I want to begin by saying that I have a paperback copy from 1981, and Charles Wallace has an epically bad late-70s/early-80s haircut on the cover. Let’s see. Having read this now, I don’t think I’ve read it before. I
Of Sulking Alpacas and Scones
Landsquid left his house through the front door, carrying a basket of freshly made chocolate chip scones (which are the best kind) over one tentacle. He steeled himself, then quickly hurried down his front walkway, around the fence, and up
Dearly Beloved
We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of my Merrell Siren Sports. I can hear you now. “Kit, are you really blogging about your shoes? This is a new and somewhat distressing low.” Well, they weren’t just any
Add Some Symphonic Metal to Your Writing Playlist
Man, I apparently cannot get my Thursdays together this month. New plan: write them on Wednesday. Are you familiar with symphonic metal? It is a fantastic genre of music, especially if you write fantasy like I do. If you’re someone
General Update and Thoughts on Adaptations
First of all, I want to apologize for missing Thursday’s update. I spent all of Thursday convinced it was Wednesday, and it wasn’t until my to-do app yelled at me about not blogging at about 8 PM that I realized
Writers Never Miss a Chance to Procrastinate: Blog Hop
My friend and sometimes partner-in-crime KD Sarge tagged me to participate in this blog hop. Basic gist of the exercise is to answer the following questions about your work in progress and then tag five other writers. 1) What is
Exploring Speech Recognition
So, because I don’t have two hands to type anymore, I have been looking into speech recognition software. For those who are unfamiliar with this, these are programs that listen to your speech and convert what you say into text.