macguffin wednesdays:
My father was not much of an adventurer. He was a banker. He underwrote loans. He combed his hair over his bald spot. He watched the Yankees. I became a paleontologist just so I could get outside and study something; the thought of an office job gave me the screaming willies. So when more »
JR Blackwell is an inspiration again. Thanks, JR.
Settings Tuesdays
True sorrow comes from knowing joy, and vice versa. There is a prison that has more mental punishment than physical. You are brought to the prison and kept in a cell. After a certain number of weeks, you get a “day off.” During the day more »
Friday I had a fabulous birthday. I was joined in festivities by Jim and the Pink Tornado, who showered me with green jewelry and the promise of a subversive crafty kit to arrive in the mail, good friends CMAR and Laura, my nemesis Matt Fucking Wallace (also a child of the 25th), and Jason and more »
Significant changes are in the works. Maureen goes on a date.
Note- I am going on hiatus for a month to work on marketing my book, Playing For Keeps, which comes out August 25. In the meantime, enjoy the song Brain Food by Sudden Death!
Well, see, I want to see you dance.
In November, when I launched Playing For Keeps, Beatnik Turtle also released the song Playing For Keeps as a theme song. It’s a fantastic song and I was thrilled to have it associated with my book. And now that the book more »
HR delivers a non-literal blow to Dzoba, and Maureen struggles with her decision as Matt makes a plan. We meet the new guy, James.
Maybe just two links.
Yeah, I went on and on about being part of 7th Son OBSIDIAN (heck, it was cool, what can I say?) and in the early days, back when I knew I was writing a story but no one else did, JC made a call for listeners to record videos during more »
Matthew Wayne Selznick debuted Brave Men Run last week! Congrats, Matt! This week’s Key to Publishing #2 (check Adventures in SciFi Publishing for #1) Truths – my confessional about bad habits in writing. MY bad habits. Promo: John Payne fancast Writing and Tracking through Subversion (from Jennifer) more »
First Sentence Saturdays:
Billy Jo didn’t know what to do when she realized her toddler, Randy, was controlling the weather.
The News From Poughkeepsie is a daily blog post featuring an idea for you to take and do with what you will. Read more about it here. This post is licensed under a more »
People have asked me how they can help with Playing For Keeps promotion. I was more than happy to comply with some art from some very helpful friends, JC Hutchins and Tee Morris. Feel free to take the ads, put them on your site, and link back either here or more »
Categories
The Latest from I Should Be Writing- Scrivener review! February 3, 2012
- Fun website stuff February 1, 2012
- A different writing challenge January 31, 2012
- ISBW Special #46 – Stonecoast Writer’s Residency January 30, 2012
- Notice- No interviews for a while January 30, 2012
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