Monthly Archives: April 2010

Apr
22

WoW Dork

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Obviously I haven’t visited the armory in a long time. But this is kinda cool. 🙂  Go on. Make her dance. You know you want to. 😛… Read more
Apr
22

How Many Stars?

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I’ve been told that it’s general wisdom for an author to not read their reviews on Amazon (or wherever the general population can leave an opinion.) I don’t know how many authors actually do or don’t, but I’ll admit I’ve seen a fair bit of griping about the occasional bad apple review spoiling a set. And even if the author *does* read them, it’s considered good manners to not say anything directly to the reviewers. After all, everyone is entitled to their opinions, even if they’re lousy. (Although it can be pretty irritating to see people reviewing things that they haven’t actually read or seen yet – basing their entire “experience” on what they imagine the book to be. And there are always armchair jockeys that review everything from music to art with absolutely no idea of what it is they’re talking about.) For an author to try to enter the murky waters of… Read more
Apr
21

Death Scenes Are Cool.

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And necessary for most writers. Here’s some good ideas, anyway.… Read more
Apr
21

Facet Blocks, Round 2

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Not much time today to blog, so I leave you with this awesome video of what a facet joint injection looks like. I had three of them today (same as about two weeks ago – worked well, but wore off a few days ago. Vicodin has been helpful in offsetting some of the resulting pain, but I really hate taking it.)… Read more
Apr
20

Inside Jokes

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I’ve talked before about not using real people in books. I mean, to a certain extent you have to write what you know – and probably what you see every day. So if one of your characters just happens to have the same hairstyle as the administrative assistant at the front desk, for example – that’s probably fine. But what about fake people? In my book, Abby has a secondary job running something called the Midnight Marketplace. It’s a sort of storefront that sits between worlds and all kinds of crazy creatures come in to buy things. Some of these characters actually end up being in the story proper, but most of them are just there to fatten up the scene. Many of them are characters I’ve made up specifically, but a few are cameos of characters I’ve either played in online pbp games or written up in unrelated stories.… Read more