I am not sure the Dreamwidth thing is working for me. How about if I cross post to Twitter, sometimes? But maybe not always. What do you guys think? Any of you do that? I kind of wanted to keep the two parts apart, but that is maybe silly ( Read more... )

I have always written stories. Ever since I learned to string letters together. And when I was not doing that I was narrating everything in my head. (I did it out loud in a sort of whisper as a kid, until people made me stop, at school. I imagine it was irritating. It made the words stick better until I could sort them out and write them down. I ( Read more... )

That relief when you have been thinking 'I cannot do this, it will never work ( Read more... )

I have been pretty scarce lately, but I am still here. I have just allowed myself-- as I should not-- to get all preoccupied with the daily stuff of life. And the thing about the daily stuff is this: it just keeps on coming at you ( Read more... )

Even Dr Parker had had nothing like this. Memory came-- standing before Dr Parker, scrubbed and trembling, nine years ago now, and the books had been all around and above him then. But Kit was a man now, 17. The sight and smell of the books moved him no less. Latin of course, but also Greek, Hebrew. Those were no surprise. He was well enough at ( Read more... )

Sometimes I think it is laziness, or more properly fear of work. I hate hard work. (Ask anyone.) But the thing about writing is--if you don't do it, it sits there staring at you, with reproach ( Read more... )

Despite all the damn crap that goes wrong ( Read more... )

They say that you should put writing aside and come back to it new as you can. Stephen King says to do that. I find his books of wrtiting advice to be both kind and useful. A lot of other people say the same about putting it in a drawer, not just him ( Read more... )

My story is 'Heart Body and Soul.'  It may remind you of a certain Shakespeare play. (with perhaps some additional detail and funstuffs.) I have not, of course, read anyone elses stories yet-- but I an excited to do so.

Here is the link to New Smut Project.

Today is Presidents day. It is somehow related to Washington and Lincoln's birthdays. Therefore, logically, it the holiday when we are supposed to buy new towels and sheets. See how it works? If I were better citizen I would be out at Ikea right now buying new textiles ( Read more... )