My adorable fiend friend John P of RAM posted this link to library_mofo: Why Spell Check is your Friend. Should perhaps have been titled “Why Spell Check is NOT your Friend” since my spell checker includes lovely terms like “anal” and “mofo.”
Archive for May, 2007
Fit-check word before opening mouth
Posted in Just Plain Weird on May 25, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Birthday card
Posted in Just Plain Weird, Personal blither on May 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
My parents-in-law sent me a birthday card (thanks you guys–no seriously, it was perfect!) which appears to be haunted.
I arrived at the mail box place yesterday and found a note to come pick up something from the office, so I went there. And was handed a square white envelope, slightly bulged in the [...]
Poltergeist’s first review
Posted in Book reviews news and 'zines, Stuff about the book(s) on May 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Whoohoo! Poltergeist has its first review at Don D’Amassa’s Fantasy Reviews page. OK, the man ain’t turning hand springs and calling me the next Phil Dick or Raymond Chandler, but coming from a famously hardnosed reviewer, “…let’s hope Harper Blaine returns for many more equally exciting exploits,” is tres cool. Though can I [...]
Getting Medieval : A Book Deal!
Posted in Cool writerly people on May 18, 2007 | 4 Comments »
No, not mine. I’m thoroughly, goofily happy for my friend and fellow JABberwockian, Jeri Westerson who has finally landed the big fish: A Book Deal! With St. Martin’s no less. For her very excellent medieval noir detective novel Veil of Lies. Yup, you read that right: medieval noir. If you [...]
Mold’s Nemesis
Posted in Personal blither on May 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Boats tend to be mildewy–especially in the Pacific Northwest, but my snuffling and sinus headaches have motivated me to Do Something About It and Destroy All Mold (in the boat, that is.) And so today I began my campaign.
I am implacable–even if it means running, watery eyes, scrapes, rash, and the stink of bleach, [...]
Cat vacuuming
Posted in Just Plain Weird, Personal blither on May 14, 2007 | Comments Off
If you’re not a denizen of rec.arts.sf.composition, you may not be familiar with the term “cat vaccuming,” which means “avoiding writing/working by finding trivial things that seem like work to do instead” (like washing dishes or, well… vacuuming the cat.) For your further edification, here is someone actually vacuuming their cat (thanks to Marilee [...]
Spammers are evil
Posted in Personal blither on May 12, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I am most unhappy. Someone has started using my domains as “from” addresses on spam. As a result, my hosting ISP is being inundated with bounced spam that never came from me, but it’s all going into my inbox. This makes me very annoyed. So far, I’ve had to download and kill several thousand pieces [...]
Owww
Posted in Personal blither on May 11, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Blargh. Migraines reduce productivity. A lot.
Back into the swing for a day….
Posted in Stuff about the book(s) on May 8, 2007 | Comments Off
Just relieved to have made progress at last. Adjusted the first 9,500 words to reflect the finalized outline, then wrote 2,000 new words. Had hoped for more but will take what I can get. Wednesday is going to be a rough day and expect to get little significant done due to funeral. Now, to bed….
Another fabulous author night
Posted in Cool writerly people on May 7, 2007 | Comments Off
Hehehe…. Charlaine Harris makes me laugh–and a roomful of fans too. Yet another example of a writer who gives great public appearances. Really charming, funny, and gracious and makes you feel like she’s really happy you came to see her speak. I continue to feel daunted by the fabulosity of other [...]
Talking back to Charlaine Harris
Posted in Cool writerly people, Personal blither on May 6, 2007 | Comments Off
Hohoho. After all the frustrations and nastiness of recent days, a wonderful, warm spark has been lit by the reliably delightful Charlaine Harris, who is in town for a book signing tomorrow at University Book Store, Seattle Washington.
OK, I’m a big ol’ fangrrl, but I adore Charlaine, so the opportunity to buy her dinner [...]
Bad news
Posted in Personal blither on May 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A good friend, who was the fiance of another good friend, died on Wednesday. We learned of this yesterday. Things are a little weird here, now.
