Feed the writers

I fell in love with The Magnificent Seven when I saw the show way back in the late 90s. I never dreamed that it would have such a huge following so many years later, but I was thrilled to discover that it indeed does have such.

There is a Yahoo group called "Mistresses of Malarkey", and they hand out awards to the Mag7 fanfic writers each year, in categories too numerous to mention in this post. I am a member of this group, and was asked just today if I would like to be on the awards staff. I was honored. There is some really terrific fanfic in this fandom, and it is nice to see the authors rewarded for their hard work. As a writer myself, I know what it's like to pour your heart and soul, not to mention time, into your work and have it basically ignored. It's not a good feeling. At all.

So to the ladies of MoM - YAY!!! Thank you for taking time to honor our fellow writers!

Sick

I learned the hard way that when you have a fever, you should never try to write whumpage. It ain't pretty. At all.

Many thanks to my Californy friend, Ricochet, for passing this crud across the country, via the phone line. I owe ya one, sis.

Now I'm going back to my comfy couch and crochet. Doesn't require a lot of brain power, but keeps my mind and hands busy and I forget how rotten I feel.

Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls!

Isn't it wonderful when you're agonizing over a particular section of a story and from out of nowhere a very important part, which you previously had no idea was so important, just clicks into place? Makes one feel like springing from their chair and doing a seriously goofy happy dance!!!

Note to self

Remember to put up traps and alarms around the perimeter to stop wayward EPB's from infiltrating the compound. Argh.

With a little (LOT!) help from my friends

I've been fretting over the dialogue in my current WIP. It was thisclose to driving me to distraction. (not that it would be a long trip, mind you.) Then earlier today, a friend offered to take a look at my problem, and lo and behold, the advice she gave me just clicked! Now I truly believe I can write the next segment of my story without pulling all my hair out or gnashing my teeth. Huzzah! Thanks, Sarah!!

To whom it may concern

I. LOATHE. WRITING. DIALOGUE.

That is all.

A bit of frivolity on a Sunday afternoon

I recently acquired Printshop, and while I'm still learning about all the bells and whistles, I was able to construct this little bit of Ezra-ness. Cheesy, but I like it. :D