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rambling.effluvium
http://www.zenunlimited.com
You could call this my "professional" blog - where I write about being a journalist, struggling to become a novelist, and at times the issues of being a gay author writing (sometimes) gay-themed fiction. I can't promise I'll always stay on-topic.
Recent Posts
Swing about.
Looks like Shadow’s Breath is getting a rewrite and a complete concept change. Last night I got some amazing feedback that really nailed down and concretely defined the problem areas in the story. While thinking over how to fix those issues, ...
Finding North.
Compasses exist for one purpose: finding magnetic north, so we know where we are and where we’re going in relation to the rest of the world. The compass metaphor has always had easy parallels in life, love, a dozen other aspects of our existen...
Snozzberries taste like wha?
Life lesson: If you’re too tired to do something right, all the sworn avowals in the world don’t matter a damn when you just have to redo it the next day after gaping in horror at the rotten fruits of your own labor. Yesterday I had a whi...
Dear technology: don’t be hatin’, yo.
Last night Hikaru got to deal with one of the fun perks of living with a writer: tolerating said writer’s late-night spaz-fits as he hops in and out of bed, running to the computer over and over again to jot down a few inspired lines of ‘...
That time of the year again.
Yep, shaved him again. We keep bursting into giggles every time we see him. We’re pretty much officially in the new place now. It’s still made of awesome. There’s a loose wire on the hot water heater, but that’s so, so mino...
Don’t try this at home.
Problem is about halfway solved, and should be 99% gone by the end of the weekend. Thanks to everyone who offered feedback and advice. You were immeasurably helpful. Now back to packing. ~groans~ The movers will be here in four hours....

Real writing, oh my Gawd: a pleasure!
Posted: March 22nd, 2008 | More Reviews From brokenwhole | Report This Comment