Discord and Rhyme: My Cowboys Have Always Been Heroes
My husband has a new column at The Escapist. Take a look. … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Not Dead. Definitely Swamped
I hadn’t planned on the week following registration for How To Think Sideways being a week of troubleshooting all the many things that broke on the system software; thought we’d tested everything, but you only think that until a course goes live and real students start taking it. Anyway, this week I’m playing catch-up writing lessons. Didn’t get a newsletter … Continue reading →
The Dark Knight
How often does Hollywood get it right? Having paid to see movies this year I’m now ashamed to confess I saw even in previews, as well as some that I held in desperately high hopes only to be saddened by the lack of heart/ stupid story/ flat-lined characters/ idiotic excess of gimmees (the gimmee is, you know, the ONE thing … Continue reading →
Think Sideways Launches On Tuesday
I meant to mention this here yesterday, but I’m swamped getting everything ready for the Think Sideways classes to start next Tuesday. Last night, after uncountable (and unspeakable) attempts to explain the course, I FINALLY figured out the right name for it, the name that describes what Thinking Sideways actually is. How to Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers … Continue reading →
A Wish For Wings That Work
Forty-seven years old, and THIS week I discovered something about myself that I never knew. I yearn for wings that work. I’d used the metaphor of wings as ideas in a lesson I was writing. And then noticed that I’d made references to flying in another lesson outline. And then discovered that an anecdote I’d written about being five on … Continue reading →
First Part Of Section One of Week One…. [cough]
The folks pre-registered for the course have had about a week to look over this. I figured I’d have a little fun now and demonstrate a mild improvement in my video skilz. 😀 This is the first third of the video component of the Week One How to Think Sideways lesson. … Continue reading →
Writing A Paranormal Romance Short
So my agent’s assistant sent an e-mail to me, letting me know that I’d received an offer to write a paranormal short—that they already had a contract and the details on the money, and that it was for a reputable anthology with one previous volume already out. I was delighted. I love cool offers. Of course…during the time leading up … Continue reading →
300 Seats in Think Sideways
I’d intended to make 50 seats available for each Think Sideways class. Huge interest (about 290 folks already pre-registered), and being able to handle the number of questions and e-mails from a group that size have convinced me to go ahead and increase class size to 300 people. (If I get swamped or overrun when things go live, the next … Continue reading →