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October 27, 2009
Yoga With A Head Cold Is Hilarious
Cotton wool stuffing my skull. Stuffed nose. At least the cold doesn't seem to be getting any worse. I can still hit the treadmill in the mornings, which is a step up from the last round–that was the Travel Cold From Hell. *shivers* Ugh.
I am in the stage of writing a Kismet book where I have an acute attack of nerves. Nobody's going to like it, I don't know what I'm doing, who do I think I am… The usual. The good thing is that I've done this so many times by now that I'm prepared for the...
October 26, 2009
Monday. Sniffle. Rain.
Yesterday my friend MakeMe took me to the mall. We ended up going down to the Hawthorne district in Portland too, to visit Chopsticks and the Gold Door. It was good to get out of the house, and even better to spend some time with a good friend. Unfortunately, I caught a cold somewhere in the crowds of Sunday browsers.
So this morning I'm logy. Enjoying the rain coming down outside, it's starring the puddles over and over again. It makes me feel all nice and cozy, nevermind sniffles or the mud ...
October 23, 2009
Seasonal Writing
Crossposted to the Deadline Dames, where there are contests, more writing advice, and occasionally giveaways. Go take a look!
It's no use fighting it. I'm a winter writer.
I actually never thought about it until the Selkie looked at me over dinner one evening and said, "You didn't know that? You get all your work done in the winter. It's like you're powered by rain." (Or something to that effect.)
I'm not sure whether it is the rain and the fact that there's nothing to do outside (except drown, ...
October 22, 2009
From Sagan's Rocking The Universe To Publishing As Dating
You can win a copy of Strange Angels over at the Library Lounge Lizard. (Just one of those sentences I never thought I'd type. Wow.)
Really I am very boring today. There is not much to report. So here, have a few links:
* The Symphony of Science, or Carl Sagan rocks the Universe. The videos made me cry. We do indeed live on a wondrous planet in the middle of a wondrous universe. Anyone who is bored has only to look at their own hand, or barring that, out their window. There is stuff to be...
October 21, 2009
Day Off? What's That?
News! I'm over at Book Chick City, talking about why I write urban fantasy. You can win a signed Strange Angels or Night Shift, too! (Sorry, US residents only.) Also, I've updated the Strange Angels and Kismet pages with new information. You may also want to check out the forum, too.
I hear about these wonderful, mythical things. Days off. The very sound slips past the lips–the sibilance in the middle, the "f" at the end sliding between top teeth and bottom lip. Oh, what a magical phrase.
Today...
October 20, 2009
A Small Confession
Before breakfast, and I'm groggy. Am glad I got a sunlamp-type thing, because seasonal weirdness is very much alive and well in this house.
But enough of that. I have a confession to make.
I bought a Wii.
Look, it was on sale, okay? And while we don't watch much telly, the kids are completely enchanted with video games. They both need exercise, and Coyote Boy could do with some too. And I won't lie, I wanted the yoga portion for Wii Fit for myself. Unfortunately, the poses I love in yoga aren't ...
October 19, 2009
From Earrings To Book That Will Not Die
Five things make a post this Monday.
* I believe I have an essay in an upcoming SmartPop anthology from BenBella Books. It's titled Ardeur: Unauthorized Essays On Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter. And it's available for preorder on Amazon now. (Hat tip to Literary Escapism, I almost forgot about this essay.)
* I've taken to wearing hoop earrings again. They make me feel quite gypsy. It's a shame I can't wear gold.
* It's getting awful close to the release date for Betrayals...
October 16, 2009
Three Qualities A Writer Needs
First, the news! My regular readers will remember the Selkie[1:], my trusty beta and the other half of my writer-brain. One of her short stories, Perambulations, is in a new anthology from Norilana, Under the Rose. Perambulations was mentioned by name in PW as a great story, which caused us no end of glee. (And I loved it the first time I read it.) If you're interested, go take a look at the anthology. She also writes as Nina Merrill. (Her Scarred is one of the hottest things I've ever read...
October 15, 2009
Green Again
First, the news: Jackie Morgan over at Literary Escapism found out that Jealousy, the third Strange Angels book, is now listed on Amazon. I found it at Barnes & Noble too, but there's no preorder link just yet. So, yay! As far as I know the June release date is still solid.
I know my posts have been very short lately. I'm clawing my way back up out of the well, so I have little breath for blogging. (Mixed metaphor, much?) But things are better. Each day is a little bit better than the day...
October 14, 2009
A Few More Things
A few more things, since I'm still tender today.
* Luck is a skill. This makes sense–the luckier I feel, the luckier I am. Maybe I should grab Wiseman's book and give it a go. It'd be better than sitting around feeling unloved, unwanted, and waaaaaaaah. (Much better.)
* Martha Beck on who to trust. This article made SO MUCH SENSE to me. In a "why didn't I think of it this way before?" way.
* How the books we save for posterity get selected.
So, today, an experiment. I'm going to focus on being...
