People Leave So Many Ideas Lying Around!

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I was at the movie theater this week, taking in the bargain-basement special. If you get up early enough, tickets cost less, and I’m always up pretty early, anyway. The movie wasn’t bad, or maybe even good. Somewhere toward the beginning of the movie, my mind latched onto some little detail of the thing that

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Military Culture, Universals, and Sentient Cephalopods

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I was perusing the Pikes Peak Writers’ Conference’s website the other day. (Can’t decide whether I’m daydreaming or actually shopping) and I ran onto a seminar about writing military characters. (past conferences brochures, if you’re looking.) Now, let’s be honest. Most days, that’s the kind of seminar I’d probably forego in favor of something else.

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The Poisoner of Time

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It was nearly midnight before the first fatal drops splattered from the rattling still. The old woman checked the door, but she was alone. Her husband was long since in bed, the cat was locked safely in the cellar, and the most lethal poison in the world was gathering in the bottom of one of

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Stepping Back to See the BIG Picture

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After a month of NaNoWriMo, I’m finally getting back to my pre-existing revision. I don’t want to say I was getting bogged down, or anything, but the novel in question is one of the longest things (word-wise) I’ve ever written. Going from thriller-length thrillers to sci-fi length sci-fis is a culture shock. And I’ve been

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Links and Last Minute NaNo Prep

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I have some links to share, because new stuff seems to be popping up every time I turn around, right now. This year, Holly Lisle is sponsoring a team for NaNoWriMo. You can find the introductions thread on the Nano Forums here. If you’re already a Holly student, there are also threads on the Holly’s

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And Approaching That Last Minute

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Today, I finally got a serious start on the short story I’m working on for the blog hop. I hate to say I’m pushing the last minute here, but it’s been one of those weeks/months/years. I’ll probably finish the story during my early-morning writing session tomorrow, and throw a little spit-polish on before I post

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Secrets and Celebrations

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I have Science Fiction Double Feature stuck in my head. You know, from the Rocky Horror Picture Show? To be specific, this version. (That’s Amanda Palmer, and she’s the first person to raise more than a million dollars via crowdfunding, if you’re interested.) How do these things get stuck in my head? I don’t really

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Putting the Pieces Together

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It’s been a while, since I worked on my revision. Too long. Oh, I’ve done some rough outlining, some putting pieces into place, but still, too long since I touched the manuscript, itself. Too much thinking, not enough writing. And after a while, the two kinda blur in my mind. So, I dredged out the

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Who’s My Main Character?

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About a week ago, I started a new project. It’s a cute little thing. About ten pages long, barely talking in complete sentence fragments, yet. I’m also revising my last project, working through what I have, and trying to get it all to sit still in some kind of order. The two projects are very

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Science Fiction Politics

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I’d love to be able to ignore politics entirely. In the perfect world, I’d be in the doomsday bunker with all the other intellectuals and artists, reading a book, and checking the periscope to see if it’s time to come out and repopulate, yet. In the real world, stuff happens, and you realize… The whole

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