I was brainstorming a story and listening to the radio while driving the kids around. Meatloaf’s I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) came on. I changed the station, but the song got me thinking about my character and what I would do for them.
So far I [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 27, 2009
What Would You Do For Love?
February 26, 2009
The Power of Suggestion/Maniac Bananas
Seriously I have not watched a lot of TV in over a decade. I can’t remember the last time I had a set show I watched weekly or anything like that and the number of shows I have never scene is astronomical. Sex in the City? Heroes? House? American Idol? Survivor?
Never saw a single episode [...]
February 25, 2009
Had Any R’s That Were Blessings?
I started my week with a rejection of a novella I’d had high hopes for. Sigh. Unfortunately, the publisher has had bad experiences with writers when they give reasons for the rejection, so their standard practice is now the dreaded form letter. Double Sigh. My novella was rejected, but I don’t have a clue as [...]
February 20, 2009
Put Another Dime in the Jukebox, Baby
Your hero and heroine are at a restaurant. The place has a jukebox and allows patrons to select two songs from the machine’s vast music library to be played during their meal.
What song would your heroine pick?
What song would your hero pick?
Feel free to share why the song is chosen.
I’ll post my answers in the [...]
February 19, 2009
MIX AND MATCH
My twins brought homework home from preschool yesterday. It was cool, one of those matching worksheets where they had to draw a connecting line between a cat and a kitten, a dog and a puppy, stuff like that.
So what if we HAD to do that with our characters and NOT match them up with their [...]
February 18, 2009
Learning Curve
I haven’t been writing much this month–the personal life has gotten in the way of the muse. Instead I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading, and I think the break in routine has been good for me. I’m processing. And in that altered state where my cognitive wheels are spinning, but nothing is escaping [...]
February 17, 2009
My hair’s all wet
This seems to be a usual state for me come Tuesdays. My hair’s wet from the shower, I don’t know where the day’s pair of socks is coming from, lunch is half-packed and half in the oven and I have 35 minutes in which to blog, get my crap together, dry my hair and WALK [...]
February 16, 2009
Case of the Mondays.
Have you ever seen Office Space? Someone tells him he has a case of the Mondays. Which is hilarious (that movie is great, art, if you haven’t seen it) but the point is that I’ve been having a couple week long case of the Mondays.
I had a request for a full from a really great [...]
February 13, 2009
Unexpected Surprises
So last night I caught our dog, a 45 pound Rottweiler mix humping one of the stray cats we found. I knew they were friendly, but I didn’t know they were that friendly. And now I know why the cat has been hanging around the front porch (where the dog usually is).
Anyway, this got me [...]
February 12, 2009
Thursday 13: random lines
Why not? Just 13 I pulled from various MSs and WIPs.
13) Rumors of his being suckled by wolves and reared by demons flowed freely among his enemies.
12) The curl of need around her bones tightened, bit deep.
11) The silent void hung heavy, a tapestry of nothingness where a masterpiece once stood.
10) Nobody chews your ass [...]
