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Redirect to new blog
Dear readers,
I have not been using this blog for some time, but you can read my new blog here, which includes updates regarding my recent performances and publications.
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Some thoughts on story idea generation
I've been intending to get back into the habit of writing in this journal. I have written some in paper journals, but mostly for my own benefit and nothing of interest to anyone else. But I just started journaling in Scrivener, which I'm also using for my current novel-in-progress, and found I really like it. It makes a difference now that I ( Read more... ) -
Not dead yet. And silly rhymes.
I've been neglecting this journal in favor of shorter snippets on Facebook these days, but if only for my own sake, I do want to get back into it. I realized today after finding my certificate for "Best Neil Gaiman-Themed Clerihew" from Mythcon in 2004 that I had a vague memory of winning the guest of honor Clerihew contest again in 2006 when Lois ( Read more... ) -
Jamaica trip report part II
I have a habit of starting trip reports and never finishing them. (For that matter, I have a habit of starting fiction projects and never...but wait, that's not what this post is about. And I did submit a new piece today, so go me!) I'm attempting to remedy this by actually posting a second installment of my Jamaica Trip Report before another ( Read more... ) -
February sign-ups
This looks really cool--I'm not signing up this month because I'm a bit behind on writing and already have one collaborative project in progress for March. More details on that to follow in the next month or so. :)
Originally posted by niamh_sage at February sign-ups
Hi everyone,
It's very nearly February! *startled shriek* Time to sign up for our next round ( Read more... ) -
Books!
One of my Christmas presents this year was an amazon.com gift certificate, always useful. (Thanks, Chris!) The only problem is deciding what to get.
I went a rather eclectic route. Because Jo Walton's papersky latest book, Among Others came out this week, I ordered it. I don't often buy hardbacks, but I've loved everything I've read by her, including ( Read more... ) -
Jamaica trip report part I
I'm back from a wonderful start to 2011 in Jamaica. This marks the fifth visit to that blessed island for me and Stephan. Though I know I love Jamaica, I forget how much until I'm actually there and it hits me hard with a take-your-breath-away sort of love that makes me know I'll be back ( Read more... ) -
What was that?
In a fit of inspiration, or more likely, of novel procrastination, I have just written a bizarre little story of under 500 words. It might even be a prose poem, though it's been a long time since I've willingly committed poetry. But it does have a plot, with a beginning, a middle, and an ending that feels inevitable and is hopefully at least a ( Read more... ) -
The end of the feral cat colony. Almost.
Today I found Shankar, one of our feral cats, dead in the snow. I'd been worried about him because of the bad weather and because he was limping a couple of days ago and didn't seem to be feeling well. I don't know that there was anything more that we could have done for him, since he was avowedly feral till the end and only in recent months had ( Read more... ) -
Dreams
A couple of nights ago I dreamed that I woke up to find a garter snake snuggled up in bed with me. My first reaction was "Ack! What is this snake doing in bed?" My second reaction was, "Well, duh. It's cold-blooded. It's just trying to keep warm." So I just went back to sleep ( Read more... )