Monthly Archives: April 2007

So over the weekend I watched High Society, the musical adaptation of The Philadelphia Story. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly . . . and it wasn’t nearly as good as the previous version. Don’t get me wrong–it was still … Continue reading →

So I just heard back from Southern Virginia University. They said I was one of their strongest candidates, but that they no longer are certain they have funding for the position, so it’s been put in a “holding pattern” for … Continue reading →

Final total for the first draft: 68,500 words. And it took me 58 days to write it. Looking at it as a whole, I’m pleased with it. All the big elements are in places. It feels sort of like a … Continue reading →

I’m already up to chapter twelve.  That means I’ve been doing this for something like four months.  Crazy.  This week’s talks about the origins of the alpaca flood tale.  Enjoy. In other news, I’ve been ramping up my involvement for … Continue reading →

Okay.  After my big post last week about how I was going to persist writing Grumpy Old Vampires even when I didn’t feel like it . . . I’m now putting the project on hiatus.  I’m just no longer enjoying … Continue reading →

Last night I watched a Woody Allen movie I hadn’t seen before: Bullets Over Broadway.  I loved it so much I just had to write a review.  Click on over here to check it out. Other than that, I’m still … Continue reading →

I am now officially done with school.  No more papers, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks.  Well, dirty chat messages, but that sounds wrong.  Anyway–Hooray!

Chapter Eleven is up, including a brief discussion of how my ideas affect my writing. Yesterday I had a minor writing crisis.  I got to the point in Ichabod where I realized that the ending–as I had plotted it–didn’t work.  … Continue reading →

Well, for better or worse, the phone interview with SVU is over.  I think given the circumstances, I did well.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t get to sleep last night until after 3, and I woke up today viciously sick–head cold.  So … Continue reading →