• Woke up slowly, poured a mug of coffee, internetted to Laura Gibson.

• Donned favourite dress, which of course is the plain, strangely flattering dress of unknown vintage I snagged for twenty-nine cents at Goodwill last autumn, and suits me in both my weird gothy moods and my wild woodsy ones. I like it even more with a crocheted skirt underneath it ( Read more... )

I actually have no idea where I'm going with this! But I haven't written very much since November, so it feels good and it's good for me and I can always figure out what use it is later when there's a lot more of it.

(Bantery dialogue: sometimes the only thing I am physically capable of writing, it would seem.)

“I am Janet,” she said, “and that’s ( Read more... )

To try to keep myself posting: nicked some bookly questions from such_heights! Because books are always relevant (and also don't insist on me being introspective when I am tired and fuzzy-brained, yay).

The book I am reading:
A Game of Thrones, which I am really enjoying despite having the feeling that 300 pages in the pieces are still being set in place and ( Read more... )

I had nearly forgotten how delicious it is to play with a brand new story -- that feeling when you keep stumbling over new things and discovering what the story is about, and who populates it and what you might be able to do with them. Because, yes, I am writing Something New for NaNoWriMo this year -- I stretched the rules to keep on with The ( Read more... )

Had a very cosy outing with burningstarsxe yesterday, in which we fetched chocolate and sat under the willow trees in the park and spoke of cabbages and kings and fandom whilst Lord Byron disguised himself as a caterpillar and a ladybug in misguided Byron-y attempts at seduction (he's a bit like Zeus that way). Also we are planning a Lord of the Rings marathon ( Read more... )

At last, I get to have one of the good days: a day opposite of the ones I've usually been having, in which everything is rather nice for no specific reason, instead of incredibly dire for even less of a reason. We-ell, there was Doctor Who (!!!) and the library, and the fun of figuring out a new song -- combined with the frustration of not having ( Read more... )

Today I received a postcard from barefoottomboy "for your pinboard" (well actually it is more of a ribbon board; I don't know if there are any proper names for this), which reminded me that I have yet to show it to you lot. This is important because it rather showcases my flist and the awesomeness thereof. It hangs over my desk, and is covered in cards, ( Read more... )

Bah. Have come to least favourite part of writing: when the gaps in the plot catch up with me. I've been writing wonderfully over the last week! Three pages two days in a row! Some of what came out was a bit awful, but it got the story where it needed to go and can always be helped later. And I've got three chapters written now, which is lovely. ( Read more... )