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Watch me enter Maggie Stiefvater's Ballad contest, because I REALLY, REALLY want to read about hot, rebuffed bagpipers from Lament. (No, really, it *is* okay for me to say that about a fictional character. James is a unique character. I like him a lot, and I think he was shafted in Lament. There it is.) [...]

Still embroiled in hot semester starting action! Today's interesting thing: When I logged into the language lab computers, no English program for my students. The IT department had installed 30 copies onto the computers of a whole different lab. These trials make us stronger, and help us to appreciate that we are not the only [...]

Yesterday I had food poisoning. The easy on you kind, that makes you dreadfully ill for 24 hours, and then allows you to go back to work pretty much normal the next day. Good. I have a writer's group to see tonight, and a convention to help with this weekend. Since school starts on the [...]

Rachael de Vienne, author of Pixie Warrior , is kind enough to host me at her blog, Who Said Pixies are Rational Creatures? Since The Love Song of Oliver Toddle is a story about a gnome who works in a garage, I thought an excerpt of it would be at home among the pixies. Please [...]

No Mahabharata for you today! (sigh) So, with Maggie's permission, the name says it all. Maggie Stiefvater's Giant Butt-Kicking How to Write a Novel Post. We'll see you on the other side of an article and some statistical test norming. Catherine

I'm getting ready for the Noble Pen Writers Group on Thursday. I've worked up a couple of resource pages on Query Tracker and Duotrope Digest which I have placed over in pages, and you all have full permission to rip off any time for your own visit with writing group occasions. Query Tracker Page Duotrope [...]

This week's Blood is Thicker than Water is gritty. I hope to have some Mahabharata tomorrow. It's all about the day job here right now. Catherine

One of my fellow Viable Paradisers, Sean Craven talked about the magazine he edits with Rob Pierce, Swill. At first, Sean didn't mention the magazine by its name. I told Sean I would be happy to review his magazine over here at the Tamago. Then there was this email, telling me that Swill was on [...]

His rough draft is finished. I am pleased. Today is a rainy, perfect, cold day in Iowa. No, really. Bring on September. Catherine

Today seems to be a good day to be tortured by needy students. Honestly, I had the most academically dishonest, ruthless student come through my office today, and she merited about an hour of reports to the test center, dean, and dean of students today. Because we like nothing better than dealing with immoral students [...]