Borderlines (or Jack & Tilly) has updated: http://jackandtilly.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/borderlines-chapter-3/ for those of you who're following it. Thank you, and I hope you're enjoying it. Squee!

I've been getting some very nice reviews lately. First, one for Magic at Midnight:

OVERALL ENJOYMENT  
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A few days ago I posted the first chapter of some new writings in this journal. I've now started to turn it into an online serial that will hopefully serve two purposes: to entertain current fans of my writing and to glean some new fans!

You can check it out here: http://jackandtilly.wordpress.com/

Chapters 1 & 2 are already up. I plan to update it ( Read more... )

001. Beginnings.002. Middles.003. Ends.004.Insides.005. Outsides.006. Hours.007. Days.008. Weeks.009. Months.010. Years.011.Red.012. Orange.013. Yellow.014. Green.015. Blue.016. Purple.017. Brown.018. Black.019. White.020. Colourless.021. Friends.022. Enemies.023. Lovers.024. Family.025. Strangers.026. Teammates.027. Parents.028.Children.029. Birth.030. Death.031. Sunrise.032 ( Read more... )

 Started a fanfiction challenge today over at the community
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A mixed bag of a fortnight really.

I finally heard back from the editor I've been working with. They liked my stuff but couldn't take it on owing to economic reasons. I understood - this country is in a right state at the moment and people aren't buying much. I still feel very sad though.

It's my brother's birthday soon so I really need to go ( Read more... )

So, J, a potential cinema buddy, has a particular love for Asian Horror cinema. I do not begrudge him this (and I did actually quite enjoy The Ring), but horror isn't my genre of choice....

However, I have arranged to go and see Prince Caspian with P, the singing teacher, who seems pretty cool. We're meeting on Monday at 5.30pm. Luckily it seems ( Read more... )

 Probably the most impatient person in the whole world ( Read more... )

I've been trying to crack the editor at Harlequin for a while now. My persistence must have worked, as she's sent me a letter inivting me to participate in a competition only open to "writers who have submitted promising chapters to us."

They ask for a synopsis and one chapter. The only real rule: "seduce us."

Winning means a publishing contract. ( Read more... )