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finishing up a novel is weird

On May 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In writing

I finished the revisions on my latest novel—Go me!—and am now in that state of near hysteria while I wait for my assorted beta-readers to tell me it’s crap get back to me.

So, I’m using this period of waiting to plan out the next novel, which turns out to be an amalgam of twenty [...]

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writing without pencil sharpening

On March 18, 2009 · 4 Comments · In writing

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 [...]

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can you not see that I’m driving?

On February 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In writing

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!

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twilighters deserve some respect

On December 8, 2008 · 3 Comments · In writing

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 [...]

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i am superwoman

On November 13, 2008 · 1 Comment · In mayalife

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 [...]

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vampire middles

On September 23, 2008 · 3 Comments · In writing

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 [...]

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i am not an alien

On August 20, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In mayalife

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 [...]

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hurts so good

On August 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In writing

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 [...]

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writing vs. writing

On July 25, 2008 · 1 Comment · In writing

I have been totally into my new novel lately. I’ve been at this whole noveling thing long enough now to know that these periods come and go. The best thing to do when the muse is in the saddle is to let her do her thing: get as much work down as possible while the [...]

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re-runs for art

On July 10, 2008 · 3 Comments · In making things, writing

When I was in my twenties, I had this whole thing about ‘life is short, repeat nothing.’ I felt like there was so much to experience, and so little time.  Watching a rerun, or re-reading a book, that was the same as flushing that time down the potty. And since I have always had a [...]

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