Monthly Archives: April 2010

Apr
9

Creating my Evolution.

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I really hate the evolution vs creationism stuff. It’s a completely unwinnable argument from any side of the equation. And I do like a good debate on the subject from time to time, but in reality the discussion of it seems to get people heated. People believe what they’re going to believe, regardless of whatever is presented. For myself, I’m pretty firmly on the side of evolution. It’s the biologist in me, and as much as I was raised a Catholic, I don’t really see the Bible as much more than another Creation myth. Not knocking anyone who does, but this is just me. Anyway, the only reason I even brought this up was because of this article over on ABC News. The title is a bit of a misnomer in itself: “New Fossil May Show How Apes  Became Humans”. I find this irritating in the extreme, because evolutionary theory has never… Read more
Apr
8

Oh HAI.

Posted in helllllloooooo hotness | 8 Comments
No. I don’t know who he is. I don’t really care right now. Yes, I should be editing. I don’t think I care about that either.… Read more
Apr
8

Song & Dance

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My mother owned a baby blue Pinto hatchback back in the late 70’s. It had no AC and only an AM radio. Power nothing, of course. I vaguely remember having to peel myself off the vinyl and cloth monstrosity that made up the back seats. Truth be told, I actually remember sitting in my car seat back there too. It was white with black straps. And plain. Everything back in the 70’s was either garish or plain, though only God knows why. Like if it didn’t look like psychedelic bird shit, it just wasn’t fit for the kitchen or something. For some reason, my dad always got the “good car”. The one with AC and an FM radio, and heavens! An 8-track player. Eventually a tape player. But my mom always got stuck with the econo-box special of the time, whatever that was. Which seems kind of stupid, if you think about… Read more
Apr
7

Cover Girl

Posted in book stuff | 12 Comments
Yes, I adore Elvgren pin ups. They’re saucy and sorta racy, and yet they still seem to have rather fun sort of innocence about them that you don’t see in a lot of today’s images. Classy smut, maybe. I still dig it, either way. Don’t think I’ll be seeing anything like this on my cover, though. Danielle and I have been going over possibilities.  It’s about what I thought, though – we can make suggestions and I can say what I’d *like* to see on the front, but the truth of the matter is that it’s really up to the sales & marketing department of Pocket Books. Thus far I’ve sent her character descriptions and links to renders and fan art, mostly to give a sense of how I envision the characters, and we’ve looked at other Urban Fantasy covers out there. There’s a rather large prevalence of  UF heroines strutting about… Read more
Apr
6

40 Inspirational Scenes in 2 Minutes

Posted in random, wtf | 5 Comments
Looking for a way to finish that story? Just string along stuff you’ve already seen and make something new. Cleverly done.… Read more