Mom |
I'm beside myself with grief. My mother, Sarah Ellen Buddelmeyer, died Sunday, December 30, 2007. My family is in mourning. Please keep us in your thoughts.And please keep writing. Mom would have want...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:20:00 GMT |
Yakety Yak |
"James Blish told me I had the worst case of 'said bookism' (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told me to limit the verbs to said, replied, asked, and answered and only w...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:31:00 GMT |
Turning the Crank |
It seems I am a retread. After five days of turning the crank in my palate expander, my mouth felt weirdly wrong. Each time I pushed the little lever that was supposedly opening my upper jaw 1/4 MM pe...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:22:00 GMT |
Post-Surgery Foods |
So it's day four post mouth surgery. For those of you facing jaw surgery, here's the tally of foods that do and do not work after having your jaw sliced horizontally (surgically assisted rapid palatal...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:19:00 GMT |
Surgery |
Had surgery on my mouth yesterday afteroon (8-1-07) and all went well. So far the pain is tolerable with big doses of Tylenol. They say the third day's the worst. Does the day of surgery count as day ...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:53:00 GMT |
Dorothy says "Construct a Boring Life" |
"What's the best thing you can do for your writing? Construct a boring life." - Dorothy Allison ...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:37:00 GMT |
No White Flag |
"Isaac gave good advice to authors. . . . [H]e sent me his two laws of writing: 1. Thou shall finish what thou startest. 2. Thou shalt not judge thyself." - Janet Jeppson Asimov, author of Notes for ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:55:00 GMT |
When All Else Fails. . . |
. . . get more software.While my attempts to use various types of software to write my book have not been completely productive, according to the recent New York Times article by Rachel Donadio, "Get ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:45:00 GMT |
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is |
"A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking." - Jerry SeinfeldTwenty-five percent off everything at Liberty Books and News in the Shops on Lane Avenue!Oka...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:34:00 GMT |
I'm About Half Done |
This post is for everyone who asks, "How's the book coming." Rather than lie Read more
Posted by on Sat, 12 May 2007 16:05:00 GMT |
