Here's Teresa's demonic spelling list:

My wordlist was designed to trip up people who spell for a living. Ideally, it should be administered as an oral spelling test, with the words in the order given below:

Bazaar, bizarre, accede, precede, desiccated, supersede, accessory, necessary, accommodate, harass, artillery, battalion, guerrilla, ( Read more... )

Shout out to sabotabby (and anyone else who wants to be invited to the hypothetical future-date Editorial-Eyrie Zombie-movie Sleepover): over at Making Light, there is An Efflorescence of Zombies.

Oh, Making Light, how I do love thee.

Enjoy!

ETA: And thread-drift has occurred, in a glorious way. Zombies and copyediting! SQUEE!

Re-Thinking Roanoake

via Making Light

Snippets that I've been saving until I could think of something intelligent to say about them. Lacking in intelligent things to say, I offer them with minimal commentary and no apology.

For human_loser
What makes book-to-screen adaptations work.

... for an aspiring film-maker seeking a profitable project, there are no guarantees from talent-spotting in the ( Read more... )

I have, uncharacteristically, become embroiled in an argument about fanfic*, and been politely asked to take it elsewhere.

Welcome to the first-ever Z&Z fanfic post.

Don't all die of shock, o.k.?

Fanfic has crossed my radar a more than usual, of late. I think the comments on Fanfic: Force of Nature, over at Making Light, may well hold some ( Read more... )

Because life really does go on.

Welcome Home
sabotabby is back! Hooray! Go visit her home and enjoy her pictures of Russia.

Welcome Back
I've posted some new stuff at TCI. Nothing earth-shattering, but it's good to get back to it.

A Welcome Distraction
Check out the growing list of dreadful phrases at Making Light. I used to collect these, and am ( Read more... )

Apologies to those of you for whom this is old news:

Teresa is inarticulate with rage.

( Cut for those who already read Making Light )

Been busy busy busy.

Relationships continue chaotic with Intense Discussion on various fronts. I have added the Frying Pan of Emotional Ruthlessness to my Arsenal of Gremlin-Fighting Tools, and I think that and the Flashlight of Brutal Honesty are more than some people want to deal with.

Despite being busy, I've been following Making Light, ( Read more... )