Ungha. # @ChuckWendig Woot! Congratulations on your new house! in reply to ChuckWendig # C4: Any minute, the flames would spread to the dry grass outside the church, and all hell was going to break loose, if it hadn’t already. # These chapters are running shorter than usual, about 1500 words to my usual 2000. […]

I went to the June Novel Writer’s Workshop with Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch from June 14-17. It was good.  I’ll get to that.  But it was also incredibly sad, and even now it’s hard to write about it. First off, what it was about:  it was a workshop for writers on the

@dcawley I bow to you on your DnD goodness. in reply to dcawley # @syrimne1 Three more eds, via e-mail. I will send out via snail next Sat a.m. if I hear nothing. in reply to syrimne1 # Savvy by Ingrid Law was pretty good, a YA tall tale. Just excellent writing, although the plot

I want to take the day off, dammit! # I enjoyed Karate Kid with Ray and her karate school yesterday. I had to laugh at inappropriate moments, though, like the crane kick… # @senseihaynes I wanna see you do the upside-down crane kick. # In Denver. # Now in Portland! # Virga: Rain or snow

If all description is a part of character (that is, if all the description you put in a novel reflects your POV character or narrator), then a lot of description is the character’s first impression of a thing.  Not just “what would your character notice” about a thing, but “what would your character notice that

I was thinking I hadn't had a rejection for quite a few days in a row and was feeling paranoid that I had only dreamed of submitting stuff. # Luckily, I was rejected today, and now feel more secure in my place in the universe. # Tra la, tra la. # @ianthealy God paged me,

@doycet Had discussion on ereaders this wknd about possibility of 3G kiosks at bus stations, w/ stuff used to get at truck stops on tape. in reply to doycet # @doycet @ChuckWendig Isn't the spot of the Debbil in Coen Bros movies already reserve for John Goodman? in reply to doycet # Rest in Peace,

What makes a lovable setting? I don’t know yet. Obviously, it’s going to vary from person to person; we all like to read different things. But people who like to read often talk about books they didn’t want to put down, because they liked the characters and setting so much. I have a handle on

Stuck. # Two good nibbles today. Not THOSE kind of nibbles. # #PPW Fundraiser, Briargate B&N: May 29, Kirk Farber/Nancy Wisgirda, Ron Heimbecher (wkshp); May 30, Carol Hightshoe (sign & wkshp) 2-4p. # #PPW Critique Corner updates http://pikespeakwriters.com/critcorner/ …Please send us critique group requests and news! # PPW critique groups – screenplays. http://pikespeakwriters.com/critcorner/2010/05/screenplay-critique-group-request/ # @ianthealy

by K.J. Parker. I love books in which the characters drive the plot. This is a book in which the characters are the plot. The main character of this book, Ziani Vaatzes, is an engineer who makes the mistake of making improvements to “already perfect” specifications.  He’s condemned to death, but escapes–without his family.  Vaatzes