I took a week off of the Williams project because I needed to. I needed to dance around and fill my mind with butterflies and glitter again instead of hypodermic needles and the smell of antiseptic. But we just spent two days testing with some of the leading authorities of Williams Syndrome, and my son [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Adding A Happy Chapter
Posted in Writing, tagged happy things, Williams Syndrome on May 31, 2010 | 8 Comments »
“Be Mysterious: Writers In Masks” Features Kaolin Fire
Posted in Writing, tagged Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks, Kaolin Fire on May 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Kaolin Fire wears many masks, day in, day out. Few of them are physical, but many are real–and some that aren’t particularly tangible are far the more powerful for that. Hopefully this mask is one of the further-removed from reality, but it’s one of his favorites. He finds it’s very imposing in-person. Outside of his [...]
Coolest. T-shirt. Ever.
Posted in Writing, tagged NovelChallenge, Simon C. Larter, winner on May 26, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Is there anything more delicious than this? No, not really. I won another week of the #NovelChallenge against Simon. This man makes losing look fantastic. This is the third time that he’s lost to me. But this week I lost to him for the very first time. What will my consequence be, do you think? Anyway, awesome [...]
Death, Destruction, and a Beautiful Boy
Posted in Writing, tagged character development, tragedy on May 24, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about death and destruction lately. I grew up in a town that was rife with it, all of it. People died in fires and mine shafts. Car accidents and drownings. Suicides and accidental shootings. There was a boy. I knew him since before I could remember. One day his [...]
“Be Mysterious: Writers In Masks” Features Steven Pirie
Posted in Writing, tagged Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks, Steven Pirie on May 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Steven Pirie lives in a post box in Liverpool, England. He gets a lot of mail, but pushes it back out when no one’s looking. His first love is writing humorous fantasy—his novel Digging up Donald, published by Immanion Press in hardback in 2004, and again by Immanion in paperback in 2007, was critically [...]
Why Do You Write?
Posted in Writing on May 17, 2010 | 28 Comments »
You, personally. Yeah, you. Stop looking around, pal. You. Is it because you have a story to tell? Are you the dippy kid who is always staring at the stars? Are you angry at the world and this is your manifesto? Did something so amazing happen and you have to share it with the world? [...]
Ten Word (or less) Review: Stardust
Posted in Writing, tagged Charles Vess, Neil Gaiman, Stardust on May 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Stardust by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess Absolutely, utterly, and wonderfully charming! I was enchanted.
“Be Mysterious: Writers In Masks” Features Kurt Newton
Posted in Writing, tagged Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks, Kurt Newton, masks on May 14, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Masks by Kurt Newton When Mercedes first came up with her mad cross-promotional scheme to showcase writers and artists wearing masks, I admit I thought it was a bit silly, a variation on the child’s game of dress-up. But as the weeks unfolded, and Mercedes’ blog presented people in gas masks, clown masks, masquerade masks, [...]
WIP Wednesday: Today I Rock
Posted in Writing, tagged Murphy's Law, rock on, why is the universe out to get me?, WIP Wednesday on May 12, 2010 | 10 Comments »
It’s still officially Wednesday for another hour, so this still counts. This has been THE WORST WEEK EVER. I swear, Murphy’s Law has been in full effect! Every dumb little annoying thing that can happen HAS happened. Mix-ups on appointments, faulty communication, shutting tiny toes in the car door, knocking over a bottle of soda that blew [...]
Mr. Crazycakes Hates The World
Posted in Writing, tagged be careful what you say, mama always said that if you can't say something nice..., warning on May 11, 2010 | 17 Comments »
I was embarrassed to read a blog post lately where an author tore apart the agent that had rejected him. He named names, published private emails between the two of them, pointed out all of the agent’s perceived flaws, and generally went to town. I cringed inside. Of course the agent didn’t look bad…the agent looked astute and [...]
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