I’m slushing like crazy through Shock Totem. I’m also very proud to be a slush reader for the Science In My Fiction short story contest. On top of that, I need to write and polish my chapter a week because I live in constant fear of losing to my friend Simon. I’ve beat him twice [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Whoa. Busy. Challenges.
Posted in Writing on March 31, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Ten Word Tuesday: The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Posted in Writing, tagged Carrie Ryan, Ten Word Tuesday, The Forest of Hands and Teeth on March 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Reminded me of THE VILLAGE. I devoured (ha!) this book.
Resilience and Fragility
Posted in Writing, tagged doing things that are hard, special needs, Williams Syndrome on March 29, 2010 | 18 Comments »
It’s 1:00 in the morning and I can’t sleep. I’m working on the Williams project and, quite frankly, it’s hard. Do I believe in it? YES. Is it a book that needs to be written? YES. But it hurts. Honesty hurts. I thought that my piece coming out in the second issue of Shock [...]
“Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks” Features Jaym Gates
Posted in Writing on March 26, 2010 | 6 Comments »
One time, the man who would become my best friend and worst enemy told me that I slipped between masks. He said I did it like most people change clothes. He said he couldn’t love me if I’d never show him my real face. My real face? What is that? Scrubbed clean of lipstick and [...]
Ten Word Tuesday. If I Did It: Confessions Of The Killer
Posted in Writing, tagged If I Did It: Confessions Of The Killer, O.J. Simpson, Ten Word Tuesday on March 23, 2010 | 6 Comments »
If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer by O.J. Simpson This book is a study of narcissism. Quick read.
I WIN I WIN I WIN! So Here’s A Tattoo.
Posted in Writing on March 22, 2010 | 10 Comments »
So what should I ask for the next time that Simon can’t make his quota? Any suggestions?
“Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks” Features Don P
Posted in Writing on March 19, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Meet Don. Don has been subsisting on red-eyes and gallows humor for over thirty-five years. For the past five, he’s tried to channel that caffeine and witty cynicism into his short stories and flash fiction. He’s been published at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Fantasy Magazine, Reflection’s Edge, and other places. Aimee Bender wrote, “I want [...]
Smackdown
Posted in Writing on March 18, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This is Simon C. Larter. He’s Scottish. He’s adorable. He’s going to cry like a little girl when I beat him at our current contest. Our goal is to make some major headway on our current WIPs. He’s planning to write 5,000 words a week. I’m planning to write, edit, and polish one chapter [...]
Ten Word Tuesday: The Best Awful
Posted in Writing, tagged Carrie Fisher, Ten Word Tuesdays, The Best Awful on March 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This book was indeed manic. It’s worth a shot.
Die, Protagonist, Die. I Don’t Want You To Ever Be Happy.
Posted in Writing, tagged protagonists on March 15, 2010 | 18 Comments »
So I’ve been reading books lately. Good for me. The problem is that I totally hated a couple of the books that I read. Why? Unlikable protagonists. I had a hard time rooting for the main characters when I found them to be…despicable is far too harsh of a word. Unlovely. Whiny and selfish. I didn’t want [...]
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