Archive | February, 2009

27 February 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Writing lessons — Three steps forward, two steps back

(Note: I’ve turned the blog over to Bethe Bugbee today. Her post is an excellent example of what writing is like when you are learning the craft and having a life. Note that what stopped her from writing temporarily was Hurricane Ike. That’s dedication!) Two different people had recommended that I read Ken Rand’s The [...]

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25 February 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Lady Blackheart

(Note: Not a deleted scene per se, but yet another sister story, that is a twin to another one where I wrote a story, decided it didn’t work, and started with the same premise all over again. ”Night of Their Conversion” and “Pigs and Feaches,” “Ice” and “Lonely Cries The Winter Wind” are two sets of sister stories. [...]

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22 February 2009 ~ 3 Comments

ConDFW report

First off, I would just like to say that my phone lies to me. It says it’s on mute and vibrate, and it’s not. So I interrupted more panels than I should have and I am so sorry. I would also like to say, however, that I did not do like a couple of people [...]

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