I tallied it up, and I’ve written 100,000 words of fiction in the last year. Yet, somehow, I still feel like I’m not writing enough…
Author: marylowd
Important Racoon Research
Reading the wiki page on raccoons completely changed the short story I just started. Fortunately, it made it better.
I love it when research involves watching videos of baby raccoons. Continue reading “Important Racoon Research”
Selling and Signing So Many Books
By the end of Rainfurrest: I met all kinds of amazing people and had the most fun I’ve ever had at a con! I got to be on panels with Alan Dean Foster; I had a chance to pitch my latest novel to a publisher; “Otters In Space” and the Rainfurrest anthology both sold out; and, I had to keep a pen clipped to my badge so that I could keep up with all the requests to sign things!
Panelist at Rainfurrest
So far at Rainfurrest: I have two stories in “Stories from Camp RainFurrest,” the charity anthology which looks beautiful; both that and “Otters In Space” are available at the FurPlanet table in the Dealer’s Den; and, I was on a really fun and lively panel about Overcoming Writer’s Block. Continue reading “Panelist at Rainfurrest”
Dictator of Gravity
Gravity is a problem. Especially if it only exists (or stops existing) if I remember to have it do so.
So, in conclusion, when the Dictator of Gravity position comes up for election, in the best interests of everyone, I will not be running.
Kipper in a Box
Apparently, when I get stuck — as in, make negligible progress for most of a year stuck — on “Otters In Space,” my solution ends up being to stick the main character in a box. Maybe when I’m writing OiS3 and get stuck around the 30,000 word mark, instead of banging my head uselessly against it for a year, I can skip straight to having Kipper hide in a box and keep writing.
Context is Left as an Exercise for the Reader
It is standard practice to approximate dogs as spheres.
DS9 vs. B5
Having finally watched all of Babylon 5, I’m finally qualified to hold the opinion that Deep Space Nine is better than Babylon 5. (And it is.)
I’ll even take it a step further: Farscape’s better too! And, possibly even Stargate: SG-1. Though, that wouldn’t be worth getting into a holy war over. (Note added 14 years later, after watching all the way through Stargate a second time: yes, it would.)
Continue reading “DS9 vs. B5”
A Telling Trend in Literary Tastes
Elaine’s three favorite books are: “Little Miss Stubborn,” “Little Miss Naughty,” and “Little Miss Bossy.”