by Katherine Villyard | Oct 30, 2005 | short fiction
I don’t think I’m going to finish the cliché story in time to send it to Scalzi. I’m barfy, and the story isn’t finished. At this point, the story lacks conflict, and it just kind of stops rather than ends. I think it’s...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 23, 2005 | short fiction
The first story in the one story a week plan is done, and let me tell you, it’s just not right. 😉 Alas, no, it is not the cliché story. I thought I would have more luck with that one next week, while I’m out of town and bored. I’ve never...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 15, 2005 | writing mysticism
This may be more like it. It’s Jay Lake’s “one story a week” rules. In short: 1) Write a story every week. 2) Finish everything you start. 3) Don’t self-critique while you’re writing. 4) Work on one thing at a time. The only thing...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 13, 2005 | writing mysticism
Um, yeah. 9pm is apparently too late. Also, I apparently need a wordcount. There’s that wacky time when I get home, while dinner is cooking; I’d be fresher then. The Athlete’s Diary convinces me that I need to modify the Motivational Spreadsheet of...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 9, 2005 | writing mysticism
Every day at 9pm, except Fridays because that’s Battlestar Galactica, there will be fiction. I can brainstorm, outline, edit, write first drafts, etc., but there will be fiction at 9pm, and I must spend an hour on this. The me has spoken. I considered a daily...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 7, 2005 | procrastination
Because I was having trouble convincing myself to work out, I decided to set my alarm clock half an hour earlier and work out in the mornings. This prompted much mirth from the SO, since my usual morning routine has been to hit the snooze button for an hour. Jokes...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 2, 2005 | short fiction
The illustration is terribly cute. Go, look!
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 2, 2005 | life, the universe, and everything
I try to stay vaguely on topic, and stick to geekgrrl and writing things. (Maybe that’s a mistake!) But this blog is astonishing. It’s maintained by a photographer, and he’s telling the story of Hurricane Katrina’s impact on Pearlington, MS,...