on for back pain had some unlisted side effects. I'm better now. … [Read more...] about Howdy, stranger.
Writing
Where I was yesterday
The Beau Monde organized two house tours. I spent yesterday knocking around the grounds at Tudor Place: Which has trees like this: And today I'm back in the hotel for RWA National. Follow that for live tweets from the conference. Already this morning there have been … [Read more...] about Where I was yesterday
If only every day could be like today…
Woke up with half a story in my head, and snoozed a bit until I'd mentally finished it. Got up, wrote about 2K — not done, but enough to leave it alone for a while. Went to the library. Did a little web work. Went for a run. Read a little while cooling down, then went to … [Read more...] about If only every day could be like today…
WIP! Whee!
I'm in love with my new WIP. It's actually an old one, but more on that later. I adore it. I've written nearly five thousand words in four days, I have a complete outline, and I'm having no trouble at all with the historical diction… yet. I know it won't last. Very soon … [Read more...] about WIP! Whee!
Gifts for Writers
When people who do not write try to buy gifts for writers, they often get it wrong. Books Specific books — things you think your writer might enjoy — a bad choice in most cases. We're picky as hell. We have piles of books we intend to read that we haven't gotten … [Read more...] about Gifts for Writers
Random nattering
Got the MRI on my neck. No word yet from the doctor, naturally. The neck is not too bad at the moment, but the insomnia and the migraines have been slapping me around for the last few days. You know you're having a lousy week when PMS is a welcome relief. I have design ideas … [Read more...] about Random nattering
Oops, time for vacation
Our vacation has snuck up on me. Sarah and I are driving to Houston tomorrow night and flying to Boston on Saturday, meeting up with the boys there. They'll be in training all next week, so we'll be on our own during the day. We have food and touristy recommendations, but if you … [Read more...] about Oops, time for vacation
the greying of SF: not a myth
Over in a nice discussion of the generation gap in SF on Tor.com, a commenter crunches numbers on the ages of Hugo winners and comes up with a pretty clear trend. Really fascinating, assuming you care about this sort of thing in the first place. ETA: A handy graph, all … [Read more...] about the greying of SF: not a myth
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
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
