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Welcome back from vacation, everyone, and a merry December to ya. I hope the break was fun and restful, full of good food and time with family and friends. Perhaps even some good writing done? I’m a few scenes into the newest work, which I am enjoying so far. Still…

With this holiday week, I’m going to take a hiatus from the blog to refocus some energy on revisions, queries, and the beginnings of a new story. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break, however long it is for you, and we’ll see each other again on the other…

Piano. In woods. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/23/massachusetts.piano/index.html Fiction. Stranger than.  Subscribe in a reader

Survey of the day: When watching a science fiction movie, which scientific innaccuracies or oversimplifications annoy you the most? Do any do so to the degree that it makes you stop watching? Or do you just remain in the audience and heckle the actors? Right now, I’d say “computers being…

A friend from work sent me this article about a man’s attempt to pay an overdue bill, which had me laughing so hard that both our dog and cat hid under the couch until the thunderstorm passed. Needless to say, don’t try this with your own utility company.  I see…

Thoughts and prayers to Tobias Buckell, who notified folks yesterday that he had been hospitalized due to a heart condition (probably a family trait) that needs some specialists called in for.  Seems to be in high spirits, since he’s already asking for an Xbox beside his bed.  Praying for a…

I’ve been asked by a couple of folks if I’m taking part in November’s NaNoWriMo. (National Novel Writing Month, for those new to the term.) This is where your goal is to write the first draft of a novel in thirty days. Seems like a rough chore, but the idea…

Now this is fun. I’ve been pretty active in this online reviewing site that I’ve mentioned a few times: Online Writting Workshop. Mostly in their sci-fi/fantasy genre section. I hit Master Reviewer status a bit back and have read a ton of great stories and gotten in contact with some…

No blog till next week. Up in the mountains with my dad, trying to get some meat for the winter. Can you say “elk jerky”? Bye now.  Subscribe in a reader

We talked about “rejectomancy” in the previous post–that bad habit of trying to decode form rejection letters to figure out the secret messages agents are trying to beam into your head. Doesn’t really work and is honestly more depressing than the initial letter itself.  But there are good, productive ways…