Only going forward, 'cause we can't find reverse.
I suppose it's about time I update this again, though I don't actually have a big overarching thematic concept, which I rather like to do when I write in the writerblog. Then again, if I waited for that, you could never see another update again, and nobody wants that.
So here's what I've been up to lately:
1. Nerdin' ain't easy but it's necessary. I attended a Star Trek convention in New Jersey. In costume. As a character I played in an online RPG. And I am unapologetic.
The con was rather small and disappointing, but one thing that made the whole day worthwhile was getting to see William Shatner speak. I hope I look half as good when I hit my 70s.
Shatner was hilarious and rambly and as Shatnerian as I would have expected him to be. He took a bunch of questions from the audience, including one from a 7-year-old girl (Shatner says: "That's great! I have a 7 in my age too!"). Highlight:
Shatner: Do you like Star Trek?
Little Girl: Yes.
Shatner: Do you love it?
Little Girl: Yes.
Shatner: Do you love love LOVE it?
Little Girl: Not THAT much!
2. Gonna be a dental floss tycoon. Visited with my family in Montana for Thanksgiving. Family photos were taken, dinner was prepared and eaten, company was enjoyed.
In the airport when my plane landed, I spotted newly-elected awesome senator Jon Tester at baggage claim. I resisted the urge to hug him. Even though I really, really wanted to.
3. I refuse to stoop to any pun that makes use of "write" as a substitution for homonyms meaning "correct" or "not left" or even "the third baseman for the Mets". But yes. I am writing. I'm making good progress, too. I don't know if I'm creating anything that people will someday want to buy, but I'd rather focus on getting the story on paper (or computer screen, as it were) before I start worrying about whether I'll ever be published. Being a writer comes way before being an author. Let's not put the cart before the horse, shall we?
In addition to my novel, I've been reviewing books for money. I am a lucky girl. As the first few publication dates loom, I've been sort of stalking the books I've reviewed on Amazon and the authors' blogs to see if my feedback garnered any feedback of its own. I was gratified today to see a "hooray! I'm so excited to get a good review" post from a first-time author whose book I'd enjoyed.
I do fear that I'm being overly kind to the books I review on the basis of a) being so psyched to actually have the opportunity to review books and b) being awed by the fact that they got this far in the process whereas I've spent two years pounding away at my 50,000 pages of God-only-knows-what and I don't even know if I'll finish it much less sell it. But to make someone's day like that, even though I don't get bylined and they'll never know it was me - that still makes me happy.
So here's what I've been up to lately:
1. Nerdin' ain't easy but it's necessary. I attended a Star Trek convention in New Jersey. In costume. As a character I played in an online RPG. And I am unapologetic.
The con was rather small and disappointing, but one thing that made the whole day worthwhile was getting to see William Shatner speak. I hope I look half as good when I hit my 70s.
Shatner was hilarious and rambly and as Shatnerian as I would have expected him to be. He took a bunch of questions from the audience, including one from a 7-year-old girl (Shatner says: "That's great! I have a 7 in my age too!"). Highlight:
Shatner: Do you like Star Trek?
Little Girl: Yes.
Shatner: Do you love it?
Little Girl: Yes.
Shatner: Do you love love LOVE it?
Little Girl: Not THAT much!
2. Gonna be a dental floss tycoon. Visited with my family in Montana for Thanksgiving. Family photos were taken, dinner was prepared and eaten, company was enjoyed.
In the airport when my plane landed, I spotted newly-elected awesome senator Jon Tester at baggage claim. I resisted the urge to hug him. Even though I really, really wanted to.
3. I refuse to stoop to any pun that makes use of "write" as a substitution for homonyms meaning "correct" or "not left" or even "the third baseman for the Mets". But yes. I am writing. I'm making good progress, too. I don't know if I'm creating anything that people will someday want to buy, but I'd rather focus on getting the story on paper (or computer screen, as it were) before I start worrying about whether I'll ever be published. Being a writer comes way before being an author. Let's not put the cart before the horse, shall we?
In addition to my novel, I've been reviewing books for money. I am a lucky girl. As the first few publication dates loom, I've been sort of stalking the books I've reviewed on Amazon and the authors' blogs to see if my feedback garnered any feedback of its own. I was gratified today to see a "hooray! I'm so excited to get a good review" post from a first-time author whose book I'd enjoyed.
I do fear that I'm being overly kind to the books I review on the basis of a) being so psyched to actually have the opportunity to review books and b) being awed by the fact that they got this far in the process whereas I've spent two years pounding away at my 50,000 pages of God-only-knows-what and I don't even know if I'll finish it much less sell it. But to make someone's day like that, even though I don't get bylined and they'll never know it was me - that still makes me happy.
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