So I picked up some books at random today

onefinemess | December 6, 2009

3:
Elric of Melnibone (1st Elric book, been meaning to start this series for a literal decade)
The Forge in the Forest, Winter of the World bk 2 (cheap used paperback to hold me over until I can find the HC at a good price)
Storm Front – which thankfully has nothing to do with the neo-n#zi movement.  [...]

halfway, again

onefinemess | October 27, 2009

So, I’ve been working on my second “book” for about a month now.  I’m 32k in, which should be about halfway.  I’m also at chapter 15 out of my planned 20 on my outline. Although the final chapters will be denser than the beginning ones, it seems like I may need to add some things; [...]

why always “said”, but rarely “walked” ?

onefinemess | October 20, 2009

I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen this advice given to aspiring fiction writers:
“Use only said, avoid alternates as much as you can.”
So, you know, “John said x”, “Betty said y”, never “John groused x”, “Betty mumbled y”.  I guess. I think it’s even in On Writing.
Yet, I’ve also seen it suggested that [...]

book review: Kundalini, and thoughts on writing

onefinemess | October 28, 2008

OK I wrote most of this like two months ago, so for the most part I’ve forgotten where i was going…but I’ll see if I can patch it together if only to get it out the door.
By: Gopi Krishna
The story of how I got this book is worth telling.  Mostly because I don’t even remember [...]