I am brainstorming the program for MacKenna’s synchronized swim show. Yes, I realize MacKenna is a fictional character, going to a fictional high school, in a fictional town, and her synchro team is, in fact, fictional.
I still think compiling a list of songs on the fictional program for the fictional show lends a certain amount [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 28, 2008
Hey, kids! Let’s put on a show
February 26, 2008
Weave it and read
I went on a serious writing tear this weekend. Serious. Tear. I think there’s a light at the end of the third draft tunnel (and I’ll refrain from making oncoming train jokes). I have a crucial bit of back story to weave in, along with some minor edits, then I’ll be looking for victims, suckers, [...]
February 25, 2008
Drawn with love
Portrait of Andrew, by Kyra
I had to talk her out of “fancying it up” and filling the entire white space with beads.
February 23, 2008
The (non)interview: Marianne Arkins
Today, Marianne Arkins and I are chatting about her debut novel One Love for Liv, which is available from Samhain Publishing.
I wouldn’t call this an interview. More of a chat, where I ask Marianne the tough questions about writing and publishing, involving DNA, non-headless models, and the best way to waste time.
Charity: First things first, [...]
February 22, 2008
Jonas Brothers concert: That’s just the way we roll
From the “you have been warned” category. My first clue we were in for an all-out love fest?
The rear windshield of a SUV in the parking ramp emblazoned with: Jonas Brothers Bound with a big heart drawn around it.
The love. There was much of it.
The screaming. There was much of that, too.
Somehow I slipped into [...]
February 21, 2008
Booking Through Thursday: Format
Booking through Thursday this week:
All other things (like price and storage space) being equal, given a choice in a perfect world, would you rather have paperbacks in your library? Or hardcovers? And why?
I was surfing around some of the responses and was delighted to discover I’m not the only one who likes trade paperback. I [...]
February 19, 2008
Busy basil week
You Are Basil
You are quite popular and loved by post people.
You have a mild temperament, but your style is definitely distinctive.
You are sweet, attractive, and you often smell good.
What Spice Are You?
There, you have it. I’m loved by “post” people. Would those be the people who post comments on my blog? We may never know.
If [...]
February 16, 2008
On such a winter’s day
So, the temperature is a balmy, balmy, 31 degrees right now. That’s about 45 degrees warmer than it was last weekend. Time to celebrate and get a little fresh air:
Andrew and his snowboard
Kyra to the rescue
Mission accomplished, Kyra trudges back up the hill
February 15, 2008
123 meme and One Love for Liv
I’ve been tagged (a really long time ago, well, a week, in any case)! Chris over at Book-a-Rama tagged me with the 1-2-3 meme (and a nice award as well):
1). Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages)
2). Open the book to page 123
3). Find the fifth sentence
4). Post the next three sentences
5). [...]
