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dancinghorse) wrote2010-07-10 10:24 pm
dancinghorse) wrote2010-07-10 10:24 pm
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More Write-a-Thon, and Various
The monsoon is finally here, after a brief tease and a blast of Dragon Weather. We had actual measurable rain this afternoon. It felt gooood.
And Pook is back to his normal, sound, full-of-himself self. He's been doing his homework and doing it well. Best Ride Ever yesterday--all wiggly and bendy and boingy and happy.
In the Literary Coolness department, Book View Cafe member Chris Dolley, who is one of the funniest writers I've read in ages, has a new ebook out: French Fried. Here's what the man says: An unfortunately true account of English author Chris Dolley’s harrowing first eight months in France, the book has been described as ‘A Year in Provence with Miss Marple and Gerald Durrell.’
Upon surviving a difficult move to a foreign country, Dolley and wife discover their life savings and Dolley’s identity have been stolen. Adding insult to injury, the authorities have no time for his problem, so with the 'help' of an 80-year-old mother-in-law, Dolley tracks the criminals himself through the bureaucracies of France, Spain, Ireland, and Great Britain. FRENCH FRIED is an account of the author’s hilarious yet frightening journey through a nightmare of international crime.
Read Chapter One of FRENCH FRIED for free: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/French-Fried-Chapter-One
Purchase the ebook:
http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/French-Fried
The book is screamingly funny. Go. Read. But don't drink anything while you do it, or your keyboard will never recover.
Also weirdly brilliant but in a totally different way, an old friend has put up a new blog in which he plays with excerpts from literary classics that were never actually written. I do hope he puts up Mark Twain's never-written review of Alcott's "Little Squaws."
And on another note altogether, I'll be getting the Beta writing Class going ASAP. There just hasn't been enough of me to scrape over the daily bread in the past week. I know some of you are anxious to get going. I'll get there! I promise!
In the meantime, the Clarion Write-a-Thon continues. Thank you so much to all my awesome sponsors. You're making me proud--and helping a great writing program stay afloat.
Also, guilting me into writing lots of new stuff. Having finished two shorter pieces, now I'm working on book proposals as a lead-up to diving into a novel. Two of those down. Two (or more) to go. Then we'll see if the agent screams and faints at some of what I've been up to.
So, as of this evening, here's the trusty word counter, marking the end of week 2:
And Pook is back to his normal, sound, full-of-himself self. He's been doing his homework and doing it well. Best Ride Ever yesterday--all wiggly and bendy and boingy and happy.
In the Literary Coolness department, Book View Cafe member Chris Dolley, who is one of the funniest writers I've read in ages, has a new ebook out: French Fried. Here's what the man says: An unfortunately true account of English author Chris Dolley’s harrowing first eight months in France, the book has been described as ‘A Year in Provence with Miss Marple and Gerald Durrell.’
Upon surviving a difficult move to a foreign country, Dolley and wife discover their life savings and Dolley’s identity have been stolen. Adding insult to injury, the authorities have no time for his problem, so with the 'help' of an 80-year-old mother-in-law, Dolley tracks the criminals himself through the bureaucracies of France, Spain, Ireland, and Great Britain. FRENCH FRIED is an account of the author’s hilarious yet frightening journey through a nightmare of international crime.
Read Chapter One of FRENCH FRIED for free: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/French-Fried-Chapter-One
Purchase the ebook:
http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/French-Fried
The book is screamingly funny. Go. Read. But don't drink anything while you do it, or your keyboard will never recover.
Also weirdly brilliant but in a totally different way, an old friend has put up a new blog in which he plays with excerpts from literary classics that were never actually written. I do hope he puts up Mark Twain's never-written review of Alcott's "Little Squaws."
And on another note altogether, I'll be getting the Beta writing Class going ASAP. There just hasn't been enough of me to scrape over the daily bread in the past week. I know some of you are anxious to get going. I'll get there! I promise!
In the meantime, the Clarion Write-a-Thon continues. Thank you so much to all my awesome sponsors. You're making me proud--and helping a great writing program stay afloat.
Also, guilting me into writing lots of new stuff. Having finished two shorter pieces, now I'm working on book proposals as a lead-up to diving into a novel. Two of those down. Two (or more) to go. Then we'll see if the agent screams and faints at some of what I've been up to.
So, as of this evening, here's the trusty word counter, marking the end of week 2:
8804 / 20000
(44.02%)
(44.02%)