Open Thread

[blackaire]

Originally published at Dark Territory. You can comment here or there.

Go ahead, ask me things.  I’ll be back later with answers.

Comments

[criada]

My pufferfish has demonic fuzz coming out its ass. Where do I find a good exorcist?

[blackaire]

Craigslist. Duh.

[blackaire]

Actually, I can't stand nut-based candy, so I'd have to go with chocolate. I don't pretend my hatred is logical, but there you go.

[emrowan]

How did you write eight stories in two years?? I'm impressed (and jealous, LOL).

[blackaire]

Lots and lots of coffee and a mild case of OCD. :D

[xnbach]

Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?

[blackaire]

Did you ever notice how this song lyric is the exact premise of THE BIRDS?

[xnbach]

Most songs from the Carpenters were actually about Hitchcock movies.

"Rainy Days and Mondays" was inspired by Psycho. "Top of the World" is about Vertigo. "Superstar" is Rear Window from Stella's perspective. "We've Only Just Begun"? That's North by Northwest. Oddly enough, "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" is all about "The Trouble With Harry". That last one is a little harder to explain than the others, but it's there if you look hard.

:)

[blue_succubus]

omg

[anonymous]

Caitlin,
Do you plan to continue having such a hectic writing schedule? If so, how would keep from going insane? :-D Plus, any advice for unpublished authors??

~Tyhitia
http://obfuscationofreality.blogspot.com/

[blackaire]

The short answer is yes, because this is the pace I'm comfortable with, and fewer projects leave me at loose ends.

Write every day, and don't expect overnight success. Two best pieces of advice I ever got.