This Week in Words (10-8-06)

Writing

This time I’m using the Amercian Heritage Dictionary, 2nd edition. Candescence n. The state of being white hot; incandescence.  Coal tar n. A viscous black liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of coal, used as a raw material for many dyes, drugs, and organic chemicals and for waterproofing, paints, roofing, and insulation material. Orogeny also

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My Lady Madame Snark

Writing

I’ve been reading around in search of what to do and not to do in my cover letter that will go out with Ghost Spider, and came across the funniest read this side of screaming. Miss Snark’s blog has nitwit awards, a crapometer, and lots of sharp-tongued blogs that will assist writers in shaping up and

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Spiders, Schneedlebugs and Gladiators

Writing

With my Keela story (Voice of the Sea) sent off to WOTF, and Feora (Warrior’s Flame) still quietly cooking in a black stewpot of no-news (it’s also at WOTF), I’m trying to keep myself busy. So, I have a Ghost Spider flash piece that will go out soon, a quicky Halloween story with a witch and her

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This Week In Words (10-1-06)

Writing

Muzzy >adj. 1. Unable to think clearly; confused: she was shivering and her head felt muzzy from sleep. Not thought out clearly; vague: society’s muzzy notion of tolerance. 2. (of a person’s eyes or a visual image) blurred: a slightly muzzy picture. (of a sound) indistinct: the bass and drums are, even on CD, appallingly

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WOTF Quarter 3 Entry

Writing

At 3:00pm, eastern standard time, I joined the pilgrimage of WOTF hopefuls from all around the world.  I posted my Keela story (a.k.a. Voice of the Sea) to the Writer’s of the Future Contest. Some may believe the seasons hold sway in the hearts of man, but within the red-eyed world of wannabe proffessional speculative

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A Day on the Wild Side

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We took the kids (on Saturday, I’m behind) to the Carnivore Preservation Trust, just outside of Pittsboro.  It’s a very cool and happening place with leopards (including the last Barbary), ocelots, tigers, servals and, of course, the darling but ferocious kinkajous.  Yes, that’s the same little critter that bit Paris Hilton . . . and then ordered out for a

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Jupiter World Press Closing

Writing

Mary, editor-in-chief, emailed this morning to say she is closing JWP.  Of course we’re all sad to see it go, because it was fun and had potential, but I find I’m feeling the most bummed because now I have nothing to put on my ‘publications’ page.  Rather a self-centered attitude, no doubt. On the positive side, that empty page

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This Week in Words (9-24-06)

Writing

I have just one word this week: Cold >n A nasty bug, often viral, which takes up residence in the warm recesses of the sinuses, throat, lungs, or other preferred part of the body.  General symptoms include, but are not limited to: sneezing, coughing (also known as ‘hacking up a lung’), shivering with aches and

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Titling: The Curse and the Bane

Writing

Okay, so it’s not all bad.  Occasionally I know the title of a story before I begin it, and may even ‘hear’ the title in my head and jump from it to the story.  But . . . The other hundredth-millionth percent of the time (can you tell I struggle in math?) the title is

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Keela gearing up for WOTF

Writing

I’ve been of two minds as to whether to send my Keela story (Mermaid chick) to this quarter’s Writers of the Future contest.  I really don’t think it’s their cup of tea.  But my other stories aren’t ready to go, and it’s really hard to say what they’ll find palatable, so… Keela gets the honor of facing

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