Archive for March, 2007
Still insanely busy
And it’s not just due to the day job. :-) There’s a LOT going on, all of it good. I’ll still be posting somewhat infrequently for the next couple of weeks.
Hope you’re all having a fabulous spring!
Posted: March 28th, 2007 under Miscellaneous.
Comments: 6
New cat furniture!
We bought more cat perches recently. Chester can see the side yard and driveway from his new favorite spot — that is, when he can “persuade” Delilah not to sit there.
Posted: March 18th, 2007 under Miscellaneous.
Comments: 6
Loreena McKennitt on PBS this month!
I’m still digging out from under my unexpected increase in workload (and catching up on emails and blog comments), but I just wanted to make a quick post to say that Loreena McKennitt’s Nights from the Alhambra, filmed at the Alhambra in September, will be on my local PBS channel tonight. I just set the [...]
Posted: March 17th, 2007 under Miscellaneous.
Comments: 1
Opening with dialogue
I’m a big fan of opening a story with dialogue — not the “As you know, Bob” stuff, but a real conversation. In 80% of my projects, the first scene starts with dialogue. There’s always something else going on, too — soldiers picking through the ashes and rubble of a still-smoldering keep, two coworkers giving [...]
Posted: March 11th, 2007 under Writing.
Comments: 6
Swamped!
Wow. Things got awfully busy right after my last post. I pulled an all-nighter at work on Friday, worked part of Saturday, and then pulled a near all-nighter on Tuesday. Zoinks!
I don’t usually talk shop on my blog, for reasons I’ve mentioned before, so I won’t go into what happened except to say that I [...]
Posted: March 7th, 2007 under Miscellaneous.
Comments: 9