Gretchen Stull's Blog, page 5

Of Contests and Celebrations

I'm bad at posting details as they happen, so here's a recap:

In early August, the wonderful Kristin Anders sent me a link to an anthology call. A zombie anthology call. Zombie romance, to be exact. In other words, she dangled catnip in front of my nose and I couldn't resist.I ran right up to the deadline, writing, fully rewriting, and then revising my short story. I actually finished it at Dragon*Con, staying up until the wee hours in the hotel lobby with only my laptop, a drunken stormtroope...

Of Goodreads and Great Reads

While working on my reading homework (yes, it's homework...homework of the best possible variety!), I went to track my upcoming reads on goodreads and noticed a trend.
This is the trend
Nothing at all against children's books, but I think the Littlest Kraken has managed to abscond with almost ALL of my reading time. Children's books currently average of 6 to 1!  And I don't track how many times I read each story (the goodreads system doesn't allow enough integers to accurately record how a...

Of Home Invasions and Vegetable Pizza

Someone tried to break into my house today.

Tried is the operative and oh-so-important word in the previous sentence. Some times you try and succeed. In this case, thankfully, the person or persons who tried failed.

Want to know what makes me angry about this situation? It's not replacing the deadlock that was torn partially out of the front door and left dangling, now ruined. The deadlock that was the very first thing my husband - then boyfriend - and I purchased for our new home after signing...

Of Dresses and Days

I love dresses. I love dresses almost as much as I hate pants; I may even love them MORE than I hate pants, and I hate pants quite a bit. It's not a girly thing with me, it's about comfort. Dresses are fast, easy, and comfortable. They're also acceptable at my office, whereas boxers and a tee, unfortunately, are not.

My closet is 75% sundresses, and I pretty much wear all of them until they have to be surrendered to that big summer-festival in the sky. I've even worn my wedding dress to work a...

New Dress A Day

I love dresses. I love dresses almost as much as I hate pants; I may even love them MORE than I hate pants, and I hate pants quite a bit. It's not a girly thing with me, it's about comfort. Dresses are fast, easy, and comfortable. They're also acceptable at my office, whereas boxers and a tee, unfortunately, are not.

My closet is 75% sundresses, and I pretty much wear all of them until they have to be surrendered to that big summer-festival in the sky. I've even worn my wedding dress to work a...

Poo~Pourri, This Sh*t's Real.

I tend to think the point of YouTube advertisements is simply to skip them after the requisite 5 seconds. It takes a lot to convince me some product I don't want and don't need is worthy of my viewing time when I'm trying to get to an adorable cat video. But within 5 seconds, Poo~Pourri managed to do just that.

I really wasn't sure it was a legitimate product until I went to their website. Holy sh*t. I highly suggest you watch this ad.


They're marketing team is GENIUS! 

Next in Odd Products, Poo~Pourri. This Sh*t's Real.

I tend to think the point of YouTube advertisements is simply to skip them after the requisite 5 seconds. It takes a lot to convince me some product I don't want and don't need is worthy of my viewing time when I'm trying to get to an adorable cat video. But within 5 seconds, Poo~Pourri managed to do just that.

I really wasn't sure it was a legitimate product until I went to their website. Holy sh*t. I highly suggest you watch this ad.


They're marketing team is GENIUS! 

Reblog: No Longer a Virgin - RWA National Conference Edition

Ever wonder what the RWA National conference is like? Get the first timer experience (mine) today on the Ruby Blog. I'm interviewed by the always wonderful Kim Law. And yes, there is mention of zombies. There's also squeeing, motivation, and discussion of what it's like to be the "fun group."

Come check it out: A First Look - RWA Conference from a Newbie's Perspective

No Longer a Virgin: RWA National Conference Edition

Ever wonder what the RWA National conference is like? Get the first timer experience (mine) today on the Ruby Blog. I'm interviewed by the always wonderful Kim Law. And yes, there is mention of zombies. There's also squeeing, motivation, and discussion of what it's like to be the "fun group."

Come check it out: A First Look - RWA Conference from a Newbie's Perspective

Sophia McDougall Hates Strong Female Characters, with Good Reason

"Sherlock Holmes gets to be brilliant, solitary, abrasive, Bohemian, whimsical, brave, sad, manipulative, neurotic, vain, untidy, fastidious, artistic, courteous, rude, a polymath genius. Female characters get to be Strong."

Sophia McDougall explores "Strong Heroines," and how this flawed idea of feminine strength limits true equality. Please read her full, fascinating post the New Statesman.