3/1 - Gamers/fans of THE KEEP - the Mayfair Games module is reprinted in its entirety here: http://tinyurl.com/cw4j32m
3/3 - Today I face the worst part of writing a novel: the first page.
3/3 (later) - There, that wasn't so bad. 1200 words that don't suck. FEAR CITY is on its way.
3/4 - Finished the FEAR CITY outline last night (yes, after starting chapter one). I haven't outlined much the past few years, but FEAR CITY is such a high-wire act, crisscrossing real and fictional events, that I needed the safety net of a solid timeline. And you know, I do feel safer knowing I can put everyone where they need to be when they need to be there.
3/5 - I'm glad "Ripper Street" and "Copper" run in different seasons, otherwise I'd get them totally mixed up.
3/6 - A thoughtful review of the COLD CITY audiobook by someone who's not a fan (yet).... http://tinyurl.com/bcdppu3
3/8 - here's one of the reasons I admire Penn Jillette. http://tinyurl.com/bsg8pgv
3/11 knife pistols: #2 has to be the stupidest weapon I've ever seen. I want it. http://tinyurl.com/ccf9hoe
3/12 - Claude Rains was supposed to play Dr. Pretorius? I was watching "Bride of Frankenstein" with the commentary running and they said the part was written for him after he and Whale worked together on "The Invisible Man" but he decided against it. Thesiger was wonderful but in an alternate universe I'd love to see what Rains would do with the part.
3/13 - Colbert cracks himself up. Adolescent humor but I really did LOL. http://www.youtube.com/embed/vhnLk3TJWFY?rel=0
3/14 - I need these http://tinyurl.com/bkl25by
3/14 - I already have tinnitus so I do NOT need these... http://tinyurl.com/agsrbbx
3/15 - The last paragraph of @AnnoDracula's look back at "The Blob" (a fave film of my youth) is a bit unsettling http://tinyurl.com/b5wkrvp
3/17 - Years ago I researched memory for a novel (MIRAGE) and became convinced that we don't remember =anything= accurately. Here's reinforcement: http://tinyurl.com/ass66nz (if that interests you, look up Elizabeth Loftus)
3/18 - a Sleepy's ad this a.m. said its stores were "staffed by trained mattress professionals." I was still half asleep and doubt my visualization of the job requirements matched theirs.
3/20 - The morality of Obamacare: the tale of a sandwich: http://tinyurl.com/a7gg9ul
3/21 - "Spartacus" watchers: you've noticed, I assume, that the dialog contains almost no articles? Latin had none. Apparently one of the showrunners knows that.
3/22 - Unlike most "art" I see, these I'd put on my wall. Love to know what one looks like edge-on. http://tinyurl.com/a45q9an
3/22 - Happy 50th birthday to "Please Please Me" - http://tinyurl.com/9wcvw9q
3/25 - after 2 years of Google docs, Skypes, countless emails, and one face-to-face spitballing session, what started as a novella by Sarah Pinborough and me has ended up a short novel. At 53k words it's an awkward length, so we're still figuring out what to do with it as we tweak it.
3/25 - Well, that didn't take long. An hour after posting the above we've made a deal with Brian Keene's Maelstrom Press to publish a limited hardcover edition late summer. Sarah and I keep the paperback and ebook rights.
3/28 - heading for MARcon via Newark Airport where I'll get my complimentary TSA mammogram.
3/28 - This is my 5th time to this Hyatt - 3 MARcons, 1 RT, 1 WFC. I see they've remodeled the bar a little (just passing through - no, really)
3/29 - My fave sign from the MARcon art show http://twitpic.com/cfdvxa (although someone suggested replacing the puppy with a drum)
3/30 - just had a look at the April 7 NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction bestsellers list: #2, #8, and #13 on the April 7 are self published. Astonishing
3/31 - on the flight back to Newark I sat across the aisle from a guy reading STOREYS GUIDE TO RAISING SHEEP (?????)
3/3 - Today I face the worst part of writing a novel: the first page.
3/3 (later) - There, that wasn't so bad. 1200 words that don't suck. FEAR CITY is on its way.
3/4 - Finished the FEAR CITY outline last night (yes, after starting chapter one). I haven't outlined much the past few years, but FEAR CITY is such a high-wire act, crisscrossing real and fictional events, that I needed the safety net of a solid timeline. And you know, I do feel safer knowing I can put everyone where they need to be when they need to be there.
3/5 - I'm glad "Ripper Street" and "Copper" run in different seasons, otherwise I'd get them totally mixed up.
3/6 - A thoughtful review of the COLD CITY audiobook by someone who's not a fan (yet).... http://tinyurl.com/bcdppu3
3/8 - here's one of the reasons I admire Penn Jillette. http://tinyurl.com/bsg8pgv
3/11 knife pistols: #2 has to be the stupidest weapon I've ever seen. I want it. http://tinyurl.com/ccf9hoe
3/12 - Claude Rains was supposed to play Dr. Pretorius? I was watching "Bride of Frankenstein" with the commentary running and they said the part was written for him after he and Whale worked together on "The Invisible Man" but he decided against it. Thesiger was wonderful but in an alternate universe I'd love to see what Rains would do with the part.
3/13 - Colbert cracks himself up. Adolescent humor but I really did LOL. http://www.youtube.com/embed/vhnLk3TJWFY?rel=0
3/14 - I need these http://tinyurl.com/bkl25by
3/14 - I already have tinnitus so I do NOT need these... http://tinyurl.com/agsrbbx
3/15 - The last paragraph of @AnnoDracula's look back at "The Blob" (a fave film of my youth) is a bit unsettling http://tinyurl.com/b5wkrvp
3/17 - Years ago I researched memory for a novel (MIRAGE) and became convinced that we don't remember =anything= accurately. Here's reinforcement: http://tinyurl.com/ass66nz (if that interests you, look up Elizabeth Loftus)
3/18 - a Sleepy's ad this a.m. said its stores were "staffed by trained mattress professionals." I was still half asleep and doubt my visualization of the job requirements matched theirs.
3/20 - The morality of Obamacare: the tale of a sandwich: http://tinyurl.com/a7gg9ul
3/21 - "Spartacus" watchers: you've noticed, I assume, that the dialog contains almost no articles? Latin had none. Apparently one of the showrunners knows that.
3/22 - Unlike most "art" I see, these I'd put on my wall. Love to know what one looks like edge-on. http://tinyurl.com/a45q9an
3/22 - Happy 50th birthday to "Please Please Me" - http://tinyurl.com/9wcvw9q
3/25 - after 2 years of Google docs, Skypes, countless emails, and one face-to-face spitballing session, what started as a novella by Sarah Pinborough and me has ended up a short novel. At 53k words it's an awkward length, so we're still figuring out what to do with it as we tweak it.
3/25 - Well, that didn't take long. An hour after posting the above we've made a deal with Brian Keene's Maelstrom Press to publish a limited hardcover edition late summer. Sarah and I keep the paperback and ebook rights.
3/28 - heading for MARcon via Newark Airport where I'll get my complimentary TSA mammogram.
3/28 - This is my 5th time to this Hyatt - 3 MARcons, 1 RT, 1 WFC. I see they've remodeled the bar a little (just passing through - no, really)
3/29 - My fave sign from the MARcon art show http://twitpic.com/cfdvxa (although someone suggested replacing the puppy with a drum)
3/30 - just had a look at the April 7 NYT Combined Print & E-Book Fiction bestsellers list: #2, #8, and #13 on the April 7 are self published. Astonishing
3/31 - on the flight back to Newark I sat across the aisle from a guy reading STOREYS GUIDE TO RAISING SHEEP (?????)
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