January 2012

Taking the Bus to Work, Joss-Style

Taking the Bus to Work, Joss-Style

Bad enough having to go to work. Having to work to get to work? That really sucks. But the subway didn’t come, so Joss has to find an alternate means of transportation. This is from Queen’s Man, coming soon from awesome online places! Chivas, as far as Joss knew, were unique to Kariโ€™s Star. Anyone […]

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Think Time Flies When You’re Having Fun?

Think Time Flies When You're Having Fun?

Try how fast it flies when you carve out writing time and then waste it doing other things. I’m so serious. Google something for research. Bam! Twenty minutes, gone in a heartbeat. Go searching for the right word and get distracted. Bam! You just burned through seventeen minutes and didn’t even see it going. Writing

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Did You Remember that Cyndi Lauper Can Sing?

I ask because I’d forgotten. In my defense, I never heard her sing like this, but I have heard her do some pretty good stuff. Here’s a reminder for all of us. Wowza. Also, holy carp.

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Turn That Frown Upside Down!

I’ve had people say that to me. Yes, I wanted to smack them. It’s not actually what I’m saying here, I just liked it as a title. Recently a young lady on my Twitter feed decided to tweet some pictures of herself in various outfits. I clicked a few (I was actively avoiding editing, of

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Because I Love Joss

Because I Love Joss

I’m editing! Yay, me! Here’s something I can’t stop snickering over. It won’t mean as much to you as it does to me, but I’m posting it anyway–just so I can move on. Well inside the building, but before anyone entered the Chamber itself, security men searched people. Paige swallowed hard as one man then

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Editing Goes On

Editing Goes On

My friend and I are poking each other to edit. It’s so easy, you see, to just not quite get to it. To wander off into rearranging the desk for optimal efficiency. To run through the notes one more time while also trying to narrow down open browser tabs just a little.ย To get drawn into

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My One-Star Review

My One-Star Review

If you follow writerly circles on the internet, you’ve probably seen it before. Someone posts less-than-kind things about a book. The author of the book responds. Maybe it starts out as a reasoned discussion (though not necessarily), but generally it devolves rather quickly into “you’re just not smart enough to understand my work” and/or “how

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