It was August 30th, a Saturday night, and I was in a crowded karaoke bar, kicking back, when one of the televisions at the back of the room showed an awful car crash and a news crawl. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Who is going home??
Big Brother 8 – Eviction Night
So, for those interested and following… who is going home tonight from BB8? Zack or Amber? Continue reading
Filed under 'Reality' TV
Library Thing
When I first saw the name of this cool site/service/addiction, I thought, ” ‘Library Thing? Is that a horror movie set in a possessed public library?” But it’s not. It’s Continue reading
Filed under Books
Blogged down.
Is it just me? Am I the only one finding reading blogs to be time-consuming, addictive and far too fascinating? It’s second only to Wiki Walking as a serious internet problem, for me, taking too much time out of actual writing. Continue reading
Filed under Blogging
‘Reality’ TV
I watch a fair amount of TV. There, I’ve said it and am ducking. Writers should read, right? (I do a fair bit of that, too… research, murder mysteries, magazines, newspapers.) Writers certainly shouldn’t rot their brains Continue reading
Filed under 'Reality' TV, Telly
I love it when…
Every once in a while in this difficult, consuming and occasionally discouraging business of writing, you get the boost you need to keep plugging away.
Is it the royalty check in the mail?
No, though that’s nice.
Is it a new contract?
No, though that’s even better than a royalty check.
So, what is it? Continue reading
Filed under Writing
Wii, Wii, Wow!
Spent yesterday playing (read: desperately trying to get better at) Wii Sport games: baseball, bowling, boxing, tennis. I’m really, really terrible at it, but Continue reading
Filed under Stuff & Nonsense
Ah, yes, another clue…
I never know how to describe what I do and how, when folks ask that fateful question, “Where do you get your ideas?” Continue reading
Filed under Writing
UBS
I’ve heard some chat on the ‘net about criticism of those who buy their books second hand at the Used Book Store, or UBS.
It’s true that authors don’t get royalties when you buy a book at the used book store, but Continue reading
Filed under Stuff & Nonsense