Hard at work on the Williams Project. Now that I wrote all of the difficult, gut-wrenching chapters, I find myself focusing on the lovely things. It is all butterflies and spinny kisses in my world from here on out. And that, ladies and gentlemen, feels fabulous! I’m also going to flesh out one of my [...]
Archive for June, 2010
WIP Wednesday: Schizophrenia
Posted in Writing on June 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Seattle Teaches Me A Lesson
Posted in Writing, tagged carpe diem, creativity, Seattle on June 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Hello, my friends. I have fallen into the rabbit hole and emerged into a land of creativity. I’m bombing around in my old home, Seattle, and it feels fantastic. I didn’t write much when I lived here. I was surrounded by this bustling, artistic city and I was focused on schooling. Being a (kind of) [...]
One Week Until the Science In My Fiction Deadline!
Posted in Writing, tagged Science In My Fiction, slush on June 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So come on. Submit a story. I hear that the slush readers are super special awesome. http://crossedgenres.com/simf/contest.
Shock Totem Issue #2
Posted in Writing, tagged Cate Gardner, Issue #2, Kurt Newton, Shock Totem, woo hoo! on June 22, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Issue #2 of Shock Totem is coming out on July 1st. I can’t tell you how excited I am! It will be the first issue out since I was on staff, and I can’t wait to see it. Here is the illustrious TOC: * To Be Titled: An editorial, by K. Allen Wood * The [...]
“Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks” features Matt Betts
Posted in Writing, tagged Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks, Matt Betts on June 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »
So, not the traditional sort of mask here. I’ve been growing a beard – for no reason really. It started out as shear laziness – not wanting to shave over the winter holidays and just went from there. Sometime in the new year I hit that point where I actually had to start doing [...]
Heaven is Full of Writers and Werewolves
Posted in Writing, tagged I have died and gone to heaven, werewolves and shapeshifters on June 17, 2010 | 19 Comments »
Well, my friends! The time has finally come! Remember when I hinted to this anthology? Well, John Skipp just officially released the Table of Contents, and I fell over in a dead faint of delight. I am so humbled to be in such a great anthology with writers that I secretly stalk in my dreams. Or not [...]
So What’s Your Excuse?
Posted in Writing on June 14, 2010 | 13 Comments »
I really, really want to write every night, but it ain’t happening. I try to get in five or ten minutes during the busy day, but it’s nigh impossible. Why, you ask? Because school is out and my home has turned into a miniature Yoo Hoo bar fight. Spindly arms and legs are everywhere as [...]
“Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks” features Amie Boudreau
Posted in Writing, tagged A. S. Zinnel, Amie, Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks, Boudreau, Reckless on June 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I love Masks, and mostly African Masks. I became fascinated with African art and culture in college when my chorale did a piece called O Sifuni Mungu and I fell in love with the sounds of African music. While living in New Orleans I fell in love with the art I found [...]
Small Town Girl
Posted in Writing, tagged happy things, small town girl on June 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I had two funerals in three days this week. I found myself in my husband’s home town. There was no smog and I could see the stars. I awoke to the sound of birds, cows, and sheep. Cotton floated through the air. I wore shorts, low pigtails, and didn’t have a stitch of makeup on [...]
The Curse
Posted in Writing, tagged Josh Ritter, The Curse on June 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
My friend John turned me on to this song by Josh Ritter today. I think it’s exquisitely lovely and heartbreakingly sad. In other words, I think that it’s perfect. I love this marriage between happiness and tragedy. This is the type of feeling that I would like to invoke in my writing.
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