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Wow

At 10:22 pm on Friday, July 10th, I typed the last words to my first novel, Bellica. I’m pretty darn impressed with myself. Let us party. Also, for July I’ve written 55,977 words total. That’s since the 5th, when my monthly word-count starts (because of GYWO’s system on LJ). I’m incredible. *preens* Reading copies published…

July 12, 2009
Current Work

Been doing a lot of handwriting on Bellica since the 14th. I think I’m about 15? Maybe fewer; not sure. 15 chapters away from the end anyway. Kind of excited and scared about that. In other news I’m working on getting my poetry book glasstown published, so stay tuned for news about that. I’ll post…

June 28, 2009
The Muse smiles upon me

Tonight I wrote the first poem I’ve penned in over a year. (Link.) This simple fact makes me want to cry tears of joy.

April 12, 2009
And a song for Los Angeles….

I just wrote an execution scene from the viewpoint of the condemned. Man that’s draining.

March 12, 2009
So close to the climax

Feminist author rants about avoiding sexism with the written word.

February 28, 2009
Adopting words: senticous

Now, this is really a great word if you’re looking for the perfect word to describe a cat, or a cactus, or a briar patch, or someone who’s rather harsh. The word is senticous — what does it mean? Read below. senticous adj. 1657 : prickly, thorny He pricked himself on a senticous bush as…

February 17, 2009
Adopting words: bimarian

For this week of lovey-dovey-ness and emotions running high, I thought I’d save a word that has to do with the sea. In several different schools of thought (not all, but definitely Western ones) water and emotions are connected. Even the words for sea and love in Latin — mare and amare — are similar. …

February 10, 2009
show me your words

So now that my weekly word-blogging has begun, perhaps some of you would like to start using those words? In a poem perhaps? You could speak of the bimarian quality of Canada (that word is next week, folks) or what is vanmost on your mind when you think of this Great White North. You could…

February 5, 2009
Adopting Words: amandation

A blog about the word amandation, to save it from extinction.

February 3, 2009
Adopting Words: vanmost

A blog about a word that is in danger of going extinct.

January 30, 2009