Writer Tamago

Where have I been? I'd like to say that I've been away writing up a storm. Instead, I've been bucking the waves of emotional turbulence. Things are much better now, but as I journey through the choppy rapids of writing I learn more and more about my process. I believe some writers can work through [...]

After writing for four hours, the characters on the screen are beginning to look a bit like ants. Time for a bit of a break. Currently writing through the Manuel and Wort string of the story. It will intersect with Hild's story and the Widow's story shortly. Verbage? 32.1K Catherine

Jay Lake can use your good vibrations today as he goes in for some cancer surgery. *** Michael Jasper links to Dean Wesley Smith's entry about writing a Book as an Event. Well, yeah, writer's got to keep writing. Writer's got to send things out. And writer's got to be patient with self. And writer's [...]

It's vacation. Finally. While I didn't escape as free as I hoped I would, I think I can balance the tasks and creativity accordingly. I'm re-reading Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave for our SF club book group. Thirteen pages in, and a friend already couldn't get my attention until the third try. Still alive at [...]

My beast seems to work best at ideas when I'm driving alone, which I did today and yesterday. Interesting for me to know. You? When does your subconscious kick into overtime? When do you get your good ideas. *** And while you're thinking about that, here's a post from Seanan McGuire to read. Ostensibly, it's [...]

ETA: This is now the final version of the cover! Here's a link to the Cat's Curious blurb. There, if you click on the image, you can enlarge the picture and see all the awesome detail. Sonya Sipes, Cats Curious publisher, has given me permission to post the almost finished version of Emily Kaplan's Hulk [...]

Harlequin Horizons, consider thyself smited. Verily, Jackie Kessler elaborates! Catherine adds: I've never seen a major publisher melt down into scum before my very eyes! Back to work! Catherine

We interrupt the inundation to say: With Oliver Toddle released on Monday, and the almost done cover for Hulk Hercules arriving today, I'm feeling tangible in my writer real estate. Catherine

Since it looks like my middle name is going to be inundation for a few days (It's an old Puritan name, like Inundation Pruitt or something), I thought maybe a fun thing to do in the spirit of focusing on you (especially after the Nebula entry, which was all about *sniff* me), would be maybe [...]

For those of you who have been seeing this list around your friend's list, if you're like me, you might be curious about how the Nebula nominations work. I too have had some publications within the specified time period. I know many SFWA members have been hanging around the Tamago specifically so they can nominate [...]