My gargoyle story will be appearing in "First and Starlight" in a couple of days:

"Future Finalists presents 1st & Starlight, their very first compilation of science fiction and fantasy. Future Finalists is a group of authors that have previously placed in the top 8 for at least one quarter of the Writers of the Future Contest, some of whom have ( Read more... )

I realize I'm in the middle of the mid-story "OH GOD I HATE THIS THING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW" doldrums, but dammit, one of my characters did not need to go from German to British midstream. It's a first draft and I'm making it work, but argh.

I have scribbled all of 34 words today. In revision. I'm nearly 4000 words in and have no bloody idea what my ( Read more... )

The Writers of the Future blog to see if there was any news.

There is.

I'm not a finalist. Or a semi-finalist. Le sigh. However, two other people from Utah made the lists, and the lovely and effulgent nancyfulda is a finalist, so congrats to them ( Read more... )

First, let it be said that I love Moab with the fire of a thousand suns ( Read more... )

...my (published) Mom ( Read more... )

His verdict: MUCH better.

However.

(There's always a however, isn't there?)

He thinks I can get a novel out of this.


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The GargoyleFic, Mark II, is done.

Word count: 4453

Tomorrow, I'll run it by the Hubby, who crashed for the night right after "Heroes," because he had to get up at silly o'clock this morning.

YAY!

( *cries* (Spoilers, obviously) )

The Steelers are SUCKING today. Again.

*switches over to curling*

This is what happens when NASCAR goes off the air for the season...

Word count on the gargoyle fic so far:

4096

And I didn't think it'd go over 3000. Heh.

Yes, I'd like some cheese with it. Fried mozzerella, please, with ranch dressing on the side ( Read more... )