podiobooks anyone?

Posted on February 28, 2010 - Filed Under geeklife, writing | 2 Comments

In other news, I’m thinking about podcasting one of my novels. Just for fun. Although today I’ve been in and out of the tech-world, trying to fix my blog editor problem—turns out it’s a bug in the PHP my host uses, whatever the fuck that means, so I can’t fix it anyway, they [...]

turns out, i need my dust

Posted on January 3, 2010 - Filed Under writing | 3 Comments

Emotional feedback needs vs. Intellectual feedback needs.

reading romance, writing funny, idea nets

Posted on May 11, 2009 - Filed Under writing | 3 Comments

I am reading the second romance novel I have ever read. The first romance novel happened like this. I was having one of my publishing-process-snits and standing in the grocery store, glaring at the rack of books that have sold bazillions, many of which were emblazoned with heaving man-titty, and I thought, fuck. I could [...]

writing without pencil sharpening

Posted on March 18, 2009 - Filed Under writing | 2 Comments

I was talking with a few writers the other day about ‘pencil sharpening,’ that is, all the stuff writers do when they sit down to work, before they actually write. Of course, these days, why sharpen a boring pencil when you can surf the internet, peruse a favorite forum, read a blog, or check your [...]

can you not see that I’m driving?

Posted on February 16, 2009 - Filed Under writing | Leave a Comment

Here is a lovely, funny, inspired talk, given by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, on a healthier way to interact with creative life. I really, really needed this today, so thanks internet divas for sending it my way. And now I’m sending it to you.

Ole!

twilighters deserve some respect

Posted on December 8, 2008 - Filed Under writing | 3 Comments

I went to see Twilight yesterday. It was okay, kind of uneven—parts of it drew me in (ex. the baseball scene) and other parts kicked me out (ex. Edward Cullen’s make-up). I’m not a fan, but I was interested enough that when I got home, I got on-line and poked around for scoop about a [...]

i am superwoman

Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under mayalife | 1 Comment

Someone put cocaine in my cornflakes this morning. It’s not yet 10am but I’ve already made breakfast, milked goats, done a load of laundry, a load of dishes, cleaned up the yurt, made the beds, played trains with Luc, made a batch of chevre, ordered a new phone for my old dead one, and dyed [...]

vampire middles

Posted on September 23, 2008 - Filed Under writing | 3 Comments

Boy, I either post on boards, or I do my blog thing, but I don’t seem to do both. I had a few days of interesting discussions in various forums and dropped off the blogosphere. The clamoring throng of my dozen of fans will be so disappointed. Sorry!
So, I’ve been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, [...]

i am not an alien

Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under mayalife | Leave a Comment

I am not an alien, but man, I sure feel like one this morning. I had weird dreams all night and then, this morning, walking around the yurt, I had the distinct impression that I was really an alien consciousness, beaming into this life as some kind of extreme vacation or training program for…something. I [...]

hurts so good

Posted on August 3, 2008 - Filed Under writing | Leave a Comment

I was reading some work by a writer friend of mine last night and was just totally blown away by what she had done. Deep, complex characterizations that took third-person-deep-penetration to a whole new level. One character in particular exploded off that page for me, so fascinating, with this huge history, woven in cleanly, no [...]