Last night was my tarot discussion group, and I volunteered to present about The Devil. (We're going through the Major Arcana in order, three cards a night.) The guy who was going to present Temperance contacted me on Monday to say he was sick, and could I do both. So I said sure ( Read more... )

me: i also had a story breakthrough. sorta. complications.
shogunsquirrel: yaaaay!!!!
me: my problem with the story is that I was thinking of how the mage-world is organized, you know? all the urban fantasy has some kind of hierarchy, and I thought about the family connections, and suddenly I have the Magical Mafia.
shogunsquirrel: how'd you sort it out?
me: and THEN I ( Read more... )

me: oogh. I should not be indulging in chocolate.
shogunsquirrel: is it really good chocolate
me:Thin Mints
shogunsquirrel: then tasty.
I had okra in my Indian food last night- I was skeptical initially but it turned out to be tasty
me: woot ( Read more... )

I'm attempting to re-work my modern magic cross-world story (Kate & Paul, for those paying attention) into a true urban fantasy (i.e., it doesn't leave NYC, or if it does, the story is nonetheless Earth-based, about Terran humans not transplanted magical otherworlders ( Read more... )

I stayed up entirely too late last night, but I was on a roll with my scene, so yay ( Read more... )

I'm having writing doldrums again. The plotting and backstory are coming along swimmingly, but I am having a lot of trouble writing my male lead. I need to get into his head and tinker around for a bit ( Read more... )

You know what I don't have for the Kate&Paul WIP yet?   MAPS. 
Hmm.....
Ok, I'll make a deal.  I write 2000 words of actual story scenes, and I get to make a map.  (8.5x11)

Man, reading Dorothy Dunnett makes me mean ( Read more... )

A brief snippet for the crowd...

( Kate knew she was dreaming, but fought not to wake up... )

Stop me before my backstory outweights the frontstory! Egads ( Read more... )