One of the cool things about being a writer is that sometimes people send me books to read. :) Sometimes these are not published books, like Gail Dayton's ETERNAL ROSE, and sometimes they are published books, like msagara's SEA OF SORROWS, which I could not find a copy of and which she proposed sending me as part of a hostage exchange: SEA for COYOTE. I ( Read more... )

I've determined that sitting down to read my various web comics and journals and handful of news sites in the morning actually only takes about 30 minutes, even if I read everything jaylake links to and all his comments. Why, then, am I usually at the computer for over an hour in the morning?

*turns the damned thing off and goes to work*

eta: *returns ( Read more... )

I am eating breakfast. There's a big difference! As soon as I have finished eating breakfast I will turn off this computer and go to work. Really ( Read more... )

Ooh! I went downstairs to get breakfast, and discovered that the kitchen fairy had come to visit! The kitchen is much, much cleaner than it was the last time I saw it! Yay for the kitchen fairy ( Read more... )

Ted, last night, while he was standing in the living room waiting for the cab to pick him up and bring him to work, read the top page of one of the copies of the QUEEN'S BASTARD manuscript that's lying around. (I think there are two copies currently floating around the house.) He came into the kitchen and said, in amazement, "It's all... * ( Read more... )

Please point me at songs whose titles are "Queen of *" -- Queen of Hearts is obvious, Queen of New Orleans is another (if you're a Bon Jovi fan). If the queen in the title can somehow be tidily related to a city (preferably but not necessarily a U.S. city), all the better: Queen of Hearts could be pretty clearly tied to Las Vegas, for instance, ( Read more... )

Things I have done to procrastinate this morning ( Read more... )

Stupid bank called and told me they needed other information in order to send money. The American bank gave me all the information they said I needed. I have no idea which side is right, but I've emailed the American bank and asked for the other things the Irish bank wants and we'll see if any of them exist in American banks. *sigh* And I ( Read more... )

I should be writing, because I've got to get on the 1:30 train into Cork today, so my time's a little limited, buuuut...

This morning I had email from LibraryThing creator Tim Spalding, who's added a new LT feature: LibraryThing Authors. It's basically just a way for users to easily find what books their favorite authors might have on their ( Read more... )

I should be working on my Chance script. Instead I'm slopped on the couch trying to keep my eyes open. We hates being sick, precious. Not, I suppose, that most people enjoy it. I did download the script to the laptop, though, so when I'm done zoning out and typing this, I'll open it up and stare mindlessly at it, anyway. That usually results ( Read more... )