by Katherine Villyard | Oct 17, 2006 | short fiction
I wrote 818 words of the story that needed research tonight, and in my opinion, it’s fantasy. My brain suddenly gave me a main character and started spitting out words. There’s even a plot, which surprised me because I wasn’t sure what it was until I...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 15, 2006 | cons
I’m thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis close to talking myself into going. Last time was much fun, and I was sad to not go since. And any excuse to see Jen is of the good. What may push me over the edge is the Broad Universe rapid-fire reading and the...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 8, 2006 | nanowrimo
I’m outlining like the guy with the chalk at a kool-aid party. I’m anxious about the NaNoWriMo thing and want to be prepared. I mean, really, really, hard-core serious prepared. Right now I’m doing the infamous snowflake that They [TM] tout on the...
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 26, 2006 | nanowrimo
I’m planning to do NaNoWriMo this year, and thus far I really think it’s going to help. I’m trying to outline extensively, and I tried to plug Lizardfic the novel into an outline template I found online and there were questions there I couldn’t...
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 21, 2006 | short fiction, writing mysticism
Inspiration just struck for an alternate history story which will require research. Two items in my random idea file collided. Mmm, research! Good idea file. Extra biscuit! I’m really excited by this idea, but, once again, it’s a situation without a plot....
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 18, 2006 | geekiness
Please come back up soon. I’m jonesin’ here! Must… do… this week’s… critique! *mouse hand twitches convulsively over refresh button* Love, Me
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 17, 2006 | nanowrimo
I’m considering NaNoWriMo again. I’m even trying to come up with a suitable crack plot that will lend itself to the crazy pace. I don’t know. I just sounds fun. Remind me I said that in November and point and laugh. But seriously. I haven’t...
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 12, 2006 | short fiction
Should I send the story formerly known as “Median Effective Dose” through Critters again? On the one hand, fresh tasty brains eyeballs. On the other hand, third time through the queue, and it’ll be at least a month. I’m not quite done yet, so I...
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 11, 2006 | selling fiction
From Full Unit Hookup’s news page, dated 08/26/2006: My computer crashed this week and unfortunately the FUHU submission log file was corrupted. This disaster doesn’t mean I’ve lost all submissions to FUHU. What it does mean is that I’ll have...
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 9, 2006 | life, the universe, and everything
I’ve figured out what I want to buy with some future novel or screenplay check: a Tempurpedic. Mmmm, mattress lust. Yes, we’re mattress shopping. Of course, what I’ll probabably spend said hypothetical novel or screenplay check on is: IRA (to legal...