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  • Grumpy

    November 30, 2009 12
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    I am grumpy this morning.  I’m behind on word count.  I hate the book.  Everything is bleah. It could always be worse.  :knock on wood: That’s my mantra for today: I have no right to complain.  It can always be worse.  We are incredibly lucky.  Must be grateful.

  • Questions From The Forum

    November 30, 2009 8
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    M writes: Magic Bites:  260 Magic Burns:  260 Magic Strikes:  310 On the Edge:  336 (according to Amazon) I noticed some series start out small paperback and eventually turn into decent sized hardbacks (Dresden Files and Mercy Thompson come to mind).  Do you know if your page counts will continue to increase?  Is there a…

  • Gone for the Holidays

    November 24, 2009 12
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    We’re leaving at some unspecified time today to drive up to see Gordon’s folks.  No interweb access for me for a few days. I already did a Thanksgiving post up at Oddshots. Happy holidays, everyone!  Have lovely family get-togethers and don’t kill anyone.

  • Odd Things

    November 21, 2009 15
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    M writes: “…worried that my work might be too weird for the market…  Any advice?” It’s a complicated and a deeply personal question.  This struck a bit of a nerve and this will be a long answer and it takes a little bit to get around to its point. It hit me the other day:…

  • News

    November 21, 2009 19
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    Sold Czech rights to Kate 1-3 to Fantom Print.  Much awesome. That makes it 9 foreign sales and 8 languages for Kate translations.

  • Harlequin in Links

    November 20, 2009 27
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    Jeaniene Frost: http://frost-light.livejournal.com/113427.html Jackie Kessler: http://www.jackiekessler.com/blog/2009/11/19/harlequin-horizons-versus-rwa/ Lee Goldberg:  http://leegoldberg.typepad.com/a_writers_life/2009/11/mwa-takes-stand-against-harlequin-.html New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2009/11/harlequin-hacks.html RWA, MWA, and SFWA have now removed or set a deadline to remove Harlequin from the list of their approved publishers.  Go, Acronym Organizations!  Go!  :gives standing ovation: I now bring to you Regency Romance in Two Minutes to lighten up the mood.

  • Stages of novel for Marbleglove

    November 18, 2009 22
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    There are a lot of those floating on the net, heh.  Enjoy! 10,000 – New idea!  Shiny, shiny, shiny! 15,000 – So what exactly happens next? 20,000 – Maybe this idea isn’t as good as I thought. 25,000 – This idea sucks. 30,000 – Oh God.  I hate it, I’m stuck, I shouldn’t have written…

  • On Writers, Mild Insanity Of

    November 17, 2009 14
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    I can do et, I kan write to 60% tonight I ka do eeet if brainz don’t pour out of my ears… I just wrote this giant scene and I don’t even know if it’s gonna make the cut… Made it. How the hell am I going to stuff all of the rest of the…

  • It’s that time again.

    November 17, 2009 33
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    Dear BAYOU MOON, I hate you.  You are the worst thing I’ve ever written . ROX FALL!  EVERYONE DIES! DIES! (For those new to the blog: this is normal, not an emergency, and should be treated with much merriment and fun making rather than deep concern.)

  • Dear Sharon

    November 16, 2009 12
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    I am ruining your snippet graph. Cerise was already moving.  William heaved the crossbow up, pushed his way through the sea of dogs, and headed up the stairs. He made it through the door in time to see her turn into a side room on the left. “You and I are going straight.”  Kaldar popped…