I saw this reading challenge on my friend Gamila’s blog, and it looked interesting so I decided to join. Basically, you set a goal to read a certain number of books this winter (it should be winter of 2008, but meh), post the list, and then post updates and/or reviews as you go along. Since… Continue reading 2007 Winter Reading Challenge
Resolutions and Alpha Centauri
Here are my thoughts on New Year’s resolutions (and goals in general): they need to be short, simple, specific, measurable, realistic, easy to remember, and before you set them you need to realize that success (or failure) is not measured by how well you keep the goal itself, but what you accomplish as you strive… Continue reading Resolutions and Alpha Centauri
I know why Disney fights so hard to extend copyright protection
…it’s because they can’t come up with anything as good as the old stuff. Case in point, the new movie Enchanted. I watched it today with my family, and I couldn’t stand it. Looking back, I probably shouldn’t have put on my headphones and turned on my mp3 player in the middle of the show… Continue reading I know why Disney fights so hard to extend copyright protection
1,659 words and some other cool stuff
I suppose I should be happy that I wrote so much, but I don’t feel like I’m making as much progress as that four digit number implies. I still feel like I’m stuck on this one scene, and even though a lot has happened, I don’t feel that it’s concluded in such a way that… Continue reading 1,659 words and some other cool stuff
Grrr!!! Only 500 words tonight!
I know that that’s my daily goal, and that I reached it, but I wanted to do so much more! I swear, I have to take this computer somewhere where I can’t get an internet connection and won’t be bothered by anyone else! And I’ve got to start early in the day, and just keep… Continue reading Grrr!!! Only 500 words tonight!
1,703 words for a grand total of 61,199. Oh, and Merry Christmas.
Christmas was an awesome day! It was also a very busy day, but very good. Even though it was busy, I could have written a lot more a lot earlier, but as usual I kept putting it off. And also as usual when I did stop putting it off, I really got into the story… Continue reading 1,703 words for a grand total of 61,199. Oh, and Merry Christmas.
quick question
How do you like the background image for this blog? Does it make the text too hard to read? How was the previous image? I’m looking for some kind of starry background picture that isn’t too overpowering. Do you think that that’s a good idea, or do you think I should come up with a… Continue reading quick question
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson teaches English 318 at BYU, and I’ve heard very good things about that class, both from members of Quark and from members of the English faculty. He’s also a relatively new Fantasy writer, with a handful of novels in print, so when I heard that the Quark reading group book for November was… Continue reading Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
1,000 plus words, but I need to be doing more
Just another update on the novel I’m working on. Also, some ideas on writing without distractions.
What kind of an accent do you have?
Well, this online quiz pegged me pretty good. What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)Northern You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago / Detroit / Cleveland / Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for. Click Here to Take This Quiz… Continue reading What kind of an accent do you have?