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.
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Leveling Up?
I seem to be writing two novels simultaneously. And seriously considering starting a third…
Novel Prep Looks Like…
…researching dog and cat breeds for Nanowrimo.
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.)
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A Telling Trend in Literary Tastes
Elaine’s three favorite books are: “Little Miss Stubborn,” “Little Miss Naughty,” and “Little Miss Bossy.”