I did Nanowrimo before - in 2003 and 2005, winning both times. Both contributed a lot to my momentum for writing for the years after that, and I think after the past two years (which were mostly due to work-stress), I'm due for another boost ( Read more... )

A lot of scriptwriters should follow this ♥

In my translation:

Seven deadly sins of writers of musicals ( Read more... )

Phantom of the Opera season opener was on Saturday. The Phantom has clearly been working out, which means he's now of the proper Phantom shape, but leaves his trousers hanging like sacks over his legs :> The Amazing Vampire Raoul got carnations with a card with vampire fangs drawn on it, which he promptly displayed to the rest of the cast. Ooops. ( Read more... )

I was meaning to write this post for ibarw (International Blog Against Racism Week) last year, but other matters got into the way. The advice is still valid - I saw the discussion in Elizabeth Bear's LJ on a similar topic: how do you get around to writing those same characters of colour/ethnicity/religion etc and not commit the same mistakes everyone is ( Read more... )

Sometimes, life makes me feel like stabbing someone in the gut. Since that would be unprofessional, instead I have to withstand the same sensation from my own body as it gives under the stress ( Read more... )

I started out in media fandom, where by media I define books, series, films, comics - any creative work that is performed once and communicated via media, a one-to-many single-time-point form of creation. For the past two years, my primary fandoms, the defaults I scribble about in my free moments, have been live performance fandoms. Involvement in ( Read more... )

The gendertwist story for imaginarybeasts is kicking my arse. Therefore, I swiped this writers' survey off caraloup:

( Watch me ramble )

After falling behind around 2x03, I'm finally all caught up on Heroes and can offer at least some thoughts on the second season.

( Spoilers for Heroes 2x01 to 2x06 )

*looks at Yuletide assignment and kind of falls over* At least I didn't get fyrie. And I do have a challenge like I wanted.

EDIT: Huh. Looks like everyone will get a rematch, which is a pity - I liked that request :/

( Dear Yuletide Santa, as to my own requests.... )

Off to the seaside for two days, to watch the guy in my moodtheme play a monk. Technically back Sunday, but very, very late ( Read more... )