cutting the other edge
Writing
Purple Bar, die Dritte!
Dec 1st
And this, my friends, was how I got here (no cheating at all):
What a month…once again.
National Novel Writing Month: the Growing Insanity
Nov 29th
I just wrote seven thousand words in 4 1/2 hours.
Some gems include:
“We’re all pirates. And we all call ourselves the good guys.”
“Then my mind went dark, and slowly pictures began to surface in my mind’s eye, like fish swimming to the top of a pond—weird, grotesquely clored fish.”
“He put his hand on the knob again. As I stared, it glowed red, then melted into smoldering, smoking liquid, flowing through his fingers like mercury. It fell towards the floor, but vanished before it could burn the antique wood.”
“The room was stuffy and smelled like abandonment.”
“the little lavender slut boy think like he used to have befor ehe got married and stupid?”
“Well, iv’e written about three hindred words in threeminutes, which is obvs a hundred words a minute. And look at the remarkable job I have done of it so far. I would be a lovely secretary. She’s pretty, but can she type? No, absolutely not.”
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That’s right, folks. I am currently triple-fisting Goldschlager, sweet tea, and a Starbucks Doubleshot espresso drink. And I have come dangerlolzy close to setting my hair on fire twice tonight.
Here’s a random photo of Kiss, just to be safe:
National Novel Writing Month 2009
Oct 8th
Can I go three for three? I won in 2006. I won in 2008. I wrote half-baked, crazy urban fantasy novels, with beautiful imagery and plotholes you could drive a tank through. Shall I attempt to complete the trilogy this year? To put Bridge of Lions next to Via De Luna (2006) and Seven Hills (2008) on my list of Awesome Shit I’ve Done? I think I shall. Join me this November. It’s the hairbrained ride you’ve been looking for.
Purple Bar, Deuce
Nov 30th
Awww, yeah.
One more time, y’all.
Did it in 2006. Couldn’t in 2007, for reasons that still burn my ass to think about. And here we are, on the last day of November, 2008…and what’s that up there?
IT’S THE PURPLE BAR, BITCHES!
I did it again. Oh my, yes. And you know what else? I’m not done with the story yet. I’m headed into December, planning on writing another 50k words. Why? because I can.
The way I see it, if helping with the Obama campaign, obsessing over the election, moving into a new apartment, and having oral surgery can’t stop me, then two finals and a job search sure as hell won’t. I’m just getting going.
See ya on the back cover!
Write Or Die
Nov 29th
This guy has a future.
This is a nifty little website for those of you who, like me, have no problem sitting down to write, and staying seated…but slowly migrating from your Word document on over to the NaNoWriMo Forums, or your email, or IM.
You choose your settings and start typing in the box, and if you pause for more than a few seconds, you are punished. The punishments range from mild–a pop-up box appears and nags you to keep typing–to severe–your words begin to disappear, one by one. When you reach your word count or time goal, it stops, and you are free to copy your work onto your final document, and play again.
Watch the video. Smart guys with a sense of humor rule.
The NaNoWriMo Playlist, 2008
Nov 26th
Here is what fills my head as I bang out Seven Hills:
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Beastie Boys, Hello Nasty
Blondie, “Heart Of Glass”
Carmina Burana
Chromatics, “Mask”
Fiona Apple, “Not About Love”
The Fratellis, Costello Music
The Futureheads, “Broke Up the Time”
Iron And Wine, “Sea and the Rhythm”
M83, “Too Late”
Massive Attack, “Safe From Harm”
MGMT, Oracular Spectacular
Mofro: Blackwater; Live
Mono, “Life In Mono”
Moontribe, Sound Without Walls
The Presets, “Anywhere”
She Wants Revenge, “Out Of Control”
Shearwater, Rook
Danny Tenaglia, Global Underground #10
Tori Amos, Crucify EP
TV on the Radio: Desperate Youth; Cookie Mountain; Young Liars EP; & Dear Science
The Veils, “The Leavers Dance”
…and the Electronica tab of the iTunes internet radio, as usual.