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The Green vs. the White

10DecemberSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery

As a kid I hated the term ‘green Christmas’.Â Growing up in Utah, our Christmas was never green (heck, our summers worked pretty hard to pull offÂ green!), insteadÂ Christmas without freshÂ snowÂ would be a brown, mucky mush of left-over October snow and biting winds.Â The years when it snowed on Christmas Eve, or thereabouts, were my favorite

My Doubly-Delayed Announcement

4DecemberSuzanne1 CommentNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

I mentioned before that I wouldÂ be makingÂ an announcement about a new venture, but our guidelines didn’t satisfy and I felt I should plead the fifth rather than stumble through an apologetic attempt at postingÂ the guidelines here.Â However, after sending the entire editorial board off to wrestle Syrian spiders (rather like Bengalese tigers, but with more

Great Writing Advice a la James Maxey

25NovemberSuzanneWriting

I’ve been following along withÂ James’ writing essays on whateverville and thought I’d link them here.Â I recognize in myself many of the mistakes he describes, that I’ve either made in the past or continue to make.Â My worst writing errors are probably: Writing stuff with generic scenery Writing stuff in which I’m too subtle and

Music to Fly By

20NovemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Rumblings

While of course I’m grateful for many things this Thanksgiving,Â what comes to mind when listening to friends’ travel plans?Â That I’m staying home. My flying horror stories aren’t that horrendous.Â Rude, inconsiderate attendants who treatÂ people asÂ something lessÂ than sub-citizen,Â officious security officers denying myÂ preschooler the water their documents statedÂ she was allowed, time spent standing in lines for

The Stuff of Living (Fantasy) Legends

19NovemberSuzanneThe Human Condition, Writing

I’m working on my Raven assassin story again this week, and have spent some time fleshing out the world.Â This is no chore, since I’d rather build worlds than, say, bake cookies or play at the beach. But there’s more to world building than stacking up little rows of bucket-shaped sand.Â It’s not enough to

The Laundry Thing

16NovemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

What is it about laundry?Â Â No single item of clothing is tooÂ heavy for an old lady to carry, so it can’t very well be considered hard labor.Â We buy gleaming machines that take our clothes for a ride and spit them out warm and fuzzy.Â The soaps and scrubbies come in such a variety that every

A Fashionably Late Spider

15NovemberSuzanneWriting

I’ve been patiently waiting for Ghost Spider to go up on AlienSkin, and wondered over the payment I recieved.Â Then yesterday I pinged the editor for a status check and it turns out the story ran back in August!Â Check out the archived version, if you wish, and tell my spider friend to not be

Storm’s Rising and New Venture

14NovemberSuzanneNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

My flash story Storm’s Rising is up at EDF.Â I’ll look forward to chatting with all of youÂ in the comments section. Soon I hope to disclose the guidelines for a new venture I’ll be a part of–just as soon as we can stop arguing, err,Â ‘discussing’Â those guidelines and make it all official.Â I’m very excited.

Money’s Memory

10NovemberSuzanneFolklore and Myth, Home in the Rookery

We attended a stamp and coin show at the fairgrounds today and I was thrilled to pick up some nice specimens of ancient Chinese cash, mostly from the Southern Sung.Â Of course I wanted to bring it all home, but theÂ coins I picked were pretty cool, though not of any high monetary value. One of

Oops!

9NovemberSuzanneWriting

If you saw that last post, blink quickly!Â That was my entire submission history, and intended to be posted as private.Â I must not have gotten the hang of these silly options just yet. 😛 Don’t worry.Â It’s gone, so you can open your eyes and look at a world still un-scarred by the submission

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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