So we're back from the dead on the blog!  This was just too good to pass up.  Earlier this month I was approached about doing a Pay It Forward interview chain of pre-published authors!  The idea was to show that people do make it, and even if the road gets hard, you keep going.  What a great way to spread the positive vibes!  Don't worry though, I' ( Read more... )

is not something I'm going to take sides on, but here's the deal.  Me and a few others have gotten together and are doing a weekend wordathon.  Kind of the anti-queryfail...a little something positive, because new words make everyone happy right?  If you want to participate, I'm at www.twitter.com/leahclifford or you can search for #wordathon.  It ( Read more... )

1.  Just like in the movie Abyss when he's breathing the liquid, there will be thrashing, there will be resistance, but your body will remember.  Your body will adjust ( Read more... )

About an hour away from the start of my Unofficial Nano-type project!  Is everybody excited?  It's weird sitting here thinking about the collective hive brain buzzing for midnight, everyone trying to get their ideas together.  I know I'll be sporadic about posting for the duration, but I'm pretty sure everyone's running this disclaimer tonight, so ( Read more... )

So you guys remember that comic I told you about... A Softer World?  I mentioned it in this entry.  And Joey has a livejournal!  (Joey has a livejournal, horton hears a who...nevermind.  Sorry.) It's untoward ...I'm kinda going out on a limb here, but I'm assuming he likes friends.  Anyway, he and Emily are doing a serialized horror story for Holloween!  ( Read more... )

THIS IS THE EMERGENCY
BROADCASTING SYSTEM
WITH A MESSAGE FROM 
THE AUTHOR...

Um...I just finished Reapers.  I ....so...um....what now?!  I really didn't expect this...I was working my way through both the ending and the epilogue and when I finished the ending I realized I didn't even need the epilogue...maybe...that's up to the beta readers.  I guess I ( Read more... )

the end.  Instead, Gabe decided he needs another chapter.  And he does.  I could cry.  I really thought I'd be writing THE END tonight, even if I knew I had to do that little transition so it wasn't an OFFICIAL end, but now I don't think I'll get there.  Sure, it's only 9 so I have four more hours until I have to go to sleep so I can work tomorrow ( Read more... )

Ah Emo Boys.  How I love them!  Like Ville Valo, who's in the avatar though that's not his best... here's a better one!


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Hi! Wow, it's been a bit hasn't it?  You look good...strong.  You been working out?   Me? Oh, I'm doin' alright, just pounding away pointlessly on the keys as I realize my story is not so made of win as I thought it was.  I mean, who needs a plot right?  Who needs to show not tell?  Apparently not this girl.  Cardboard characters...sure!  And have ( Read more... )

After a day of pondering and a call from He Who Is Still Refered to as Roomie Though He No Longer Holds This Title and I think I've made progress.  HWISTRTHNLHTT had a few things to run by me on his own story and then we were talking about one of my plotlines.  I've unofficially officially decided it has to go... see, it can be set up a bit, but it ( Read more... )