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  • Use of Internet in Research

    July 31, 2010 17
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    This is my attempt to make some content happen, since I’m working like a crazy person this weekend. The trick to making the setting and scene realistic lies in adding just the right amount of detail.  The internet is very helpful here, because it offers a wide variety of images.  You can find the right…

  • Knyaz Vladimir

    July 29, 2010 12

    As we’re winding down to the end of MAGIC SLAYS, I keep having to check the Russian myths. I’ve been running across this cartoon for about two months now, and I thought it might be fun to show you a bit of the folklore of the Slavic world. I hope you like it.

  • All the World Marvels at My Hates!

    All the World Marvels at My Hates!

    July 27, 2010 40
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    Dear PC Gamer, I’ve got a grand total of four issues of PC gamer. And you dare to tell me my subscription is about to expire? You suck! Hate. *** Dear Roadway Construction Dude, To stop an oncoming vehicle, one raises his hand with palm out and holds it. It’s an instinctive gesture. Subconscious even.…

  • For you

    July 26, 2010 19
  • Smashwords – Curran: Ausgabe 1

    Smashwords – Curran: Ausgabe 1

    July 21, 2010 32

    The German edition of Curran POV is now available with blessing of Lyx and courtesy of Bea Kaser. Bevor Sie weiterlesen, muss ich Sie warnen: Dies ist keine Kurzgeschichte oder ein Teaser für ein Buch. Dies ist eine Sammlung von Szenen, die von Gordon Andrews begleitend zu unserer Kate Daniels Serie verfasst wurden. Die Szenen…

  • On Writer Celebrity and Promo

    July 19, 2010 38
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    This is just a stream of thought that doesn’t go anywhere.  Read at your own risk. Occasionally people refer to Gordon and me as celebrities, which just makes me laugh.  There is writer celebrity and there is actual celebrity.  Writers are celebrities only under very controlled conditions, like during a convention or at the signing. …

  • On Writing, Revising As You Go

    July 19, 2010 7
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    J. asks: “Do you revise as you write or after?  How much revision do you do?” I usually do sentence level revision as I write, because I don’t always hit the right word. The Casino smelled of undeath. During tech, the Casino still smelled of undeath. During tech, the Casino stank of vampires. Even in…

  • Since It’s Sunday…

    July 18, 2010 21
  • OMG

    OMG

    July 16, 2010 43
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    We have to go to the gallery opening today, which meant new clothes, because most of the clothes are packed up, or do not fit.  This butt in the chair lifestyle is killing me.  I found such a gorgeous dress.  But it was $75 dollars.  I looked, I bit my lips, I looked at it…

  • New Release: Dark and Stormy Nights

    New Release: Dark and Stormy Nights

    July 16, 2010 33

    DARK AND STORMY KNIGHTS is an anthology of urban fantasy short stories edited by P. N. Elrod.  Other Authors include: Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Vicki Pettersson, Carrie Vaughn, Deidre Knight, Lilith Saintcrow, Shannon K. Butcher, and P.N. Elrod. Our short story, A Questionable Client, is set in Kate Daniels world, before the events of the…