Ever see the STNG episode where the computer is screwed, and everything is going wrong with the Enterprise? There’s a Romulan ship in the area, and Reiker says something like, (not claiming to be exact, I am not-quite-rabid-Trekkie) “Should it come to a fight, will someone get me some rocks to throw at them?” Yeah. […]
No, I didn’t get much writing done today. But I did read Phoenix’s ms for her first book, and talk to her about where she went wrong. (because I been there, done that, don’t take that how it sounds!) and I supported my dear friend Bly, who was having a very bad day. And I
Discovered when I went to look for it that the end scene from Kat’s first book is GONE!! Oh, this is a snarl-event, let me tell you. That scene was so good. It wrapped up everything while leaving the raison d’etre for the next book, it resonated and shone and damn but it would have
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My grandmother just called. She wants me to come early tomorrow and see if I can help with the new computer. “No problem,” I said. I can usually figure the simple crap out, and I’ll be happy to help. “And,” says Hope when I reported the conversation to her, “if you can’t do it, Mommy,
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Quoting from this site: “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure,
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So I’m re-reading Donte as I update my file. Did I explain this? Last fall I polished him up, printed him out and sent him off–but didn’t back it up. Hard drive go boom, I still have the original, but not the changes. Fortunately when poor Donte got rejected (sigh) Warner Books sent the MS
Okay, so I figured out I have text messaging on my phone, I should use it. Incoming messages are free, and out-going only ten cents. I can enjoy it without feeling like I’m wasting my minutes that I might need later. Then I figured out that the manual for my phone is online. Since I
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