Update on the big list of next

March: Cartography for Beginners rough draft. STATUS: Well . . . I got about 10,000 words into the rough draft and then it all petered out. April-May: the movie rough draft. STATUS: Still planning on this. I’ve decided to participate in Script Frenzy for inspiration. I have a file box full of primary and secondary… Continue reading Update on the big list of next

FYI: awards time

Smart Bitches Read Trashy Books and Dear Author are doing some book awards this year, and have recruited Speak Its Name to find nominees in the GLBT category. You can leave nominations at Speak Its Name or at This Thing We Do at Livejournal. Originally published at JennaJones.com. You can comment here or there.

the big list of next

. . . is what I’ve been calling my plans for the year. The big list of next looks like this: March: Cartography for Beginners rough draft. April-May: the movie rough draft June-July: Arcana rough and editing August-Sept-October: Editing Cartography for Beginners November: Nanowrimo (next SF ‘verse story) December: REST!!! maybe write some fic. Though… Continue reading the big list of next

happy endings, truth and other ponderables

This entry at Smart Bitches about why happy endings are considered inferior has reminded me of the struggle I’m having with The Movie, and I thought I’d repost something I wrote in another blog here. My subconscious is working on the movie even when I’m not actively thinking about it. Case in point: This morning… Continue reading happy endings, truth and other ponderables

*peeks out from behind the curtain*

This is one part test post and one part update. I crosspost to Livejournal both from this domain and another, and the crosspost plugin has been falling down on the job, so I’m trying to figure out if it’s a Livejournal problem or a plugin problem or a domain problem. I suspect it’s a plugin… Continue reading *peeks out from behind the curtain*