Having the Kinglet home is squashing my productivity. Imagine that, right ( Read more... )

So, anyway. I reorganized my poetry archives. Prioritized pieces for submissions and target markets. Revised a dozen or so poems that were hanging around unfinished. Threw some out. Did a lot of submissions. A... lot ( Read more... )

I just (as in just now, minutes ago) put an end (of sorts) on a manuscript 25K words long. 
Now I must figure out what the hell to do with it.

Do I want to double it, and make it a novel?
I hadn't set out to do that when I started writing it, but then I hadn't set out to write a novella either. I kind of like the idea of accidentally writing a book.

Do ( Read more... )

My writing process has been a one-trick-pony for a very long time.  All revision, all the time, one story ( Read more... )

My Thanksgiving hosting adventure went fine, with only four minor injuries to my digits - and as I said on Facebook, the Celts knew the value of blood sacrifice.  The dinner itself was picture-perfect.  I am pleased.

My parents solved the feuding-siblings dilemma by having Thanksgiving breakfast with my brother and his family at IHOP.  And thank ( Read more... )

The critique group that I joined last spring is part of a writing guild (I'm in a Guild. Doesn't that just sound elitist and awesome at the same time?) There are several crit groups that are part of it, focusing on different genres, but there are many public-oriented activities that they sponsor as well. For example, they hold regular "Get Out ( Read more... )