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| Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
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3:18 pm - A new C.E. Murphy story? Yes, oh yes.
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Hey folks!
So my pal, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) mizkit aka C.E. Murphy, had a great idea! She's offering an original story set in her Old Races world (think gargoyles, vampires, dragons and other things that go bump in the city!) for commission if she reaches $750 (plus some for Fundable fees, I think). She's over halfway there, but we could use a bump to help her reach her goal.
If you are an urban fantasy fan, this is right up your alley. Catie also writes the Walker Papers series, starting with Urban Shaman, and the Inheritor's Cycle, starting with The Queen's Bastard, which is a fantastic high fantasy full of intrigue and such.
You can check her out at her website, and you can check out the commission, complete with snippet there!
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| Saturday, June 6th, 2009
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12:13 pm - Random postness
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Despite my moments of down in the dumps, I am at heart an optimist, and one of those Poor Fools (TM) who believe that people are inherently good and will choose to do good. Sometimes, this belief comes back to bite me in the ass. I have been well and truly scrod a few times in my life, and poor ruwhei, who does not share my belief, consoles me as best he can while I sit stunned and heartbroken when it happens. He does not, usually, say 'I told you so'. He gets brownie points for that.
But, these past couple of days, I have seen people pull together to reach out and help someone who was suddenly and desperately in need, without thinking about it. They just did it.
I won't say I told him so, either. :)
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| Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
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7:25 pm - It's a mad, mad, mad mad mad world.
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(Bonus points if you get the ref.)
I have discovered, in my comparatively old age (because dang do I feel like I've been at this a long time and have gotten less mileage than those of you who are signing contracts :) ), that I am a superstitious person.
Not that I have lucky ink colors or special SASE sealing rituals (though now I want to invent some), but I have become very guarded and protective of what I'm doing. I've noticed that any time I go *SQUEE*, the rug gets yanked out from under me and I end up spitting squee-less dirt for a while.
No, this is not prompted by anything but random thought.
So. Please forgive the fact that I don't post what sort of projects I'm working on or where or to whom I might have sent things. It's not you, it's me, my friends. I am keeping my hopes bottled up until something good actually happens, at which time I will gleefully make lots of noise and let everyone know everything.
Until then, I'll just be over here, kicking my own ass about writing more and trying to figure out how to do that while doing grown up things like having a "real" job.
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| Sunday, April 12th, 2009
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6:55 pm - More examples of why Amazon blows.
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For those who have not seen:
http://community.livejournal.com/meta_writer/11369.html
Short version: Amazon had a "glitch" which resulted in many many GLBT books being marked as adult material and suddenly being pulled from ranking/the search engine. It expanded to include erotic romance authors as well.
Cue the outrage.
I haven't shopped at Amazon for years. Yeah, not going back there now, thanks.
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| Thursday, April 9th, 2009
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1:17 pm - OMG
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Barnes and Noble --well, the one I work at anyway -- is selling M/M romance. Right out in the front of the store.
1) I think I need to buy it on general principle.
2) You should too, if you like that kind of thing.
3) Dude, how do *I* get in on this action?
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| Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
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2:46 pm - Epiphany du jour
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Which I have had before and will no doubt have again, but today, I share.
Rejection is not the hard part of writing. It sucks, to be sure, but it's not the hard part.
The hard part is "almost".
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| Friday, March 13th, 2009
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1:50 pm - I wrote today!
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1500+ words on a project I should have finished a long damned time ago but stalled out on. I really do appear to be one of those people who is determined to write no matter how many times I get told no and how many times I have to start over.
Trust me, I wish I could write and just sell, but eh. I'll take this, I s'pose.
I still have two completed novellas that never went anywhere, but they are not smutty (read: sexxed up) enough for the markets that will currently take them. Ah well.
Anyway, this reminded me of the five things meme becky_h gave me and I never did.
So, without further ado:
( Horses, Polyamory and... )
And now I must get ready for work, so I'll do the rest ...soon.
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| Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
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3:46 pm - All I'm saying...
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Since I'm usually a loudmouth about race things:
Yes, I've been trying to follow RaceFail 09. And when I say trying, I mean trying. The loops and switchbacks are truly mindboggling.
