Posted in Writing on Sep 25th, 2006 3 Comments »
Boy, do I have to be careful about what I read!
I finally got around to reading Elizabeth George last week, thanks to Terri’s loaning me With No One As Witness, and sure enough, the minute I sat down to work on my own single title proposal, here come those Brits.
Now, I do live with a […]
Posted in Writing on Sep 20th, 2006 No Comments »
I’ve been walking around gobsmacked for the last three or four days. Why?
Mike Leigh’s films Vera Drake and All or Nothing
Elizabeth George’s With No One As Witness
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
News of Peggy Webb’s Pulitzer nomination for her Harlequin Next novel, Driving Me Crazy.
Gorgeous weather here in coastal Texas
Sweet potato casserole at Boston Market
I […]
Posted in Writing on Sep 11th, 2006 2 Comments »
The dSO just took off in Fergus the Magic Bus for a few days of camping, so I’m on my own.
I usually feel a thrill of excitement — an entire week to do exactly what I want to do! — but this time I realized that I pretty much do exactly what I want to […]
Posted in Writing on Sep 10th, 2006 1 Comment »
After a few serious posts about things that have been bugging me, how about a piece (or two) of fluff?
Allow me to introduce Dot (a.k.a. Technicolor) and Dash (a.k.a. Monochrome):
I’ve read that you can’t tell much about a cat’s temperament from her coloring, but every calico I’ve ever known has been not only randomly affectionate […]
Posted in Writing on Sep 6th, 2006 2 Comments »
Please allow me to indulge in a little
I ranted a few weeks ago about RWA and exclusivity. Today I want to talk about where some of the fear of exclusivity seems to be coming from. (If you don’t know or care about RWA, come back tomorrow. I’ll post something else then.)
As I […]
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