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So Tired

This working for a living crap sucks. In other news, this made my LIFE. Here’s hoping it makes you happy as well. Now I think I’ll go fall into bed a couple hours early. #sigh

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Creating a Website: The Missing Manual

First, let me mention I got to blog today over at Turtleduck Press about why I write space opera. Now for the review! The slogan for the Missing Manual books is “the book that should have come in the box.” It’s a great slogan. It’s completely true, at least in my limited experience. I’m reading

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It’s HOW Many Days Till NaNo?

This is me. Flailing. I must edit before I plan, or I won’t edit, but omg, omg omg, it’s getting so close and I should draw a map and wait I haven’t named all my characters yet and oh, oh, crap, I haven’t figured out if it’s a caravan or… Seventeen days. AAAAAaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!! Yeah. I

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Free and Useful: 750 Words

So in past lives (or previous years, or whatever) I’ve tried morning pages as recommended by Julia Cameron. Many a writer has, and a lot of those that I’ve talked to find morning pages incredibly useful. Some have told me they can’t write three notebook pages longhand first thing every morning, but even most of

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Sparklebrain Reason Two: Great Review

Sparklebrain Reason Two: Great Review

So yesterday I was already in not-so-stable shape (shut up) because of Wendy Pini-induced sparklebrain that kept me from sleeping properly. Then I saw this: Reviews by Jessewave (NSFW due to pretty boy-pictures! No pr0n, though.) We’re just not gonna mention how wildly happy (and giddy, and dumb) yesterday was, ‘kay? That blog post was

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Sparklebrain Reason One: Wendy Pini

Have you ever met your hero? I have–and she’s even more amazing in person. If you like fantasy or awesome or elves or stories of the Other or great art or amazing storytelling or any of a number of wonderful things, you’ve heard of (or should have heard of!) ElfQuest. It is, of course, the

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