So I love Twitter. Looooove it! Not only can you connect with people that you’d never run across otherwise (one individual and I have an entire conversation going on using only Meat Loaf lyrics!) but the information flies fast and it flies freely. I just found this. Send in the first 250 words of your completed novel, agree to critique … Read More
Farewell, Strawberries
I have been buuuuusy the last few days! Slushing, trying to track down old contracts, and–oh yes–installing our in-ground trampoline. Is it fabulous? It’s fabulous. But it’s also a lot of work. For my husband. My contribution has mostly been, “Oh, it’s lovely, honey! I see that you’re drilling through cement at lightning speed!” and keeping the tiny ones from … Read More
WIP Wednesday. Big Man Ben!
Check it: It’s WIP Wednesday! And I actually realize it before 11:00 at night! I’m getting better at this, methinks. Actually, I’m quite excited because I finished “Big Man Ben” last night, as hoped. Sure, I typed the last few lines literally ten minutes before running out the door, but victory is victory, and I am feeling particularly victorious. … Read More
It’s A Race Against Time…
Today I: cleaned the house, had my computer fixed (YAY!!), followed up on emails, recruited one writer for the mask project, read a ton of slush, took care of my two children, won a copy of Allen K’s Inhuman on Twitter, and almost finished my WIP. Due to that crazy grab bag of wonders called Life, certain sections in this piece … Read More
Pitching For The Terrified. The Actual Pitch
So I told you how I bumbled into the opportunity to pitch to agents at KillerCon. I was extremely fortunate because the first slot that I scored belonged to an editor, Angela James. Her job? She critiqued our pitches so that we weren’t complete goons when we stood in front of the agents. Serendipity, thou art divine. First off, Angela James is … Read More
Me: >:)
I have a twit fic up at Nanoism! Just in time for Punctuation Day! Is there really such a thing as Punctuation Day? Apparently so, because everybody and their dog tweeted to me about it. You can read my not-so-nice tweet here. Today I’m scouting around for fun little projects to work on. I’m giving Big Man Ben a break … Read More
1997 Was a Baaaaad Year.
For your blog viewing pleasure, I am going to give you a list of the top ten songs of 1997, my graduating year. Personally, I think that most of these songs suck, and I immersed myself in hair bands and classic rock during the time, but what can you do? So here they are, the 1997 Billboard Top Ten of … Read More
And The Furor Dies
This is why spelling is important: I originally wrote that “And the Fuhrer dies”, and that’s a completely different concept. For those of you who are still researching/cursing/pondering/lambasting/or just generally checking out the Richard Ridyard Plagiarism controversy (or #plagiarismfail, as my friend Mason puts it), I have a bunch of links for you. You may read on to your hearts … Read More
WIP Wednesday. Magic Happens!
Oh. My. Lands. This has been a two day firestorm. I have been shocked, angry, saddened, and finally bolstered and encouraged by the sense of community and support. And then the biggest treat of all was hopping over to Ray Veen’s blog where he wasn’t talking about ugliness and theft, but his insane word count. Rock on! And then … Read More
Plagiarism Ticks Us Right Off. Obviously.
Wow. This hit and it hit HARD. By now most of you are familiar with the idea that a person going by the name Richard Ridyard submitted a plagiarized version of Stephen King’s “The Boogeyman” in to the magazine that I work for, Shock Totem. We immediately contacted Mr. King’s people and got the ball rolling. Then I found the … Read More