I didn't participate. I won't jump in now.
I'm disappointed in lots of things I read, from lots of people, but really, nobody's solving anything at this point. I vote for a six month moratorium so people can pull their heads out on both sides, and then another attempt.
And that's all.
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| Thursday, January 15th, 2009
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1:56 pm
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Still alive. Still working. Woo! I am reminded that I need to write up my why I want to be responsible thingie for one of the managers. Yes, I'm going for a more important position this early into the job. Go me.
Went dancing again for the first time since getting hired. The job is reaaaally going to play hell with my clogging schedule, but I'll do my best to make it work.
And I actually wrote a teeny bit today. Spooky. (I do mean teeny, but it was something.) Hope to continue that at some point.
Eventually I will get work and other life back in balance. I think.
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| Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
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9:31 pm - All the news that's fit to...something.
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So hi!
Life with a retail job at the holidays is exciting, to say the least. My feet could probably say buckets more, but they're currently passed out and snoring. I think my big toe is drooling.
And with that disturbing imagery out of the way...
Happy holidays to all of you, whatever the holiday might be in your life/household/part of the world!
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| Thursday, December 18th, 2008
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10:28 pm - I survived!
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| Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
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5:55 pm - Updatey
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I know I have not been around a lot. I'm sorry.
I just sort of randomly got a job. A retail job. At Xmas. Yes, I'm insane.
But it's in a bookstore, so you know. Go me!
I love you all. Really. All of you.
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| Sunday, November 30th, 2008
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10:57 pm - Centaur love.
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| Saturday, November 29th, 2008
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8:25 pm - Holy crap, you guys.
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I finished NaNoWriMo for the first time in ever.
And after a completely crappy writing year.
I seriously might cry.
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| Thursday, November 27th, 2008
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4:07 pm - Randomness
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I suppose, rather than inflicting these things on people on Twitter, I should share them in more "private" space.
So.
I have been playing with my tablet. I like centaurs.
The end result are centaur drawings/doodles/colorings.
( Feel free to peek under the cut )
And there you have it. More ways for Sarah to spend time.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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| Friday, November 21st, 2008
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4:17 pm
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| Saturday, November 15th, 2008
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4:05 pm - Augh
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I know how to make this book better.
I am not editing.
It may kill me because right now, it's smelly.
Augh.
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| Thursday, November 13th, 2008
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10:40 am - So, about California
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Lots of people are still rumbling about Prop 8 passing out here in the Golden State. With good reason. I'm rumbling too.
But I'm also seeing some posts from people who don't get how it could possibly have happened in California. I've also seen a few taking California to task for making this important and neglecting education/parental rights/etc. coming from people who are not Californians/have never been to California. I won't rant about that.
But I'd like to say one thing that I think is important to note, no matter how you feel about the proposition.
California is, yes, often a relatively liberal state. However, the state is not made up of one homogenous group of people or beliefs, etc. I think that many people have, like I did, a television-land vision of what the state is like, and believe that, somehow, the entire state is all pretty much a suburb of Los Angeles.
I, like many people, thought that California was the Granola State for a long time. I have, however, now lived here for thirteen years. (I lived here for jr. high, too, but I wasn't paying a lot of attention then.) And sorry to say, it's not true. If you're looking for a particular population or mindset, it's pretty much here somewhere. You can't even look at a place like San Francisco and slap one sticker on it. We have everything from starlets with their pocket sized dogs to ranchers with shotguns, spitoons and serious drawls. You can find everything from communes to corporate meccas. Want beach bums? We've got them. Want wacky fundamentalists? Got them too.
So when you're looking at the state and feeling surprised that something happened here or we voted for/voted down something you didn't expect that we would, just keep that in mind.
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| Saturday, November 8th, 2008
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9:37 am - I lied. But these are so good.
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I'm honestly not trying to rub Obama's win in the face of anyone who is upset. I just. Want to share the messages of *hope* that people are coming up with, because. Well. Because.
Another will.i.am video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1aLn4IyCgc
There's a post-vote video too, but it's not on YouTube. If you go to http://dipdive.com it should come up automatically. It's called It's a New Day.
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