Tribulations, Lamentations, and Other Fine Whines

Dec 21, 2006 11:15

Overheard from my spotty four-year-old, this morning: "I think my chicken pox needs some distracting ( Read more... )

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zakhad December 21 2006, 16:34:55 UTC
However, on a happier note, I've received confirmations from all but one of the folks to whom I submitted Knife, so at least I know those packages arrived safely. They both said they were "looking forward" to reading the book even though it might take them a few weeks to get to it, so that was heartening.

*is excited*

I fit in nearly nowhere, too. And I also miss FidoNet sometimes.

Deathly Hallows? Gah. J.K. needs to lay off the marmalade.

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kizmet_42 December 21 2006, 16:44:28 UTC
Snickerdoodles last more than 24 hours? Who knew?

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rj_anderson December 21 2006, 20:40:11 UTC
Well, admittedly, not much more...

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dragonpaws December 21 2006, 17:22:39 UTC
Funny, creatively you sound a lot like my friend snickelish, who is also an evangelical Christian fantasy/SF writer with conservative views. She's in math grad school and just got her first short story published. She also seems to have some links to Christian fantasy/SF communities, which she talks about occasionally on her new lj.

I am sending you productive vibes-- you sound like you are on top of all things holidaysical, despite ill-timed chicken pox attacks. At least they're getting it over with, though. My brother has never had chicken pox, and he's now old enough for it to be really dangerous if he ever gets it.

In general, Rah Rah RJ!

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rj_anderson December 21 2006, 20:40:39 UTC
Have friended snickelish -- thanks for the tip! And the encouragement, too. :)

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__kali__ December 21 2006, 17:37:42 UTC
How do you distract chicken pox? Four year-olds really are the best.

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rj_anderson December 21 2006, 17:43:37 UTC
Part of the reason my husband and I were so amused by my four-year-old's announcement was that we knew exactly what he really meant by it: "...so that means I can be on the computer all day, right?"

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kalquessa December 21 2006, 18:43:24 UTC
Re title: Okay, maybe she wants us to immediately think of barrow wights and the Grey Company. But probably not. On the other hand, "The Deathly Hallows" sounds like the title of an Edward Lear picture book. Maybe they've raised lear from the dead in order to have him team up with GrandPre on the illustrations. That could be cool.

Re lonely lots: Yeah, sometimes I wish I were in any way interested in going into the Christian Fiction field. It would make life easier, especially with the story I'm currently working on. But I just can't get over how measly and inbred the work of most Christian Authors is. (I'm with Johnny Cash: I'm not a Christian Author, I'm a Christian who happens to be an author.) But it is a bit lonely, out in the mainstream, isn't it? *sends hugs*

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