Posted in Writing on Oct 28th, 2006 Comments Off
The NY Times today reports on George Allen’s attack of his opponent for the U.S. Senate race in Virginia, Jim Webb. Webb’s crime? Having written novels containing sexual elements and disturbing imagery.
My disclaimer: No, I’ve not read Webb’s work. He wrote military/war novels and I don’t normally include those in my TBR pile. On the […]
Posted in Writing on Oct 26th, 2006 4 Comments »
Yesterday two things happened: My persnickety feline Dash chanced a bite of as-natural-as-you-can-get-in-a-package food, and the dSO berated me for not eating enough vegetables.
Here’s the deal. I’m a carnivore. I’m a strong German girl who needs solid food — meat and bread — to fill up. Vegetables and fruit are like Chinese food for me; […]
Posted in Writing on Oct 10th, 2006 5 Comments »
In response to the Most Annoying Romance-Related Verbiage of the Day:
To: Fred Head
Subject: Pornography v. Romance
Cc: Susan Combs
Dear Mr. Head,
Romance novels celebrate two people who overcome obstacles and engage in personal growth to build a monogamous, committed relationship, and these novels often include descriptions of physical acts. Pornography celebrates physical acts that often result in […]
Posted in Writing on Oct 8th, 2006 1 Comment »
It’s been a long while since I posted anything, partly because I’m incredibly busy and partly because I’ve been really annoyed. Not annoyed at anything writing-related, but I promised myself not to ever get into politics on my writing blog. So I’m not. But it ain’t easy.
So I’ll focus instead on the staff cuts at […]