Reading and writing
One perennial piece of writing advice that I give is to read your works aloud. Hear the words, hear the rhythms, hear the alliteration and assonance, and the poetry of the language. Listen for choppiness and disjointed thoughts, for the…
Two Questions
I have two questions for you all since you are brilliant and knowledgable. First, can you explain SEO to me? I see it all the time, but I’m not sure what exactly it is. One reason I ask is because…
A writing post
I haven’t talked about writing much lately. I think it’s been because I’ve been stewing about a scene. It’s still stewing, but I had some thoughts today. I was reading from Don Maass’ 20th Century Fiction. There’s some really good…
Confessions of a TV Junky
I have to admit I watch Hawaii Five-O. And sure, there’s a certain amount of eye-candy of the male persuasion there that makes me happy. Even the bad guys are hot. But the real reason? In High Def, the panoramic…
A Deliberately Lazy Day
I had promised the kids that we would watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy this weekend. Well, I promised the boy. The girl didn’t really know what it was about. But then he had a friend spend the night…
Meet Krista Ball and Learn Very Cool Things
A little while ago, I was asked to read with the possibility of blurbing Krista Ball’s new book, What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank. It is currently available in electronic form and will shortly be available in print form. I…
Language
When I was a kid, we called flip-flops thongs. I still do, which makes some people look at me oddly. Also, we had hiking boots that we called waffle-stompers. I still call them that on occasion, because frankly, it’s really…
Music requests
I’m in the mood for some new music. So I’ve come to you for suggestions. What I like is rock n’ roll. That includes 80s hairbands and pink floyd and Iron Maiden, but not stuff like Linkin Park. For me…
crazy
I’m going a little nuts here. I am trying to help my daughter study for a social studies test. I’ve been working with her all weekend in small bits because she doesn’t want to concentrate and doesn’t want to put…
And the winner is . . .
Poison Study 12 Cast in Shadow 6 Warded Man 9 So there you have it folks: we’re going to read Poison Study for our first book. Excellent! Can’t wait to have our discussion. Get your copy and start reading now!