Monthly Archives: December 2005
Synopses
As part of the current blogversation on synopses, Justine Larbalestier writes on her experience with synopses and why it’s easier to do them before you write the book (my emphasis). This is the part where I die laughing. Not a … Continue reading
New Year’s Goals – 2006
It’s about that time of year again. Results for 2005: * Stick with the daily writing schedule (7 hours/week) – Did well enough at this, and surpassed it, for much of the year. Lately things have been backsliding. * Finish … Continue reading
Beef stew-soup
Food: Beef stew/soup Highly adapted from a recipe in this month’s Cooking Light. Forgot the 2 tbsp of dijon mustard. Made in the crockpot, so there was no browning of the beef or sauteeing of onion. Also no browned flour … Continue reading
Ghosts in the Snow, Tamara Siler Jones
Plans for any sort of productivity today were spoiled by Tamara Siler Jones’ Ghosts in the Snow, which is a really good fantasy mystery.
Site Changes
I have finally uploaded the first section of my notes about early life at Harvard College. Three more chapters of notes to go. At this rate they’ll be up in 2010. The notes are very skimpy, the result of transcribing … Continue reading
Alphabet of Thorn, Patricia A. McKillip
Finished McKillip’s Alphabet of Thorn. As always, it was beautifully written. The plot was quite predictable once all the puzzle pieces were laid out, but it was enjoyable to watch it all come together, and the decisions at the end … Continue reading
Pre-published?
Arcaedia asks about the difference between the terms “pre-published” and “unpublished”. Pre-published, to me, sounds like someone is trying too hard to distance themselves from the unpublished masses. In the comments, some people say they dislike “aspiring”, which is the … Continue reading
15 things about me and books
1. I don’t remember not being able to read. 2. In 2nd or 3rd grade, the girl down the street told me she didn’t like to read, and I didn’t understand how anyone could not like to read. 3. I … Continue reading
Writer Sins & Pork and Plums
Merrie Haskell made a delightful list of writer sins. I need to get my magnets repolarized so I stick to my chair better. Food: Cinnamon-spiced Pork and Prunes Plums Once again from Cooking Light. This was *amazingly* good. Very simple … Continue reading
