November 2013

television
Almost Human

I am DYING for some good genre television -- oh Farscape, I still miss you, and Battlestar Galactica, you also stay lodged in my heart.  So I thought hey, Almost Human looks keen. It looks Blade Runner-ish and HEY that is Karl Urban's FACE (not to mention the rest of him, including his snarky mouth!). […]

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food
So, Pie

Who doesn't love pie? If you don't love pie, get out. There's a bus to Pluto in five minutes, go. For the rest of you... Today we're talking about savory pie, not sweet pie. I may cover some sweet pie soon though, since Thanksgiving approaches. (But also, cheesecake? Because pumpkin cheesecake. I digress.) Fall rolls […]

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anubis
NaNoWriMo, 2013 Edition

I suppose I'm a cheater. I don't exactly worry about my word count, I definitely don't write every day (did not write yesterday, newp), and I usually still get the fifty thousand words by the end of the month. What does this tell us? Heck if I know! But here's the best thing NaNoWriMo has […]

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writing
Battle Scars

On Twitter this past weekend, Amanda asked: What's the most rejections you got on a piece before it sold? Please note whether it sold pro, semi, token. #battlescars I think it's an important question, especially to authors who suddenly find themselves selling regularly, which may give the impression to newer writers that all stories are […]

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