Mirriam Neal's Blog, page 24

//from me to you, because I love you (no, seriously, I have stuff for you)

Who doesn’t love getting mail? I’m not talking the usual collection of bills, promotions, and junk – I’m talking about real letters, handwritten by friends. Even getting a post card is enough to fix a bad day. Mail is fun – and mail with surprises tucked inside are even better! I have amazing blog readers, […]

//8 Minor Characters Who Deserved More Screen Time

Gein, Rurouni Kenshin (portrayed by Go Ayano) As much as I adore Kenshin, when my friend Arielle said she was about to start the movie the first thing I said was, “GEIN.” While his role is (annoyingly) minor, he’s intriguing, fantastic, and his fight with Kenshin is my ‘pet fight scene’ – the one I […]

//JuNoWriMo is finally over!!/How is JuNoWriMo over already??

The Scene I’m writing furiously to finish up This Curious Madness before JuNoWriMo ends. I am also discussing finer points of the novel with one of my favorite women on the planet, Arielle. Time Roughly 35 Hours Ago Me: ARI Arielle: ?? Me: I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING. THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK I’VE WRITTEN IN […]

//my 10 favorite screen characters (fasten your seatbelts)

I’ve been tagged – and you may be surprised that I’m actually following through. If you’ve been around my blog for any length of time, you’re probably aware that I don’t really do tags – I don’t care for them, they don’t interest me, I have better things to talk about. But lo and behold! […]

//writing strengths + weaknesses

A few weeks ago, Cait over at Paper Fury did a post on her writing strengths and weaknesses. (She failed to mention that she is, in fact, possessed with a muse who types at about 300 WPM and writes 15,000 words a day when she’s in a lazy mood. I’ll never understand how she does […]

//malice in the palace, or, EVEN MORE wonderland!

I’m not going to bother giving much of an introduction to this post. JuNoWriMo has been a blast, and I’ve been motivated by the fact that I’m not sure I’ll actually have it wrapped up in time to write ‘the end’ at midnight on June 30th. If the end of the month arrives and I’m […]

//a glimpse into madness – junowrimo snippets

I’m thoroughly enjoying This Curious Madness – a lot. A lot a lot. The characters surprise me at every turn, and while it’s a challenge creating a more ‘adult’ Wonderland, with characters who bow deeply to the originals who inspired them while remaining true to their new forms, it’s exactly the kind of challenge I […]

//I’m on time, I’m on time for a very important date

I had aimed for a more relaxed, efficient kind of ‘No this year. In some ways, this is working out – I don’t have much to do this month besides driving practice, a few meet-ups, a diet, TFI posts, etc. Although aiming for three thousand words a day isn’t exactly realistic. For some reason, This […]

//of coffee sadness and beautiful people

What you are looking at is a very sad and very important image. It’s the image of my last cup of coffee for a month. I mentioned that we’re going on the ‘leaky gut’ diet (‘leaky gut.’ That just sounds awful. Like ‘acid reflux’) and along with sugar and dairy, one thing we can’t have […]

//in which I make an executive decision and change my mind, as is my prerogative

I spent the last week with my friend Elizabeth and her family, touring D.C. and attending a good friend’s wedding. I took several hundred pictures that I need to sort through and had more fun than should probably be legal, but it’s going to take a while to go get that particular blog post up, […]