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Jul. 17th, 2013
Well, it's been an interesting month, but I have finished a dynamite Chapter 13, and am into Chapter 14. (My chapters, for the uninitiated, tend to be 20-30 manuscript pages. Or about 5,000-7,500 words.) Dialogue and interaction are flowing...I will finish designing the kitchen later. Except for Thomas Jefferson's stew-stove--we've got that.
Cousin Esme let the former president design her house. How does it look? A lot like Monticello, with wings for the school and the dormitories.
And yes, it's still winter in Manhattan where Cousin Esme's school is located.
Cousin Esme let the former president design her house. How does it look? A lot like Monticello, with wings for the school and the dormitories.
And yes, it's still winter in Manhattan where Cousin Esme's school is located.
I Need Suggestions About Local Garlic
Jul. 17th, 2013 08:35 pmLocal folk--can anyone suggest where in Austin can I get three bulbs of garlic that still have long leaves? Dried is fine!
Would like to try a photo shoot for an Allie cover.
Would like to try a photo shoot for an Allie cover.
Over at Book View Cafe, writer Deborah J. Ross talks about the shallows and depths of fantasy and horror, and how they may help or hurt recovering victims.
"Of course, as individuals we vary in what is pleasurable to us. One person’s fun may be the trigger that causes months of terrifying nightmares for another person. This is especially true for people who have themselves been the victims of trauma, whether the assault has come in the form of physical violence or from psychological or emotional abuse. Reading horror or dark fantasy is not an approved method of psychotherapy, but encountering these stories mindfully can shift our perspective. Good fiction of any kind does not “stay on the page” but has the power to change the way we see ourselves and our lives."
"Of course, as individuals we vary in what is pleasurable to us. One person’s fun may be the trigger that causes months of terrifying nightmares for another person. This is especially true for people who have themselves been the victims of trauma, whether the assault has come in the form of physical violence or from psychological or emotional abuse. Reading horror or dark fantasy is not an approved method of psychotherapy, but encountering these stories mindfully can shift our perspective. Good fiction of any kind does not “stay on the page” but has the power to change the way we see ourselves and our lives."