Yeah, I have server upgrade issues, and yeah, it's 78°F in my office at the moment, which is causing my computer's fans to go on strike for better working conditions. Still, I get to post things like this to the website, and call it work. (You have to watch the first video. … [Read more...] about I love my new job
Writing
RWA National and SF cons, compare and contrast
After eleven years of SF conventions, RWA National was … different. Convention neepery follows; run away now if you don't care about this sort of thing. For starters, I'm more or less used to being in the minority at SF cons. (I haven't been to WisCon. I will.) RWA … [Read more...] about RWA National and SF cons, compare and contrast
Hot, tired, and home
Home from RWA National. Later this week, if I can pull my thoughts together, I'll write a bit about how I think RWA and SF cons could learn from one another. For now, I'm cataloguing all the free books I got (DEAR GOD, PEOPLE, ALL THE FREE BOOKS), unpacking, catching up on … [Read more...] about Hot, tired, and home
NotWriting, day 2
I tried for several hours to come up with something to write yesterday, and eventually admitted defeat and went to bed. Tonight is turning out to be much the same — I've scribbled a few notes, but it's a scene I can't write until I've done some research and some … [Read more...] about NotWriting, day 2
And so to bed
Despite the time stamp, this is the report for July 3. My personal rule is that if I haven't gone to bed yet, it's still today. And today I didn't get started until 1 a.m. New words: 773 Reason for stopping: It's 2 a.m. Sustenance: Raspberry tea Exercise: I bailed on the gym … [Read more...] about And so to bed
I’d rather be reading.
Well. The honeymoon is over; the words no longer come easily, and we are definitely in the "don' wanna" stage. And one of the other books is bouncing on its toes for my attention. New words: 908 Reason for stopping: snooze time Sustenance: Raspberry tea, sweet green … [Read more...] about I’d rather be reading.
Home again, and writing
I think I finally have titles I like for all four of these books. Of course, whether I write all four of them is anybody's guess. New words: 863, plus 575 elsewhere Reason for stopping: quota, tired Sustenance: leftover soda from the road trip (mmm, sweetened acid in a styrofoam … [Read more...] about Home again, and writing
Got rain?
New words: 781 Reason for stopping: oh so tired Sustenance: Raspberry tea Exercise: does slogging through rain count? Teaching the spell-check to spell: Buffy Mean things: a very, very bad date Time wasters: the Cheney follies, day umpty-three [pfmeter id=2 target=67500 … [Read more...] about Got rain?
When mama’s tired, everybody’s tired
I'm tired. My characters were very tired tonight. Coincidence? I think not. New words: 800 Reason for stopping: quota, past my bedtime, and that's a nice round number Sustenance: Raspberry tea Exercise: none today. Darling du jour: "Listening in on the collective conscious was … [Read more...] about When mama’s tired, everybody’s tired
Need more internet
Did I really write "end of scene" last night as a reason for stopping? That was not the end of the scene. This is the end of the scene. New words: 896 Reason for stopping: I fall over now. Sustenance: Raspberry tea, low-fat Ben & Jerry's chocolate-fudge … [Read more...] about Need more internet
