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Who Needs a Reason to Watch a Watermelon Explode?

April 16, 2013 by

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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 […]

I Wonder What Happens Next

April 10, 2013 by

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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 […]

Complete First Draft = Celebratory Jello Shots and Dancing on the Table

April 4, 2013 by

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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 […]

The Violent Ecstasy of the End Point

March 28, 2013 by

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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 — […]

Writing. All Other Things in Flux.

March 26, 2013 by

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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 […]

I Now Have Aladdin’s “Beeee Yourself” Stuck in My Head

March 18, 2013 by

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When You Relate to Your Characters a Little TOO Much…

February 19, 2013 by

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I’m trying to figure out the next section of Wizards. So far this has meant a certain amount of banging my head against the wall and then deciding I was right to start with and circling back to the beginning. At which point it becomes clear that I am wrong and… I have no idea […]

I Did Not Blow Up or Drown Anyone. Today.

February 12, 2013 by

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Me: Wrote another chapter today. Rick: Yay. More explosions? Me: This is like… the aftermath of the explosion. Rick: Hmmm. Explosion wasn’t big enough then. Me: It was a very little one, in point of fact. The idea is to not blow up my main characters. Rick: I suppose you might need bounds on things […]

How to Cure a Cold if You’re a Writer

January 30, 2013 by

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My dialogue has been uncharacteristically violent today. My cold is making me frustrated. But at least it’s not stopping me working. I’m not sure where my head’s at exactly but I’m writing. I guess I’ll just have to look at this stuff on a clear day and make sure I’m making sense. I did have […]

Head —> Wall, Repeat.

January 15, 2013 by

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So lately I’ve been suffering from this urge to rewrite Path. I mean, really, I’ve been thinking about it on and off since last August when I met Lovely Agent Jen and talked with her about the book. Partly this is because I always find talking things out with a new person to be a […]