Monthly Archives: November 2010

November 11, 2010 4:15 pm

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World AIDS Day is December 1, 2010

We had to go to the Board of Supervisors yesterday, in order to get the “Gold Resolution” (all printed up on nice paper with a gold seal at the bottom) declaring it so.  Just under half a million people live … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo Metrics

16,500 words.  What’s happened:  It doesn’t seem like very much, really.  Matthew had a conversation with Archer, the vampire honcho guy, who warned him about Allegra. This also gave me the opportunity for an info-dump about how Matthew, a police detective, … Continue reading

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Sophomore Slump

The Midnight Mayor; the Inauguration of Matthew Swift/Kate Griffin, 2010 Orbit Fantasy I loved Kate Griffin’s A Madness of Angels. I merely enjoyed the sequel, The Midnight Mayor.  I always surmise that part of the problem comes from the amount … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo Update

Well, I’m not behind!  I have 13,000 words. My goal for today was 3,000 and I came up short, at about 2800 and change, but I’m in a good spot, so no complaints. What has happened: In 1849, the reader … Continue reading

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That’s No Birdhouse

I’m watching an expert on birdhouses.  (I’m not really; this is a metaphor.)  The expert has a spec sheet on what is required to make an appropriate birdhouse, and is evaluating an object that has been placed in front of … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo Update

It’s not like me to be behind, but I still am. Total words:  7300 Title:  Equinox Genre:  Urban Fantasy What happened last:  Allegra the telepath and her shape-shifter brother  went with Elias the wizard and the new cop to where … Continue reading

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Guy Fawkes Day

Commemorating 17th century terrorism, one straw efigy at a time. * Nothing keeps me away from my blog, my e-mail and Facebook like a nasty cold.  I got sick Sunday night (after giving out candy), and spent Monday through Wednesday sleeping, … Continue reading

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