Just so you know
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007This blog is officially 1/3 evil.
Archive for December, 2007
My obsolescence, let me show you it
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Instead of waxing poetic about all the really cool things I got for x-mas, I thought I'd collect all the stuff sitting in my office that used to be really cool. Remember, eventually that iPhone's going to join this little montage:We got here on top, the Ultimate Doom, which ...
Ready, Set. . .
Monday, December 24th, 2007Well, Christmas is upon us and for me it means something in addition to the birth of Christ, feeding ham to the in-laws, and sacrificing a tree on the altar of capitalism: This year it's the start of my semi-annual writing vacation. (No, not a vacation from writing.) ...
But if it’s that easy, wouldn’t everyone do it?
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007Again, some Smart Bitches have led me to yet another choice example of web ludicrousity (I'm a writer, I get to make words up) where a website lists "romance novelist" as a possible home-based business for stay-at-home moms. While certainly upbeat and well-meaning, anyone who's had to actually expend ...
Asshat of the day
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007Oh the things you find online when just clicking around at random. The man's name is Tad Safran, he's from the UK, and I do not think he gets laid enough. He has an article at Times Online (which I found via a post at the Smart Bitches, ...
GLoLw Cat
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Now, some breaking news from those wacky Korean scientists:Of course, these genetically-engineered fluorescent cats were created to deal with the epidemic of fluorescent mice.
Advice from Mark Twain
Sunday, December 16th, 2007I have suggested in a comment that beginning writers should all read Mark Twain's essay Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences. (This is the third time I've posted about it in this blog.) However, for the caffeinated ADD sufferers out there, I'd thought I'd post Twain's rules here. (i.e. the ...
25%
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Well I've hit the first landmark in the Apotheosis Trilogy I've felt worth posting about. I have reached the quarter mark on the trilogy as a whole. Word-count subject to change, as I've assumed that book #1 is going to be a little longer than the next two. ...
Why I Hate Self-Appointed Literati
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007In the Guardian there's an article about the 100th Anniversary of Mills & Boon romances. In their article they've fallen into the pathology of having to include a pro and a con segment to the article. (What? Someone has an opinion? We must have an opposing viewpoint, ...