First of all, to my lovely LJ friends who are sitting in the path of Hurricane Irene, take care and be safe ( Read more... )

I've said it here before but it's worth repeating. I LOVE fan art. Love it! Apart from the actual writing, it's one of my absolute favourite things about my work. Especially as I can'd draw two stick people waving at each other. I'm always wowed by what other people can do, what they come up with, and how they interpret the stuff that comes ( Read more... )

I'm meant to be tidying the Pit, because Oobie, London Dave and hebinnewzealand are all staying for the weekend, and in here it looks like the aftermath of an explosion in Staples. Writing - you just need pens and paper, right? And paper and more paper and envelopes and sticky tape and magazines (for research) and old bus tickets and books and sewing patterns ( Read more... )

Did my first, proper, grown up independent non-convention book signing yesterday, in a small independent bookshop in my grandparents village. It was a lot of fun! Not much foot traffic, because my grandparents live in one of those villages where people go to escape from the Twentieth Century before they die, but a few people in. Including some ( Read more... )

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26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him ( Read more... )

24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?

As hebinnewzealand will tell you, I have no qualms about killing people (even much-loved people) off if it serves the plot to do so. But sometimes I go and have a good old cry about it afterwards :( The most interesting way I've ( Read more... )

22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not ( Read more... )

Because, lets face it, this weekend is not going to be condusive to writing, thanks to the huge party we're having on Saturday and the getting-ready for it, along with the very welcome presence of hebinnewzealand, London Dave and Oobie. And as heb has a job interview *wheee!* on Monday and wants me to go shopping with her *wheeee again!* tomorrow, there ain't ( Read more... )