Category: Musings
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Changing for the better?
The English language is constantly growing and evolving. What’s that? You already knew that? Well, so did I. But for some reason, this not-so-surprising thought whapped me upside the head the other day. A writer friend and I were at Starbucks (where else?) when she asked if I thought OMG was in the dictionary yet. […]
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Wellspring of ideas
Ever wonder if your wellspring of ideas will dry up? I do. The thought hit me tonight: When I finish the first draft of my WIP, what’s next? Of course there will be finding volunteers to read my newly finished baby, editing, and, eventually, writing a query and shopping it around. But what will be […]
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Baby, you can drive my car
Someone could — maybe even should — write a dissertation on what heroes’ cars say about them. The idea came to me over the weekend, while the Boyfriend and I were gabbing (where else?) in the car. We spend a lot of time driving somewhere. I can’t remember how the topic came up, but I […]
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Fun on the Interwebs
I can’t remember the address of this website. All I know is, one night at the office, many years ago, one of my coworkers who no longer works there said, “Hey, here’s a website that tells you your p0rn star name.’” (Yeah, you’d be amazed what silly things happen during downtime in the newsroom.) We […]