From Astrology for Writers, Editors and Filmmakers
aries: Control has been a lesson this past month. Now you know that sometimes letting other people dictate your schedule can have surprise benefits. Who would have thought that you’d learn to take the back seat?
Raine, what’s going on here? What does the universe have against Aries? […]

Well, as of this morning, we’re still not sure if the four year old is going to be a chick or a frog for Halloween (I’m still holding out for the frog.) At least I know there will be plenty of candy around for the next few days, which is always a happy thing. […]

So I’m on page 75 on BOL revisions (Nick’s book) and I’ve already added at least 10 pages, handwritten and scrawled all over the back of the hard copy. Putting all of it into the computer is going to be a job in itself, but at least I’m finally making progress.
And if […]

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistance. Talent will not; nothing is more commonplace than unsuccessful men with talent. Genuis will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistance and Determination alone is omnipotent.
-Calvin Coolidge
I […]

Couldn’t resist. And it is one of my favorite colors.

you are
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Your dominant hues are green and blue. You’re smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people’s conflicts well.
Your saturation level […]

I’ve got a lot of technology going on around here. Between the computers and the networking and the new BlackBerry, I’m kind of trying to get stuff organized in terms of data, so I don’t lose all my phone numbers and addresses like I did in the Great Palm Pilot Crash of 2005.
Of […]

I caught up on my revisions today - I was a few days behind and I really want to stay on track for finishing them by September 30th. And then I’ll have to go through for another swipe, mainly to flesh out scenes where I wrote things like, this needs dialogue, or expand sex […]

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Authors Let Bidders Name Characters:
Next month, Stephen King, Amy Tan, Lemony Snicket, Nora Roberts, Michael Chabon and 11 other best-selling writers will auction the right to name characters in their new novels. The profits will go to the First Amendment Project, whose lawyers have repeatedly gone to court to protect the free speech rights of […]

Astrology for Writers, Editors and Filmmakers
Aries: aries writers are prolific: lousy spellers but great plot weavers. they want to stand alone so hate co-authoring as a rule. aries, you may have to bend a little on the solo stuff this month.
Daily Horoscope for Aries:
Feeling a tad arrested regarding certain developments lately? Well, sometimes […]

What’s everyone doing today? HELLO! You out there? Anyone writing? Yes?
I guess this is the part where I confess I haven’t started. Yet. But the afternoon is young and blogamp is fired up and ready to go. And Word is open too.
As for the other day’s decision making […]

*Update* Sasha sold to Kensington!!! Yay! Been a good couple of weeks around this place!!!
Apparently, I also lost Wednesday. I can’t afford that many days a week. I’m supposed to be organizing. Thinking about what to pack for when the construction starts in a week or so.
I’m amazingly calm. […]

Seriously. Not sure where it went. But I guess if you’re going to lose a weekday, Monday’s the best one to go.
I happened on Rock Star INXS (or whatever it’s called) and I’ve got to tell you, as much as I didn’t want to like it, I did. Mainly because I thought […]

Astrology for Writers, Editors and Filmakers
Aries: never has there been such a time when things you love to do become the things that make you money. no more slogging it out in the boring 9 to 5 to make the rent perhaps. creative work brings home the bread..celebrate!
(Note to Yahoo Customer […]

The three year old is velcroed to me. Typing one handed isn’t working well, so go play and take the quiz while I try and extract myself.

You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant.
Your mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle.
You are also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs.
For you, comfort […]

Migraine: 7
Steph: 0
Today is a writing day. It’s a writing weekend. It is. Jaq pronounced it so - she’s having an unoffical BIAW-(end) kind of thing, so go sign up.
I chose a very vague, three chapter goal. Jaq’s trying to pin me down but I won’t let her…

I’ll […]

Go on, take the quiz. You know you want to…

Your Expression Number is 7

Very intelligent, you are usually thinking, introspecting, or analyzing.
You have a good mind, and you are especially good at finding out the truth.
Very little ever escapes your observation and deep understanding.
You tend to obsess over wisdom and hidden truths.
You are likely […]

Did you see the finale of Everybody Loves Raymond? I love the show, but I thought the finale was kind of meh, as I’m sure The Apprentice finale will be. Of course, I will be right there watching it.
Anyway, on to more important things, like today’s Horoscope for Aries:
Very few […]

You have to take this quiz if you like 80’s music - what a fun way to waste some time. (Not that I am wasting time - I am writing. Really.) Thanks to Julie, who did better than I did. But I was close with a score of 126.5. Go forth. […]

We’re a little under the weather here at the old house, so I’ve been lying low with cold medicine and tea. And yes, yes, Larissa, I’ve been writing. Really. But she gave me the day off for Mother’s Day. (Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.) But once I’ve […]