Guilt Trips, Head Games & The Resultant Rage
I had a very bad, no good, rotten day today. I woke early since I was due at the barn by 7:30, and went to bring my old dog, Nikki in from the garage where she sleeps. She is usually waiting for me, but this morning there was no sign of her. I called. Still nothing. I...
Wild Cards! Wild Cards!
For those of you who are fans of the Wild Card series I have great news. There is a new story up on Tor.com by one of our terrific writers, the amazing Cherie Priest. Do check it out. It features one of our more... er, interesting jokers -- The Button Man. And...
Writing the Love Scene
I'm not talking about the sex scene. Truthfully, I don't enjoy writing them. I have this theory that sex is really only interesting and not absurd when you're one of the participants. There are writers who can do it brilliantly. Diana Gabaldon in her Outlander...
Skyfall And Second Stage Rockets
I've been chatting with someone over on Facebook about Skyfall as compared with Iron Man 3. There was criticism over the fact the first half of the movie is about chasing after a hard drive, and that's when it struck me. The hard drive is just a McGuffin, not just...
Just Random Stuff On A Friday Evening
First, HP printers suck. I bought this big printer, fax, copier barely a year ago. I went to print out the Wild Card script for my files, and it refuses to print it out with the black ink cartridge. Instead it has somehow managed to mix the colors so it came out a...
Iron Man 3
THERE WILL BE SPOILERS *************************************************************************************************************************YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! I went to Iron Man 3 with great anticipation and equally high hopes. All the...
Making the Drama Integral
I'm watching a show implode which is making me sad because I had enjoyed SMASH, but it is also offering some interesting lessons in What Not To Do. Smash is a television series about taking a musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe to Broadway. I was a singer, I...
Awaiting My Fate
Well, I have just emailed the second draft of the Wild Card script. My deal with Universal guaranteed me two drafts, and now they can decide whether to keep me on the project or turn it over to some other writer, or abandon it all together. I think it's one of the...
Quilts & Time Machines
Last Sunday Connie and Courtney Willis stopped by for an early brunch after the Williamson Lectureship. They were on their way home to Greeley, but stopped for an hour to visit and eat quiche with me. Courtney collects antique sewing machines, and old slide rules,...
Thoughts on Boston
First, let me say that my heart goes out to the victims of this bombing and their families. The first responders were amazing, and it's through their work and dedication that there weren't more casualties. So many of the injured could have died but for quick action...
