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More seemingly random research: The Norwegian Fjord Horse a la Wikipedia. Fast facts Small horse that can carry a human (certainly can carry a Frost elf!) All horses are dun (tan or gold) with darker markings Work horse as well as riding horse--very versatile Very gentle--good with children Often used in therapeutic schools Genetically pure [...]

The (very, very) rough draft is finished. And yet, I do not feel that dancingly happy feeling of accomplishment, as there is much more writing to do. A lot of the writing feels superficial at the moment, sketchy. However, the first draft is done. What happens next? I've solicited some folks to read the thing [...]

Looking ahead to The Substance of Shadows rewrite, we ordered these books: What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England by Daniel Pool Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Regency and Victorian England from 1811-1901 by Kristine Hughes

Brain is all wrung out. I am determined to do my handout for a conference today, so that's probably all the writing I get. The sad thing is that while I promised you snippets, there is nothing worthy of you this week. Instead, you get these progress reports. Twitterites do get one-liners, but snippets just [...]

Jim Hines' Novel Survey Results Part 2 takes on instant fame and the necessity of connections. Maggie Stiefvater's post on why writers need other occupations.

What do I want from my writing career? I linked to Aprilynne Pike's October article Firsts in my last entry. I feel differently about setting my writing goals than she does. Now, I'll admit that I entered my pursuit of writing fairly naive. I didn't know about differentiation. I figured that agents were created equal, [...]

Some links that have crossed my path during Internet travels today. Do I Really Want to Get Published? by Editorial Ass (for all of you on the Submission Train with me). Firsts by Aprilynne Pike. (This one is about thinking through and setting your writing goals, which is worth doing. I'd best do this sometime.) [...]

Several interesting items before we begin a gray, murky, misty Iowa writing day. 1. Story Acceptance: I'm pleased to announce that my ambiguous horror story Crystal Vision will be appearing in Swill issue 5, most likely this summer. One of the things I like to do as a writer is stretch, and this one is [...]

My friend Yvonne from the Netherlands took a series of trips to Norway. I'm linking her travelogues here for my own use. and what will this be? norway 2 norway-wednesday norway? *** Jim Hines publishes the first of his Novel Survey Results. And now, I've got to do some appointments and run some errands. Writing [...]

Julie Rose sends along a link to another gorgeous candidate for frost elf chases: the Myrdal Plateau. Of course, there is a gallery of gorgeous pictures from the trip as well. Thanks to both Julie and Craig for letting me link. Some of these pictures are breathtaking. Some more Norway pictures can be found at [...]