I accomplished some work on Twilight today. I’m getting the first three chapters/15k words ready for Zette, our Two Year Novel instructor, to look over. I know it doesn’t have to have anything done with it, but I received some excellent feedback on important basic stuff when we posted our … Continue reading →
SAHW, Holly Lisle, and others are discussing the benefits of living life. For the last three years, I’ve been doing a job I didn’t care for in a place I didn’t care about with people I mostly liked (some, I liked a lot; others, not so much). I gained nearly … Continue reading →
Ahhh. Mostly due to the Internet, I have not set foot in a library since 1996. Until today. The last library I was in was the Air University Library on Maxwell Air Force Base. Today, I returned. I needed a video (yes, they have a good video collection available for … Continue reading →
I wanted an easy way to document the books I read. I finally decided to create a link category for them. The fact that I’ve read a book does not constitute an endorsement of that book (although, I usually don’t finish a book I don’t like–there are a few exceptions). … Continue reading →
Take the What High School Stereotype Are You? quiz. We were lucky to have an electronic calculator when I was in high school. Remember the ones that ran on 9v batteries? Yeah–the TI-30. Cost me $30. When you make $4 a night at your part-time job, that’s not a trivial … Continue reading →
The library is obscured now, but all the boxes are out of the closet, and the new wire shelves are installed–one of each side with about three feet of open wall space in the middle. I’m thankful for a five shelf bookshelf at the office. I’m loading my rolling backpack … Continue reading →
I’m seeing hints of library through the boxes. Most of the books are out of boxes. I’m still looking for a few, so I have not tracked down all the boxes with books yet (although, they all should still be in the room). Remaining boxes should have papers and magazines … Continue reading →
What’s up? – I’m getting settled in at work. – I’m starting to unpack the 60-70 boxes of books–or at least dig through them madly searching for certain books I’d really like for reference work. – The grass is growing, so I’ll need to mow and trim this weekend. What’s … Continue reading →
Something to consider when military jet noise bothers you. I’ve come to know it affectionately as “The Sound of Freedom,” but, sometimes, it’s “The Sound of the Price of Freedom.” The link takes you to the complaint filed. (Luke is Luke Air Force Base in Arizona) Here is the response. … Continue reading →
I’m having a blast working character development for my villain. I should have done all this before beginning to write the book, but, frankly, I didn’t know how. Since this is my second book, and the first, PBOTL, as was thoughtfully pointed out to me, didn’t even have a villain, … Continue reading →