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I didn't even realize that one could look to see if one has a Yuletide gift until cathalinsqueed about it in her journal--so I looked--and WOW!!! I have two. Oh my goddess, what an unexpected abundance of riches. I'm so excited I can barely stand it.

And, the Yuletide I'm writing is currently being beta'd so I can post tomorrow! It ended up being more than ( Read more... )

It has been a very long time since I've written anything.  Once upon a time, I was writing so much that I wrote entire throw away scenes.   This belongs on the cutting room floor--so please read it as an "out-take" from the story.   I hope you'll forgive me for being self indulgent and sharing this.  I need  to remind myself that there is still a ( Read more... )

I was mulling over the distance between my ambitions as a writer and the actual results to the wonderful and amazing cynnet and she shared this quote with me from Ira Glass of This American LIfe. Ira was reflecting on his early work as a reporter and story teller:

"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do ( Read more... )

 So, as some of you know, I posted my very first fanfic this week.  My wonderful beta, sweet_poeia , told me that I wasn't allowed to apologize for it or make disclaimers  or even announce that it  was my first fic when I posted it....but I figure that I was very good and didn't air my insecurities in the post, so now have full permission to navel gaze ( Read more... )

I saw the Deathly Hallows Pt 1 for a second time today -- and loved it again.  Tom Felton as Draco is fabulous-hardly a spoken line,  yet his face tells the whole story of his ambivalence, horror and fear.  Hermione and Harry dancing to Nick Cave--lovely.  As for Ron, well, I completely understand why he's really the one for our girl Hermione.  And ( Read more... )