Writer Tamago

So far, most of this stuff has come in very useful as I write pieces where I get to know my two frost elves. See some more Norwegian folk dancing.

Oliver Toddle is story of the week over at The Science of Fiction. Go say hello to Andrew. Here's his flattering capsule review. Story of the Week: A Gnome Affair There are many variations of the Grimm’s fairy tale The Elves and the Shoemaker. Most notably to my mind is Charles de Lint’s Pixel Pixies [...]

The Man made it home. The blacktop was every bit as I intimated, but the Elantra managed to get behind a might drift busting machine and break through. Thank you, farmers everywhere, for your utility vehicles. That said, he's pretty done in and demoralized. As in, "I'm tempted to tell them to screw it tomorrow." [...]

Thanks to The Ferrett, I've received a most insightful critique. Thanks! The critique leads me in a circle, back to something I have realized about my work before. There's an idea that writers should put their work away, and then return to it to make it better, substantially changing the piece. Time gives writers like [...]

I might end up being all by myself this evening. Bryon's school went two hours late, so we scooped ourselves out, and off he went. I made him pack clothes and a blanket. He called and said the ride was pretty bad. Now the wind's kicked in. The black top leading into our little town [...]

Elizabeth Bear ruminates on the shape, form, and feel of authoring. *** Other discussions have been highlighted, but I like Catherine Lundoff's considered response.

Nature, determined yet again to keep us home, is about to blast us with snow and wind. It is true I was going to take tomorrow off anyway. It is unfortunate that now it looks like scooping will eat a good chunk of that precious writing day. We really are going to Florida when we [...]

That's chapter five, more or less. I don't get to write tomorrow, because I have both day and evening commitments. That said, I have planned to take Thursday off. Here's what I plan: Revise and complete three rough scenes. Sketch out chapter six. Continue work on either Manuel or David's story lines. *** Tiffany Trent [...]

This time, Lisa Morton makes a sale to Strange Horizons. Watch for her poem "How to Bake a Cake from Scratch." Woo and hoo. Catherine

Interesting links from yesterday. Since we spend a lot of time complaining about the lack of events like this, note Realms of Fantasy's women only issue for August, 2011. John Scalzi plugs Viable Paradise, and many of my peeps weigh in. Jon Gibbs on excuses that keep you from writing. Jim Hines presents a picture [...]