Writer Tamago

I have finished Pretties. It was a worthy sequel to Uglies, and it complicates matters nicely. I've leafed a bit through Specials, and decided it can wait for a bit. Right now, it might be a bit over the top for me. I am truly bored. Read out, watched out, slept out. Gotta love being [...]

Well, it's a new one for me. Since my general feeling of well-being kept deteriorating this afternoon, Bryon dragged me over to the doc when he got off school. My sinusitis has morphed into tracheitis, which is a novel -itis I've never had before. Essentially it's like the croup, with dizziness, headache, and earache. If [...]

In Booklife, Jeff VanderMeer mentions that it's important for writers to occasionally press the reset button to find a better balance. After talking to some friends, I realize it's time for me to reset. Work has really been wearing me out. I love my job, but it's demanding. Of course, I refuse to let it [...]

Interesting weather, Iowa. Yesterday I drove to work on travel-not-recommended highway 30. Drifts higher than my car sprayed white powder overhead. I dodged a minivan that laid across the right lane. White out conditions turned the trip into guess work about 1/3 of the time. And yet, I live. Then, yesterday afternoon, the sun came [...]

Today's pithy and profound observation: If I'm more excited to read Pretties than I am about writing my own book, I'd better be figuring out how to reverse the situation. The Winter the Troll Danced with Old Nick is coming together in a craftastic fashion. But story, where is thy zing? How can I expect [...]

Next writing session we'll revamp the first Quartz and Sigfried encounter, and ramp up the god mom rivalry. Then I'll go back to writing through plot threads, since that really seems to solidify directions. Now that I'm feeling more lucid, another snow day would not be unwelcome, especially one I could use for a lot [...]

Many of you have been asking me where Hulk Hercules: Professional Wrestler is. Well, I don't know. I wish I had news for you. I don't. January is still supposed to be the month of publication, and we still have six days of January, so it may appear like a birthday present on the horizon. [...]

Reading more broadly means you are surprised more often. I know I'm coming to the party very late in praising Uglies, but I devoured it this weekend. Just like with Lies of Locke Lamora, this is not my book, but I am in love with it anyway. For the two of you out there who [...]

Hey all. I'm back in the land of the vertical, with occasional wooziness. And my hair is superbly red (translation: made salon appointment today). Another VPXIIIer gets a professional credit. Ferret gets himself a gig at Asimov's for his short story "Under the Thumb of the Brain Patrol." That's the fourth one. Go, VP XIII! [...]

Unfortunately, I'm ill. It's that kind of ill where you can't do much of anything except be bored and feel bad. Competency is down. Tea consumption is way up. So. Yesterday I missed teaching, including my night class for the accelerated course. I never thought I'd be grateful for an ice storm, but the college [...]