There is a zombie apocalypse going on downstairs...

That is 5 teenage boys, an xbox, loads of pizza and snacks, and Call of Duty (which is called COD by aficionados. I love that.) They are killin' zombies and suckin' soda.

And birthdays in this house mean cake. Brain cake.


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(Part of a hopefully continuing series of musings on the art/craft of writing)

Now that I have a whacking 3 1/2 years of writing under my belt, I'm starting to notice recurrent themes in my stories. Also repetitive metaphors, recycled plots, and revisited OCs. But I digress.

I have zombie themes; ideas that return again and again to be worked ( Read more... )