This one I discovered at Jim “Suldog” Sullivan’s blog, who left the meme open for whoever wants to do it. I guess I can no longer say I don’t usually do memes, because I’ve kinda been doing them.
Here’s how this one works (Da Rulez):
Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
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Here’s a writing meme that’s been floating around the blogosphere. Leah Braemel (way back in May) tagged Julia Smith with it, who tagged Jennifer McKenzie, who said, “I hate tagging folks. If you want to do it, let me know you did and I’ll come visit.” So Amy Ruttan did just that, and also said, [...]
One of the problems I’ve been wrestling with as a writer is that I don’t plan my stories in enough detail. That is, I know what the story is about, and I know where the story is going, but as I’m writing, I hit walls in the plot, and I need to stop, back off, [...]
Dear email spammers everywhere. For future reference:
I already have all the medications I need, and I sure as hell wouldn’t get them from Canada!?
I have already had all the news from CNN that I can stand.
I am currently satisfied with my sexual prowess. (Really, I am. Just ask my wife.)
If you really want me to [...]
I just got off the phone with RCN, because I got my new RCN bill, the first after they switched completely to digital. They’ve proven better at irking me than even Comcast was.
To review, about a month and a half ago, I got an oversized postcard in the mail from RCN. It said, “You’ll lose [...]
A thread on the Self-Publishing mailing list a couple weeks ago impressed even more strongly on me how backwards the book industry is for minor authors, including self-published authors, and that we really should be doing things the opposite of how the big publishers do.
Case in point: Here’s how most book publishers sell their books. [...]
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Some interesting, angering, and inspiring tidbits I ran across this weekend:
Do you think that Sunni and Shi’a fight, have fought since forever, can do nothing except fight? Think again! Guest blogger at [...]