I thought I’d do this post-fest reveals again. So: 2012’s wordcount was 96 100. In the same area as 2011 and 2010, even if I have yet to match 2009’s 131 000. Could have been better - but then in 2012 I did a very intensive month-long course, moved countries and began a new job, did two months of work experience, did done heavy, hardcore grieving. ( Read more... )

The Review Meme is very late - but I thought since it was already really damn late, I’d leave posting this until after the fest reveals. This bit of navel-gazing tends to be more useful to the writer than readers, I think; but I do find it very useful ( Read more... )

I was thinking I’d skip the Review Meme, since it’s been more than two weeks since 2011 began. But it’s useful for my own records, so I’m going to be self-indulgent and do it anyway. Sorry ( Read more... )

So, I’m finally doing this meme! Self-indulgent, but valuable - and I’m enjoying catching up on everybody else’s review memes ( Read more... )

I went to the NUS LGBT conference this weekend! I shall post about it soon. It was good, and mostly impressively progressive, and I am all excited about Righting Social Wrongs. Also I met an incredibly beautiful girl who writes, and lives in London, and likes the Electric Ballroom and lesbian Gothic vampire paintings ( Read more... )

I’ve resisted posting about this, partly because my internet access has been extremely sporadic (I went home for two weeks for Easter) and partly because I knew it would be a post of full... well, cheese and whine. You see, ( I have writer’s block. )

I broke, I’m doing it.

( Oh dear, 13 WIPs does seem unlucky )

[1] Go to my 'fic'/'drabbles' tabs and pick out a line or three from one of my stories. (could we make it one long line, or two ( Read more... )

Gacked from - well, most of you. With bonus pontification!

( Meme )

Guys? The auction is up to $47 811. They're doing a 'last chance salon' to help us make it $50 000. How amazing would that be? The power of fandom raising half a million dollars for charity ( Read more... )