Monthly Archives: January 2009

I did a complete readthrough of the 70 pages I have written on the project I’m not talking about (at great length) yet and marked up the manuscript yesterday, then keyed in the changes this morning. This is the first … Continue reading →

I finished Chapter 6 yesterday and passed the 2/3 point in terms of word count. I was tempted to take a crack at Chapter 3 today but, upon reflection, I figured I probably wouldn’t finish it today, which would mean … Continue reading →

My new essay, Too Many Words, is up at Storytellers Unplugged today. It’s about my recent experiences finding the skinny story inside a fat one. I received my contributor copies of Dead Reckonings #4 yesterday. This is the first issue … Continue reading →

So, I broke down and decided to give 24 a shot, watching via Fox On Demand online. Watched the first two hours and was whelmed. Neither over, nor under, just whelmed. (Turns out that whelmed is a real word that … Continue reading →

We almost always do a jigsaw puzzle over the Christmas holidays, and this year was no different. We did a 1000-piece picture of an old mill on a stream, so there was water streaming through a sluice and over a … Continue reading →

Best line from this week’s NCIS comes from Abby. “If I keep going to crazy town every time one of you is injured, I’m going to have to have my mail forwarded.” The Mentalist was decent this week, but I … Continue reading →

I was waiting to hear some comments, positive or negative, about the first four hours of 24 before deciding whether to invest the time in the show this year. However, as it turns out, my subconscious made the decision for … Continue reading →

Anyone watch the first two hours of 24 last night? Worth keeping up with? I have it on tape, and plan to commit tonight’s to tape as well, but if I hear enough people saying that it sucks the big … Continue reading →

The problem with serialized shows that go on lengthy hiatuses is that it means the viewers have to remember what was going on before the break. What were Meredith and Christine bickering about? Was it still over the solo surgery … Continue reading →

It’s interesting how the same idea can show up in different television programs. Two shows that aired at the exact same time on Tuesday evening, Without a Trace and Law & Order: SVU, had characters who dressed up like children … Continue reading →