by Katherine Villyard | Dec 30, 2007 | writing stats
I really did get stuff done, writing-wise, but not so you can see it. Sales: 0 Finished stories: Only 1, but it’s really good (IMHO). Rejections: 23 (Go, me!) Time spent on revisions: Insane. I did NaNoEdMo on my NaNovel and also had a broken short that I beat...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 28, 2007 | cats, life, the universe, and everything, procrastination
This is one of them. I was last at work on December 21. I’m not expected back until after New Year’s. You may now hate me. 😉 Sadly, this is not ending up being insane amounts of writing and working out. But I had a very busy year, and probably need the...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 25, 2007 | life, the universe, and everything
I don’t know why, but I’m feeling down on secular Christmas this year. Perhaps it’s residual bad-taste-in-mouth from the lame, trumped-up “War on Christmas” crap from a few years ago. Maybe it’s that the S.O. and I are agnostic....
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 21, 2007 | life, the universe, and everything
Oh. My. God. WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. “We are no longer citizens of the United States of America...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 18, 2007 | novels
Lizardfic is a lot easier to write the second time around. Okay, chapter one had its hard parts, but that was because it was chapter one, and because I need violence enablers. (I really, really need violence enablers.) Chapter two is my friend so far. Maybe it’s...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 11, 2007 | writing mysticism
I started the new, improved chapter one of lizardfic today. I have a daily word count goal of five hundred words. That’s doable. There was a moment of, “Oh, no! Start? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers and walk upon the beach. I...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 6, 2007 | reading
The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel is coming soon. I haven’t seen it yet, but it has poetry by my friend Peg Duthie in it, and she is made of awesome. Therefore, you clearly want this book. You want it, you crave it, you must have...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 3, 2007 | selling fiction
That’s why I sometimes get the urge to do Snoopy dances upon receiving rejections. But this was one of the nicest I’ve ever gotten! I’m definitely moving these folks up in my rotation. This story is now out to its 22nd market. People say nice things...