Writer Tamago

Let's try to get this squeezed in before Live Journal goes down for the day! Last night's book group discussion centered around Old Man's War by John Scalzi. The group consensus was that the book was a very good read, and we enjoyed the way the book was a homage to Heinlein in structure and [...]

After book group tonight (Old Man's War, to be discussed soon), I came home, and being in a research mood, wrote several pages of notes from a biography about Susy Clemens. I see the story's end clearly now, and I'll pop off a first draft as soon as possible. I have managed to clear Wednesday [...]

Got back from a great weekend in Chicago. Dan and Lisa were great travel companions for myself and Bryon, and Bob and Tasha were wonderful hosts. I also met a costuming friend for tea, and we had a wonderful conversation. But you guys want to know about wrestlers! I have three very enthusiastic interviews: one [...]

ETA: Not exactly a technical wizard, I have managed to recover the text in a sneaky way. So I was not absent minded and haphazard after all. Let the Spy Fi rejections begin! ETA2: Edited and submitted to Coyote Wild. So...all that work on Jackal's First Hunt gone, except for the opening sentence. How could [...]

What else would you ask a wrestler? 1. Tell me about your background in wrestling. 2. When did you decide you wanted to be a wrestler? 3. Tell me about your wrestling persona. 4. How do you work out for your matches? 5. What do wrestlers eat while they’re in training? 6. Do you have [...]

Ka-FREAKIN-Edit! Hulk Hercules is edited. And it doesn't seem to suck. But perhaps I am too close to the subject matter. Tomorrow night, I will edit Jackal's First Hunt. I will also put together interview questions for the wrestler interviews over the next two days, and add that information into the story next week. *** [...]

Edited: Chapters One and Two of Hulk Hercules Right now, I'm reading Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. I'm contemplating returning to the habits of my high school years--reading a contemporary book, followed by reading a really old book. Why? One of the interesting things about meeting authors is that you are exposed to a great [...]

1. Julie Rose's soundtrack up at Writers and their Soundtracks. 2. Jim Hines hosts his annual Christmas book drive for those in shelters. Donate if you can! Catherine

Oh dear. It's been a really busy day at work. I'm going into ping pong ball mode, as I'm juggling test norming, registration, graduation, a new curriculum, and the classes I teach. Lucky thing I finished HH:PW yesterday, because, at least for this week, my writing days have surprisingly evaporated. But no, that's not for [...]

Here it is! Hoo and Hah! Herc-o-meter: 46 / 46(100.0%) 43,074 / 43,074(100.0%) *** Signing off to send it to some beta readers. My next week will be reading this, tightening this, and also tightening Jackal's First Hunt. Editor mode begins. Catherine