Author: marylowd

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!

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”

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.

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.

I seem to be writing two novels simultaneously. And seriously considering starting a third…

…researching dog and cat breeds for Nanowrimo.‬

It is standard practice to approximate dogs as spheres.

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”

It’s interesting watching Elaine struggle with Reader Rabbit. The game clearly expects that any difficulty will stem from not knowing the names of shapes and colors. Whereas, in reality, her trouble stems entirely from being unwilling to listen to and follow directions. Continue reading “Reader Rabbit”

I’ve switched novels. OiS2 needs a break. And Nawry got bored.

Working on Nawry is a complete different experience from OiS2. Exactly the break I need.