- I finally saw "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World." For about the first half I was gleeful; by the second half I was still gleeful, but I was also distracted by the things that had come out of the story in order to pack six volumes into one film that still felt a tad long. Good: The 8-Bit touches that they kept were great. Kim Pine was PERFECT. Also ( Read more... )

The novel was moving along swimmingly for a couple of months, there. Then I got stuck. At first I thought it was because I couldn't decide what to do with the Mississippi River, but it's really this scene with the guns, here. Right now I've got eight characters in a room waiting for me to decide what happens next. They are asking me things like, " ( Read more... )

I've already cut down quite a bit on blogging, but lately it's been hard for me to even find time to read over here. That's not exactly news, but I thought it worth saying that I've been missing stuff and will probably continue to do so. The reasons for this are not bad. One is that I'm freelancing, and it's bad when the employee screws around ( Read more... )

So I've been writing again, in case any of you were aware I wasn't. For about 3 1/2 months I didn't write a word. This was supremely frustrating but also, I think, necessary. It's the first significant time I've spent not writing since 1997, so it was probably overdue ( Read more... )