If someone told me I would hunt down a way to embed a player in a post, I would tell them they're nuts! However, I saw this playlist of British actors from Tom Hiddleston to Richard Armitage reading selections from literature, then discovered I could embed it in a post. Perfect Midweek Geekiness, I thought. … Continue reading A Midweek Geekiness Goes Awry
Category: Writing
Zero to Hero Update: Going Behind the Scenes
I bookmarked the Zero to Hero Challenge as I will go back after this month is over. The latest tweak can be found up top as I moved my blog list to its own page. One of the challenges I already did over the past few years. Since I started blogging with WordPress, I must … Continue reading Zero to Hero Update: Going Behind the Scenes
And Now A Word About Building a Better (Fictional) World
At last year's C4 Literary Conference, I learned a lot about building worlds from Kelley Armstrong, author of the Women of the Underworld series. (One of the books, Bitten, will début as a television show for Space.) Although set in 'our world', she still had to set some rules for her supernatural protagonists. Her werewolves … Continue reading And Now A Word About Building a Better (Fictional) World
Allow Me To (Re)introduce Myself
Ever have one of those intentions then the universe, whatever you believe in, decides to pop up and say 'here's a little hand'. Today proved to be one of those days. After mulling over how to get better as a blogger, WordPress decides to come out with its Zero to Hero: 30 Days to a … Continue reading Allow Me To (Re)introduce Myself
Bits of Wisdom During a Crazy Week
I got my MRI results about my back. In the grand scheme of things it's not tragic I have to give up running. I said 'not tragic' I didn't mean 'it was really easy.' I have disk narrowing between the L4 and L5, causing some disk bulging and accompanying annular tears. Think of the disc … Continue reading Bits of Wisdom During a Crazy Week
A Little Blog Redecoration
Sometimes I scroll through the Themes on WordPress and try them out. I look at the freebies, quite lovely ones actually, as well as the Premium ones. While the Premium ones look sleek if I don't write quite so often on this thing, then it's money down the drain. The change in Theme signals a … Continue reading A Little Blog Redecoration
Hold Fast
Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.” Langston Hughes Final word count NaNoWriMo 2013: 25,514 While people shout out from the roof tops, in this case blogs and Tumblrs, they made it to the 50K mark, I wanted to be one of the people to … Continue reading Hold Fast
NaNo Update: I Am On Track, Off Track, and Sometimes In Between
I attended my first 'Write In' last week. It's an official, once-a-week, gathering of NaNo participants in one place. In this case it's the downtown library with nothing but the sound of tapping laptop keys. Since the downtown branch is the downtown branch, we did hear some rowdiness. The group knew I worked as a … Continue reading NaNo Update: I Am On Track, Off Track, and Sometimes In Between
And We’re Off!
5029 words. Don't ask me if it makes any sense. The moment I try to make sense, the inner critic comes out and I can't have it just yet. That will happen in the revision phase if I let this novel get to it. I may scavenge it for parts. I went to the nearest … Continue reading And We’re Off!
NaNo Gear Up
On Saturday, October 19th, I attended the kick off event for National Novel Writing Month. While I participated in the event since 2008, that weekend marked the first time I attended a kick off event. From newbies to those with a few 'wins' under their belt, we heard from our Municipal Liaisons (MLs in NaNo parlance) … Continue reading NaNo Gear Up
Unpaused Life 