From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Writing Software

25 February 2008

Since my husband, Fahim, is a programmer as well as a writer, he writes software for me. I use the following:
PlotCraft – keeps track of all the story ideas you get. Free.
WriteTrack – submission tracking software.  Free.
Amanuensis [...]

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Neil Gaiman, American Gods, and Stardust

22 February 2008

Yesterday, Fahim and I watched Stardust, the movie. We loved it. Absolutely completely adored it.
It was engaging, fun, pure enjoyment. Stardust was so completely well done from beginning to end that it was a joy to watch.
And then, in the closing credits (I [...]

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Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

20 February 2008

I’m currently reading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. It’s a somewhat interesting, yet disappointing, read. The interesting bit is because of the subject matter. It’s about 16th century scientists and philosophers Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz. And others, of course. I have no idea how historically accurate the book is.
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And the next crit is in

5 February 2008

For Basement of the Universe. This one is from Chro, who, from what I can tell, didn’t at all like it.

121. Laurie Ashton – Basement of the Universe
My one concern here is the extraneous material that doesn’t really add anything.
For example, the whole mini-scene before the break is already covered by the [...]

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My First 500 Words

4 February 2008

I posted the first 500 words of Basement of the Universe as I submitted them to Nathan Bransford’s contest in this entry. Happily, I’ve received some comments there, critiquing my piece. Thank you, critiquers. I also submitted my piece to two other people who offered to do critiques in [...]

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The First 500 Words – Finalist List is Up.

4 February 2008

If you haven’t checked it out already, read through the six finalist entries in Nathan Bransford’s The Surprisingly Essential First 500 Words contest and vote on your favourite.
While you’re doing that, read Nathan and Holly’s comments – they can be quite educational, especially if you want [...]

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