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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

Yay! REALLY unusual words. http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm I've never heard of a bunch of these. # @ChuckWendig Huh. I just made that last night, with mini dried shrimp. in reply to ChuckWendig # I am freeeeeeeee! Fulltime freelancing has begun. # @averagebetty Cap vs. no cap post-colon: Use house style guide or sheet; if no guidance provided,

by Giles Carwyn and Todd Fahnestock. You can’t tell from the cover.  You can’t tell from the description.  You can’t tell from the blurbs.  I have yet to read a review of the book that captures what I’m talking about–but it’s the reason I keep recommending this book to people.  Certain people. People who like

I am twiddling my thumbs, waiting for work to come in. I have things lined up, but they’re not for right now. I’m ready for right now. I have bids out on eight or nine projects, with nary a nibble (mostly because they’re not ready to pick people yet, looks like). Thus, I have completed

Trent Reznor has a pot belly. I seen it. # @DaphneUn Looking forward to Nia tonight 🙂 in reply to DaphneUn # @doycet Yay! Grats. in reply to doycet # Just got back from first Nia class. Like the best parts of college, oddly. # @DaphneUn Good luck! in reply to DaphneUn # @mtfierce There's

Cats wave their tails to show they're angry and likely to attack. Yet another reason our cat hates our dog? # I just made 2 peanut butter cup cheesecakes for Cinco de Mayo. Somebody please confirm that Mexicans like peanut butter, 'kay? # @DaphneUn Do you think Trixie will dance for me the next time

Ian wanted to know what some common, fixable rookie mistakes were, and I realized the list I was writing would make a good blog post — because they’re my rookie mistakes.  Not that I’ve really stopped making them, but at least I can spot them and go, “Perhaps not.” Writing a very similar story to

You are what you surf: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/04/expose-yourself.html # @mknippling What a ham Jilly is. in reply to mknippling # @doycet I seem to have more time in the day when I'm not sick! Good luck on the interview. in reply to doycet # I don't care how full the glass is. What's in it? # Editing.

Back to work. Not looking forward to this day at work…tossed and turned all night. # Lee made some of the best ribs I've ever had tonight. "Don't worry," he says. "The next batch will be better." # Working on a chapter book for Ray. "Ordinary girl must save mom, known as Queen Bee, from

Ray met her 8th-grade penpal today – who gave her a plushy panda to go with Ray’s other plushy panda.  I drank the cocoa.