Have you seen Alan Rickman drink tea? Intense subtlety combined with perfectly-timed drama. I love that maniac. This musical version is from Jason Kottke’s blog.
Month: May 2012
“It Sounds Like Your Stuff”—guest post on Writer Unboxed
Today I’m guest posting over on Writer Unboxed, talking about that wonderful, horrible moment when you re-read your first draft and discover you’ve written complete gibberish. I’m pretty sure you all know what I’m talking about. It’s a heck of a sobering day—even for those of us soused to the… Read more““It Sounds Like Your Stuff”—guest post on Writer Unboxed”
4 Reasons My Cat Can’t Be a Writer
I’m gone again. (I’m actually perennially off in my own little world, but that’s not what I mean.) We’ve headed to the San Francisco Bay Area this past weekend for O’Reilly Publishing‘s Maker Faire, which if you don’t know about it you should. Maker Faire is based on O’Reilly’s Make… Read more“4 Reasons My Cat Can’t Be a Writer”
Body of Kindness, by Stu Wakefield
I have some serious gratitude to express today. Last week I was finishing up work with Stu Wakefield on the second novel of his Orcadian Trilogy, Memory of Water. Stu is so sweet and smart and talented, and he’d already been a Kindle #1 Best Seller with his first novel,… Read more“Body of Kindness, by Stu Wakefield”
5 Reasons My Cat Should Be the Writer Instead of Me
Cats don’t act as though you’re the one bright ray of sunlight in an otherwise clouded existence.—Raymond Chandler You all know my cat. He sits on my blog banner staring into space with the studied expression of someone who is being prevented from walking on a desk he knows perfectly… Read more“5 Reasons My Cat Should Be the Writer Instead of Me”
