On Writing
“Fail, fail again, fail better.” – Samuel Beckett
Alaska.
I’ve been thinking about it more and more lately. I usually do, around this time of year. Here’s why I still think of it so fondly (this post originally appeared here): Drunk & Unpublished at the Edge of the World My first year of undergrad work in Alaska, I met a girl named Lou who
Wiki Fame: I Keep Wondering…
… when someone is going to do this up properly. Maybe I have to be srsly famous first? At least I have an entry!
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How to Write a Query Letter
Finding good examples of query letters and synopses online can be tough, especially when you’re an SF/F writer. I returned again and again to this one by Lynn Flewelling when I started writing mine. And lo, look, now here’s a whole bunch of them. For those working on Queries, I also recommend Elizabeth Lyon’s book,
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How (and Why) to Turn Your Info Dump into Conversation
Infodumps bore the living crap out of me. It’s probably one reason why I don’t read a lot of hard SF. Hard SF loves the infodump. The trouble with infodumps is that all they do is get you information. It doesn’t expand on character. It doesn’t move the plot forward. People aren’t moving forward with
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Welcome Kaylee Rae Clark
My neice, Kaylee Rae Clark, was born via planned Cesarean September 9th around 1pm PST. Kaylee! I want to get her overalls with a teddy bear patch and teach her how to remake a Starship engine. Sadly, my sister doesn’t get that joke… but it amuses the hell out of me. Mom and baby. Mom,
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Robin Hood: Season 2
Oh my God. I think this is even cheesier than the first season. It’s gone from campy fun to PAINFUL. PAINFUL I TELL YOU.
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Training Daze
I hurt today from yesterday’s weight training workout with the work trainers… and what did I do today? 25 min run (5 min warmup) followed by a 15 min swim. Came home and ate some baked sweet potato fries (rosemary paremesan!), chicken sausage, and cucumber slices. I’m tuckered out. I’m not sure how I’m still
OmniPoddery: Always Backup
My OmniPod has been working pretty wickedly for the past few weeks. I haven’t seen a morning, noon, or night “hit” number above 150 in nearly four weeks (just correction numbers), which is why I was suprised this morning to wake up at 178. I was even more stunned to see my noon number hit
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Fun Facts to Know and Tell
There is apparently a Sled Dog Rescue group in Indianapolis, IN. Also, a Home for Huskies. I’m curious as to why Indy is so full of huskies.
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