Creative Endeavor

Today, I have mostly links.

The 50 Things Every Creative Should Know-- courtesy of Chia Evers

E.C. Meyers talks at length about his feelings at each stage of his book coming out. Sincere and earnest.

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I have been reading A LOT of potential Hugo nominees. I begin to see where reading slush is a great education for writers. NOT that these stories are slush. These are the stories that have transcended slush, and have been published. There's a lot of good work in here. Some stories excel in world building, in unique situations, in humor, in experimentation.

But every, every story that I'm going to take forward has going for it this one thing: brilliant characterization and epiphany. (No surprise to those who know me.) And there are some amazing gems in the stack. Man, makes me want to write like that.

It's a real treat to get to read so many good works. I will share my faves with you soon.

Um...today we are actually having our first snow in Cedar Rapids. It's getting more and more intense throughout the day, with a wind that just won't quit. What this means is the worst of all worlds--stressful travel, a day of work punctuated with weather issues, and an elongated evening of physical labor as we struggle to remove snow. I have not missed the winter litany of boredom and frustration. Honest, it only takes a flake to put the specter of depression over my shoulder! Argh!

But perhaps those of you in warmer climes could send me pictures (or weather reports) of your glorious weather. And by glorious, I mean 40 degrees Fahrenheit or up. I'm not proud.

Okay. Work. Gotta work. Gotta work now, and be thankful my office doesn't have a window.

Catherine

Mirrored from Writer Tamago.