Writer Tamago

First, updates on the new Dead Like Me movie, which is out in January. And Wikipedia gives you the rest of the poop. *** Next up, Iowa driving sucks. I've been in 3 drifts, busted through two, done three whirly road circles, and ended up in a ditch. Today. I'm staying home. For the rest [...]

Today begins the features I plan to do on favorites. Most of these are works that inspire me as a writer. I wish I could pull this off, be as adept at story telling as these creators are. I'd like to start with Dead Like Me. Recently, this previous Showtime offering has become my favorite [...]

11,369 / 90,000(12.6%) Doesn't that make me look like the wonder writer? To come clean, I started this story some time back, and what I've just done is written a new 1000 words, and then gone back to salvage what scenes I wanted to use. I thought originally about progressing through this book linearly, but [...]

Since my day was spent moving with the rest of the English department, tonight I bring you the cut and past method of journaling, and give you the low down on our reading group's discussion of Goblin Quest, as well as Jim's answers to various questions from the group. Enjoy, and I'll be back with [...]

1,032 / 90,000(1.1%) Yes, here it is! The first few words of The Solitary King. What a pretty word counter! The first scene is REALLY rough, but could be quite pretty and mysterious if it revise it right (makes note to revise it right...) The second scene is fun, and has some good characterization so [...]

I'm blindingly busy today, but just a couple of things to mention. Blood is Thicker than Water at the usual spot. The wig article is off to AniCoz. Now I'm back to novel writing. I'll be in the corner for a while, kinda staring. Next up: A report on last night's book group and Goblin [...]

Saturday went much as planned. We had Christmas dinners with two separate sets of friends, and spent most of the day in the car. Sunday started in urgent care. For a change, Bryon has some issues, and he wasn't sure if they were internal or external. The good news is that it appears that he [...]

We've been having quite the week. The short list Tuesday: Blizzard Wednesday: Christmas shopping Thursday Work: ELA registration and hand holding Thursday Night: Final paper grading, grade posting, and desperation pizza binge Friday Morning: Finish Packing office Friday Afternoon: ELA graduation ceremony *blink* When I meant I was stepping away on Wednesday, I didn't realize [...]

You can spend a lot of time waiting for your ship to come in, but you're going to see a lot of the dock and not much else. I've got a pager, and I'm going to keep touring the city. Someone will tell me when my boat gets here. Catherine

Another thing that Dickens does very well in Little Dorrit is the character reversal. I am a sucker for the character reversal. In recent memory, an author who does it quite nicely is Maggie Stiefvater in Lament. As a reader, I love the bad character who defects to the other side. I am less fond [...]