A while ago, irysangel posted some annoying questions she gets as a romance author, and it made me think of the annoying things people say when they find out I write SF/F books. My biggest peeve? When someone says: "I don't like science fiction because I like more realistic books." Because my immediate mental response is: "Bitch, you are stupid. That word does not mean what you think it...

Things not to say to romance writers . Because irysangel is that awesome and some people are just that in need of a clue by four. My favorite stupid question? 2) Your husband is a lucky guy! I bet you guys have the craziest sex life. Saying that someone writing romance has a good sex life is like saying that someone who writes mysteries would be a good police officer or a good criminal...

Word count was ne'er something I refered myself with during the first decennium I indited. I revolve around pages so. It was n't until I got serious about day-to-day production that I begined conceiving in footings of word count. I 'm not sure precisely why I putted 100k for myself as the terminal end. My last finished novel came inward at98.7k. That was the not cut downwards version. It likelily...

Feels like Friday.  Let's do a list of six things! (it was going to be five, but I got excited...) 1. Booksigning and launch party of MAGIC IN THE BLOOD  at Tea Party Bookshop in Salem, Oregon last Saturday was fantastic!  Thank you, everyone who came out on such a beautiful evening.  Thank you also to the proprietress, JoAnne.  Extra thank-you to the artists who donated items for the raffle...

Interesting review of Coraline , from a Christian's perspective. Lots of interesting stuff in there, in both the review and the comments. It's easy to laugh at the idea that kids are going to go into traumatic shock from a glimpse of an 80-year-old trapeze artist in a sequin bikini, but that's surface stuff. There are real issues of good and evil, darkness and meaning, attitude. Just because some...

The bad news is that RaceFail still rages on, with plenty of fail still available for everyone, now at one easy price. rydra_wong still has the details. I still think there should be a button on the internet that just produces tequila, on demand, for people who deserve it. Anyone who read the startrek fuckup gets one, especially witchsistah , jesus. Vito_Excalibur and...

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Because I was so busy swatting away Snape-the-Subconscious, I entirely forgot to link to kellyrfineman's LJ, where there is a Truly Fascinating conversation/ debate on what makes a happy ending in a book or movie, involving myself, everflame  , carriejones  , irysangel  , and kellyrfineman  . Go and weigh in on how much happy makes a happy ending.

It’s time for the first annual LJ Holiday Party. This years takes place at the fabulous Toledo Sunset Motel. No expense was spared for this bash.   And this years host…? None other than Toledo’s own Jamie Farr.   Let’s join the party, shall we. Hey! Come back… this party’s going to be rockin’. Don’t come a knockin’! Hey!   Holiday Spectacular - Part 1 Jamie Farr comes on...

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