Me in an email: Guys, it is snowing like the dickens. Rebecca in response: It is snowing like the Dickens, the Austen, and the Brontë.
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The drifting makes me happy. I love the sharp lines
It’s been snowing for about 25 hours. I keep thinking about Almanzo Wilder and Cap Garland and hoping they’re okay.* Here is the view from codename: Apocalyptica’s garage in Swampscott. That’s her buddy Margaret’s car, in case you didn’t recognize it as such. There are many magical things about a storm like this (provided you… Read more »
Some Days Should Just Be Cancelled
Recently, I had one of those days wherein by the end of the day, you’ve screwed up so many times that you despise yourself and it seems like the only possible way to redeem the day is with a bit of plumbing. Hence, I proceeded to jam a scrub brush down the drain of my… Read more »
As the new year approaches…
… I am reading, and loving, Shannon Hale’s Book of a Thousand Days. Happy new year from Florida.
August Randutiae (Some Rather Cranky)
Every once in a while, I become overwhelmed by the crush of books I’m supposed to be reading (for research; as a favor for someone; because soon they’ll be due back at the library; because everyone’s telling me I should), and my soul revolts. I spend a week or so mulishly resisting reading anything at… Read more »
Writing Tools (Bright and Dark)
A few weeks ago, I showed you all the book map that I built for my office wall. This tool has proven itself to be invaluable. I consult it constantly as I’m working. It’s a stupendous structural aid as I reorder the events of this book and refocus the plot. I WANT TO MARRY IT…. Read more »
Margaret Mahy, 1936-2012
New Zealand writer Margaret Mahy died on Monday, July 23. She was 76 years old. Margaret Mahy could write emotions like sadness, fear, the desperateness of courage, so that you felt them as you read. A few lines from Alchemy (2004): Certainly the sound of her sadness had spread itself backward and forward through time…. Read more »
Book Recs + A Final Post of Tour Pictures — Again from Seattle
A couple books I recently loved: Mystery of the Tempest: A Fisher Key Adventure, by Sam Cameron, which is kind of a brilliant, modern-day Hardy Boys-esque adventure in which the young detectives are identical twins, one straight, one gay. It’s awesome to read adventurous hijinks in a familiar form (of the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew ilk),… Read more »
Tidbits on Release Day
Today is Bitterblue‘s release day! Happy reading to my readers. Happy birthday to my girl. It’s been a long time coming. For them that’s interested, here’s just one of the many seeds that planted in my mind and helped Bitterblue grow: Photo from Wikipedia Commons, taken by Int3gr4te Years ago, I saw Bernini’s sculpture of… Read more »
Adventures in Walking. Stuff and Things. Plus, My Tour Schedule
I signed lots of books for lots of people in a very short time on Thursday, and a number of souls, probably noticing the mania in my eyes, kindly expressed concern for my health. On the off chance that any of those same people later saw me being wheeled through the Houston airport, please allow… Read more »
