Sunday, February 22, 2009
Not too long ago A&E decided to run a Sylvester Stallone marathon over the weekend. Mark and I happened to turn it on during Rocky II, and since neither of us had seen it and both of us had work we were trying to avoid, we went ahead and watched.
And as we did, I realized [...]
So, it’s official. The insurance company totaled my Beetle.
The Beetle was a good car, and I’m sorry to see it go. But it wasn’t perfect. It was a bit too small in the back for passengers. Two doors aren’t as convenient as four. And it was seriously behind in cupholder technology.
So instead of heading [...]
Thursday, February 5, 2009
As revealed in my last post, I am adding ten new scenes to my book during the revision process. They are:
1. Kitty Meets Fiore2. The Magic Playhouse3. Nino Says No4. Aunt G, Kidnapper at Large5. Big Boss Man6. Lawyer Up7. Getting an Earful8. Gladys Takes a Licking9, All Molled Up
and last, but definitely not [...]
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Good News: I’ve finished my Comprehensive List of Revisions to Make.
Bad News: It’s long.
Good News: I am adding ten scenes and eliminating four. The extra six should easily make up the additional five thousand words I want to add to the book’s length.
Bad News: I have to write them.
Good News: There is [...]
Thursday, February 5, 2009
It’s time for another character from the Deck of Many Things.
Virtue: Crafty
Flaw: Insipid
Dude, what is the deal here? Last time I pulled Skilled/Incompetent? And this time it’s Crafty/Insipid?
Not to be deterred, I soldier on.
Jamie Lynn Jameson
Sixteen-year-old blonde bombshell and pageant queen. Loves kittens, curling irons, and unicorn stickers. Extremely good at manipulating pageant [...]
Last Saturday I was on the way to the bookstore to score some new reading material for the weekend. I never got there.
Right after I pulled onto the highway, the car started shuddering. Bad. Ok, I thought, you just have to make it to the next exit. Then you can call [...]