Arkem: It’s a good song. Me: It is a good song. When I quoted it on the internet you accused me of turning into Warren Ellis. Arkem: It’s just that I think someday that’s going to happen. Me: You think I’m going to turn into Warren Ellis? Of all writers? Arkem: Well, of all people. […]
April 18, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
I hate being interrupted when I’m writing. And okay, I’m writing all the time at the moment. And I do enjoy spending time with my friends. But I was halfway through punching someone when I was dragged away from my laptop last night so I was stuck in this weird sort of limbo place where […]
April 16, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
Arkem: I just explained your pun to a colleague. His head exploded. Me: Did his head really explode? And if so, would you be willing to give a graphic account of the event? I just wrote that happening to someone and am conducting research. Seriously. Rick looked over my shoulder the other day and demanded […]
April 12, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
I’ve already talked about this one a couple of times. If you’d like some alternative visuals try Sherlock or X-Men. Apparently an awful lot of people have the moves like Jagger… Playlist link here.
April 10, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
Me: Tomorrow’s Monday! Rick: (flatly) I love you, bear. Me: I shouldn’t say that with so much glee? Rick: Yeah. It’s possible that I was a little more than reasonably excited about getting back to work this week. But come on, I knew it was going to be fun. I’ve been running through the last […]
April 5, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
This song is surprisingly apropos more than one of the relationships in Wizards.* * Playlist link here because WordPress doesn’t want to play nice and link to it properly.
April 4, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
So I’m just now realising that I didn’t tell you I finished the book. I finished the book!* What now, you ask? Basking in the glory of the finished work? Anxiety spiral about whether it’s good enough? Celebratory jello shots and dancing on the table? The last one, definitely. Beyond that I decided to take […]
April 2, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
Me: So I’m trying to think of a title for my book. Arkem: Bob. Me: That’s the name of my car. Rick: Bruce. Me: You guys are useless. I am bad at titles. These guys are clearly worse. But honestly, ‘Bruce’ wouldn’t be that much more inappropriate than the working title it currently has. I […]
March 28, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
I am going through the end of the book so fast it’s a little disturbing. Partly because holding it all my head is starting to make me feel like I’ve got a zoetrope in there, but also because I’m so focused on it I’m not really connecting properly with the real world. Like, okay — […]
March 26, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
I am this* close to finishing the first draft of Wizards. Which means I am writing at speed and to the exclusion of most other things, like sleeping, eating and interacting with other human beings. Rick: How’s it going? Me: Am awake. Writing. All other things in flux. Come to think of it, even consciousness […]
April 19, 2013 by Kandace Mavrick
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