Just a little trip through procrastination-ville.
First, c/o Katie McAlister, go get your palm read.
Then, go see how well you know your US geography. (The Dakotas stumped me.)
Oh, and the INFJ thing? The husband took some work-related quiz to find out his top five leadership traits. I wanted to take the quiz, but […]

Why did Tana have to say ‘Beadazzler’ so many times during the episode? Didn’t she know she sounded stupid?
Then again, maybe I am stupid one for watching the entire show, which, I gotta tell you, was not all that fascinating. Not nearly as much as the Locust movie. Or the […]

I really like not plotting. I’d almost forgotten how much I enjoy free-writing my way through a story, hitting the wall of, this is never going to work, and then stumbling across that breakthrough moment of - oh, this is what’s going to happen now. I didn’t even see that coming. I’m finding […]

Thanks to Maili for some easy blogging.
Directions:
1. Take first five novels from your bookshelf.
2. Book 1 — first sentence
3. Book 2 — last sentence on page 50
4. Book 3 — second sentence on page 100
5. Book 4 — next to the last sentence on page 150
6. Book 5 — final sentence of the book
7. Make […]

Poor Larissa scarygrasshopperleg. Some idiot is trying to hack into her site, so until she switches servers, her site will be down.
She is whimpering in a corner, so please leave all condolences here.
In the meantime, I will try and distract her with Jake.
*UPDATE* All’s well in scarylarissagrasshopperleg […]

There’s an envelope sitting on the living room floor. It’s been sitting there since last Friday aftenoon, left there for some unknown reason, by the husband. Not sure what’s in it - although there is something in it, and it’s open, but that’s no longer the point.
It’s become like the suitcase in that […]

Today’s horoscope for Aries: Details aren’t at the very top of your ‘favorites’ list. The problem is that they take time, and, even when you’ve got time to spare, you’re always in a hurry. It’s just how you are. Today, however, for some darned reason, you’re quite focused on each and every detail of […]

Writing time today was spent in a mix of actually writing and staring into space, which is definitely considered part of writing. I have it on good authority from a few published authors that it’s absolutely crucial to the process.
And I’ve got it down pat. Because it went something like this:
Page through WIP. […]

I finally read King’s On Writing, and I have to say I took a ton away from it. So much so that I’m in the process of rereading it.
I keep going back to his idea of writing (at least) two drafts - the one with the door closed (the All-story draft) and the one […]

Sylvia asked an interesting question a few days ago, and one that I’ve been pondering: Where is your happy place online? (okay - I’m totally paraphrasing - she asked where you go to find respect and caring within the genre, but run with the happy thing, okay?)
I quit a lot of the writer loops […]

My current favorites:
“Think hard. Be honest with yourself. Are the stakes in your current manuscripts as high as they can possibly be? Can you define the stakes right now? Can you point to the exact pages in which the stakes escalate, locking your protagonist into his course of action with less […]

I was really good about not taking these things for a while - but they’re so addictive. And so much easier than revisions.:wink:

You Are 80% Psychic

You are so very psychic.
But you already predicted that, didn’t you?
You have “the gift” - and you use it daily to connect with others.
You’re very tapped into the world […]

The Vampire NovelHmm, very interesting! You scored 147!

People are addicted to you, as you make such entertaining and sexy reading material. You get people’s imaginations flowing and make for the type of book people want to read more than once. Cults have been inspired by the likes of you.

My test tracked 1 […]

Coherent thought is a problem this morning, but it won’t stop me from blogging. Aren’t you lucky?
Horoscope for ARIES: The obstacles are about to melt away. Pretty soon you’ll see the finish line.
Well that’s good news. Only 247 pages to go in the new WIP.
Seems people like the smilies […]

I used to have a student in my class who was famous for hearing things that were never said.
For instance, I would say something like, ‘Okay, everyone, take out your looseleaf for a spelling quiz,” and she would say, “What? The whole building’s on fire?”
I know - it wasn’t even remotely like anything I’d […]

Everyone has OPINIONS. But some people’s blogs have become nothing but opinion after strident opinion on everything, ad nauseam, until you wonder about the poor people who actually have to hear them talking in person all day long. At least I can click off the page…
Your blog, you place for your opinions. […]

I’m making good progress on the new WIP. I’ve temporarily shelved the possible Blaze, since I seem to have written myself right out of the sexy, funny thing and, it seems, out of the line as well. I’m going back to it at some point soon, but I know I have to rip […]

Is it just me or is anyone else having yahoo messenger issues? I can log in, but I’m not getting the email alerts anymore.
I’ve rebooted. I’ve reinstalled messenger. All the right things are checked under audibles and it all worked fine until sometime yesterday.
And yahoo customer service is not helpful at all. […]

It’s the little things in life that make me happy.
(a smiliey with big guns - how ’bout that? Jake’s very happy.)
Synopsis writing is moving along at a snail’s pace. So is writing. I’m still working on the conflict post I promised, because I’ve found some great links and […]

Migraine is still here. I’m trying to ignore it, but that’s not working so well today. Eventually, I’ll be back up to speed.
I’m trying to get my synopsis done for the critique I purchased for Jamie’s Fund, but it’s coming out very vague (as usual). Don’t you hate it when you really […]