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August 2013 - fpw - 09-04-2013
8/1 - the afternoon refreshment for my 1[SUP]st[/SUP] day on Nantucket: 3 parts beer, 1 part Clamato https://pic.twitter.com/DuHF4CINFP
8/6 - If I had to summarize, in a phrase, everything that has gone wrong, that phrase would be "celebrity DJ." (Dave Barry tweet)
8/7 - dare to be stupider: http://tinyurl.com/k6dxbou
8/8 - PW likes DARK CITY: "...begins with an adrenaline-pumped chase across the top of a moving subway train, and the thrills don't stop until the final page." http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7653-3015-4
8/9 - the latest addition to my fake vomit collection. A beaut, huh? https://pic.twitter.com/VUZZxAeJhR
8/10 - I love stories like this... http://tinyurl.com/mk47keh
8/11 - finished a draft of a novelette for Mysterious Press's Bibliomysteries series. I promised it to Otto Penzler years ago and only now got around to it (after shamings every time I see him). Will let it sit awhile then go back and tweak it.
8/15 - Damn insomnia! Thought I'd finished the Bibliomystery for Mysterious Press, then came up with a new character twist and ending at 5am. Must. Rewrite.
8/17 - There's transgressive fiction. Can there be transgressive wine? http://tinyurl.com/lrs68we
8/18 - you won't see my name here http://tinyurl.com/lw33nmw
8/18 - "Raven" -- a straight-to-video 1996 Burt Reynolds masterpiece was the centerpiece for Bad Movie night at Doug Winter's. Hong Kong dub-level dialog. Sweeeeet.
8/19 - MEN: For the love of God, do NOT click on this link http://tinyurl.com/ldrov4g
8/19 - Nice review of COLD CITY on the Curled Up site (psst: it's not fantasy or sf): http://www.curledup.com/cold_city.htm
8/20 - RiP Elmore Leonard - but his work and his superb Rules of Writing will live on.
8/21 - face-swapping dolls - CREEPY! http://tinyurl.com/lxn36jw
8/21 - NY Comic Con - just learned I'll be modding an urban fantasy panel on Fri Oct. 11: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/
8/25 - spent a long weekend in the Hamptons (well. Amagansett, to be precise). Sheesh, is it crowded out there.
8/28 - The Huff Post seems to have become the Miley Cyrus newsletter... and what's "twerking" anyway?
8/29 - Learned that DARK CITY is a "Top Pick" in the latest RT Book Reviews.
8/29 - No matter what, I will never, EVER believe in astrology. (I'm a Taurus and we're very skeptical.)
8/29 - finished a page-proof check of "Renascence" (with Rhodi Hawk) in DARK DUETS. Love the story but SICK OF IT!!!
8/30 - mind-blowing! "A short guide to the Middle East." https://pic.twitter.com/v07aJKsAFm
8/31 - heard from my freshman-year roommate at Georgetown who just published his first novel. Congrats to Raoul Wientzen. It sounds cool, so give it a buy. (I’ve pre-ordered the ebook) http://tinyurl.com/mkmjw2j