Quote @Three_Star_Dave "Ah, those halcyon days when it was D&D (not Teh Gayz) that were a threat to our children." # Write! Write like it's your day job! # @doycet Hey, I want to name one of my chapters "Hidden Things." Mind? # Write! Write like you're getting paid! # On Desc: For tight POV, […]

Due to (or exacerbated by) my background in drama (I had a really, really good playwriting teacher), I am pretty solid on dialogue.  I can’t explain how to get good at dialogue–I’ve never really had to think about it.  But description?  Pfft. On the one hand, this is good news.  My previous fear and loathing,

@Three_Star_Dave Good luck! in reply to Three_Star_Dave # Done: Chapter 22/32. "The race between the brewing process and true sentience will end with victory for the Terran life form once again." # Ten chapters left! # Powered by Twitter Tools

@DaphneUn You're right, you're right. It's "luhvahs." in reply to DaphneUn # Done: Chapter 20/32. "Do you know how hard it is to keep these lines straight, even when they aren't infected?" #DeNoReWriMo # I wish I could give one of my characters a hug: she's carrying a big burden, combined from a lot of

Spent an hour and a half changing the span of the book from 4 years to 1.5. Feel better now. # Drinking beer and eating chili. # Happy Left 4 Dead II day! …If you can download, that is. # What? I have to turn off the new Norah Jones so I can read aloud

Done: Chapter 18/32. "I'd never actually lied to him; he'd never actually arrested me." #DeNoReWriMo # Ugh. Long, ornery day. # Powered by Twitter Tools

@ChuckWendig @doycet Three times for humor – gave rule of three to daughter to explain that sometimes a lot of a good thing is too much. in reply to ChuckWendig # Snowed last night. Not too bad. Still planning to go to chocolate festival. # @mightymur What church DO you go to? in reply to

@Three_Star_Dave Literarily speaking. Excellent. in reply to Three_Star_Dave # @ChuckWendig @doycet I want one of you to write a couple of blog entries on DESCRIPTION, when how and why. I suck at it. in reply to ChuckWendig # I finished Act I of the book yesterday, in which the main character, in his 40s, decides

Sometimes I write blog posts already knowing, more or less, what I’m going to say.  This is not one of those times. Steven Brust is discussing the ethical use of humor over on his site.  To sum up,  in one case, someone used humor against a friend of his; the friend was hurt; the offending

@doycet I think it's a poem,too. I was cruising through poetry sites, waiting for the hiccups to stop, and there it was. in reply to doycet # Grats! They were great 🙂 RT @cmpriest My first royalty check from Tor arrived today. The Eden series finally earned out! Wooooo! # @doycet Now I want to