I met Sarah Vowell tonight. :) She did a reading and a Q & A at George Washington University. Apparently, Bob Dylan was playing there tonight, too, so she thanked everyone for choosing her instead of him. I am really enjoying getting to go see these authors. We're going to get tickets to see Ira Glass in April hopefully, too. I ♥ Ira Glass ( Read more... )

I'm so hung up on the beginning of my novel! RAWR! Nothing is coming to me that seems strong enough. I need a whiz-bang opening like these openings by John Green (my author idol):

( Looking For Alaska )

( sometimes, when you're doing simple things around the house, maybe you'll think of me and smile )

Ever since I found and bought a used copy of The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, I've been seriously fighting the urge to stop reading The Satanic Verses and plunge straight into Fantastica (in the book, it's Fantastica. "Fantasia" is a Disney movie, yo. :P ) I can't decide whether or not to do it. I'm about four parts away from ending TSV, ( Read more... )