Some Links

I might end up being all by myself this evening. Bryon's school went two hours late, so we scooped ourselves out, and off he went. I made him pack clothes and a blanket. He called and said the ride was pretty bad.

Now the wind's kicked in. The black top leading into our little town drifts and closes off, and I think by the time school lets Bryon go, the road may be impassable. It's all good--he has some good friends he can stay with in town, and I'm here to do another round of scooping and take care of the cats. I wonder if he will use common sense and follow the recommendations to not travel. Sometimes the Stump men can get stubborn, and it's not always the best trait.

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Four interesting links from the Interrealms.

Jim Hines on character death.

Seanan McGuire on character death.

Health care reform and his cancer from Jay Lake

Dealing Well with Disappointment from Ilona Andrews

Another post to follow shortly.

Catherine

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Artifice

Thanks to The Ferrett, I've received a most insightful critique. Thanks!

The critique leads me in a circle, back to something I have realized about my work before. There's an idea that writers should put their work away, and then return to it to make it better, substantially changing the piece. Time gives writers like this new insight. Some writers discover that they have to write a zero draft, and most of that draft is unusable, as the book becomes something else entirely in the rewriting. That's me when I'm writing my best work.

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Stump Triumphant

The Man made it home.

The blacktop was every bit as I intimated, but the Elantra managed to get behind a might drift busting machine and break through. Thank you, farmers everywhere, for your utility vehicles.

That said, he's pretty done in and demoralized. As in, "I'm tempted to tell them to screw it tomorrow." Well, I want to get into work at some point, but it doesn't have to be morning.

January in Iowa. Tomorrow we scoop again. Right now the wind taunts us, but we will not be drawn into battle until it makes a difference.

Catherine

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