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Today

It's gorgeous outside. Sunny, warm and inviting in the way that only Seattle can be. So of course I'm stuck inside trying to finish today's pages.

With luck, I'll finish a little early and have time for a walk and some reading. Then it's a trip to the library and lunch in Fremont with an old friend I don't see often enough. Later this afternoon I'm sure I'll be playing a little Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich.

But only if I finish these pages. Logging off.

Hey, Americans

If you support our constitution, respond to the census. It's necessary

Whoa.

One of the items up for auction on the Do the Write Thing for Nashvilled flood benefits is a lunch with Miss Snark!

I know! Bid here.

So far, the auction has raised over $53,000 dollars to benefit flood victims in Nashville. And I still haven't heard back about the books I offered.

This is not a post about fanfiction

On my LiveJournal friends list, which is where I do most of my internet reading, yet another fanfic (definition) discussion has exploded. No link, because it's just like all the others: a pro writer said the usual dismissive things about fanfic. People who'd never even heard of this writer before swoop in to berate her/patiently explain she's wrong/inform her they'll never buy her work/tell her they're laughing at her/etc to the tune of 300 comments.

Jesus, it's like that old joke about...

The Buried King

Finally started chapter one of the new WIP today. Here's the rough draft first paragraph:

As the sun rose over the ocean, the chirps keened in their aerie. Joad lay on his cotton mat, staring at the timbers overhead. He could never sleep through that sound, faint as it was. To him, it always seemed that the lords of the city were mourning the start of every new day.

I made my goal, too. I'll probably end up deleting it all, but it's an auspicious start.

Kolchak and Minuteman, together at last!

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I just got a call from home saying my package finally arrived. Inside are the two Kolchak TV movies, along with the entire Kolchak the Night Stalker TV series.

I should also have received the disc for Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich.

Weekend, you are planned.

But I'll tell you, I'm bored with my own blog! I have a crap load of work to do on my website (reorganizing, mostly) but I'm tired of the things I've been talking about and I'm generally feeling uninspired.

So, I'm going to give ...

Randomness for 5/13

1) Facebook privacy default settings, and how they've changed over time, in convenient chart form. I have a FB account, but I never put anything there I wouldn't put on my main blog.

2) Some folks are still claiming that health care reform will not save any money, and that the claimed savings are the result of budgetary gimmicks. That's not true, and here's why.

3) Paging David Prill! David Prill to the white courtesy phone, please!

4) The July 1690 issue of Cosmopolitan.

5) What you see...

Asker or Guesser?

First, you should read this short article in the Guardian. The writer claims it will change your life but really it's just an interesting tidbit.

For them who won't click, a quick summary: Some people ask for things with the expectation that they may hear "No," which they're perfectly fine with ("Askers") . Some people try to figure out if they will get a "Yes" answer before they ask, so they won't make the other person turn them down ("Guessers").

In our culture, there's a strong push to...

Interview

Emily Blake, who teaches high school in South Central L.A. and will soon be breaking into the screenwriting world (she found representation recently and has just begun showing her work to buyers) did an interview with me earlier this week, and it's just gone live on her site:

If you're curious about my working relationship with my agent, whether I planned the Twenty Palaces books as a series from the start, how my writing methods have changed since I became published, (and more), check it...

Game of Cages blurb!

I wasn't sure a blurb would come in on time to make the cover, but it did! Picture this cover:

Move the text "A Twenty Palaces Novel" down beside the word "of" and in its place, picture this blurb:

"Connolly keeps you turning pages and wanting more." –C.E. Murphy

Yeah. It's a good day.

I'd post the cover flat itself (instead of describing it) but it's not quite final yet. Soon!