Monthly Archives: May 2009

20:35 What do I have in common with author James Patterson’s ex-g.f? He likes our writing so much, he uses it in his books! is.gd/CaID # 20:41 I finished my editing pass of *The Longer the Fall.* 7,291 words and … Continue reading →

Not that this doesn’t happen to me all the time, but this is probably the highest level plagiarism I’ve been a victim of so far. I have a copy of James Patterson’s Violets Are Blue, published in 2002, and I … Continue reading →

21:52 Revising to eliminate passive voice from descriptions is an effing P.I.T.A. 🙁 I end up cutting a lot of the description entirely! # 21:55 That’s not a bad thing, actually, & the prose is much improved for being active … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, majkia!

Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes. I’m not quite sure what I think about this. Opinions, anyone?

14:45 I’m *freezing.* There is a FROST warning up for tonight! It’s May-effing-18th! I better bring in the tomato & pepper plants # 14:47 Tonight is Night Five of The Town Meeting From Hell, so I need to get workout … Continue reading →

Town Meeting From Hell adjourned to next Monday, May 18th, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes through Tuesday night, as well. Tonight, we got through the town budget, and passed the article that authorizes the Selectmen to call … Continue reading →

I’m off to night four, count ’em, four of The Town Meeting From Hell. The library sent out an e-mail alert saying that the override request is going to be brought up first. Last night, we got through another couple … Continue reading →

Today so far… I have checks in hand for store sales of Mortal Touch from two different stores. I just heard that someone who bought Mortal Touch went to the store looking for it because she started reading her friend’s … Continue reading →

I’m sitting at my laptop computer on a battered fold-out table. My chair is a dining room chair–ample-sized, one of those “captain’s chair” sort with wooden armrests, but still, a dining room chair, not an armchair or something. There are … Continue reading →