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Just got a nibble from one of the NY agents. The secret is to keep rewriting your query letter again, and again, and again. The more the query looks like the inside flap of a China Mieville novel, the better. Seriously. Sending 50 pages. Let’s see what happens with *this* set…

When I was 12 years old, I told my friends and family that I was going to go live in a little cabin in the woods in Alaska and write books. I ended up in Alaska a lot sooner than I thought I would. I bought a one-way ticket to Fairbanks (from Portland, OR) when

I get nervous when I hear my boss on a conference call, talking about the 22 agencies in the Department of Homeland Security. I really don’t want to work on a project for those people (hello, DHS browsers!).

Had a great class last night. I’ve managed to figure out how to get to my MA school in time for the 6:15pm class (leave work at 4:55 and catch the bus from the train to the school, instead of walking that mile-and-a-bit). So I lose some walking time, but gain the kick-ass 6:15 class

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And, one for the road, because I should really be working on chapter 27 (yes, I’m STILL working on chapter 27):

And, after being pissed at Brin, I have to point out some guys engaged in serious critiques of society and gender roles. Because, you know, we get too bogged down looking at extremes: Here’s an excellent guy-compiled list of male privilege. As a (white) man, 1. My odds of being hired for a job, when

First, a warning: This is slapdash. Imagine me in the background, emitting a long scream as I frantically spit and type. That’s about how I felt reading this fucking thing. Now, trying to be…. I’m trying to be, you know, really objective here. But does Brin mean what I think he means? Now, I’ll be

Bridget Jones is back. And… a total Kameron movie: theatre, genderbending, and illicit sex.