Okay. You've probably all heard about this by now. Our favorite fantasy/humor writer, Terry Pratchett, has decided to make himself a sword out of meteorites.
I announced this to my husband in astonishment, and he replied, "Well, what else are you going to do with meteorites? Keep them on a shelf?" -- Mrs. Hall
Book Sandwich
Food for thought.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
A Mad Rejection
A Mad Rejection
Check out this link above... Glad I'm not the only one who receives these! (Rejection letters, I mean. Not specifically ones from MAD Magazine... I don't think I've ever actually submitted something to them... -- Mrs Hall
Check out this link above... Glad I'm not the only one who receives these! (Rejection letters, I mean. Not specifically ones from MAD Magazine... I don't think I've ever actually submitted something to them... -- Mrs Hall
Friday, September 10, 2010
Kurt Vonnegut on Short Story Rules
Kurt Vonnegut had some interesting things to say about the "rules" for writing a great short story. I find it interesting that he went on to say "that Flannery O'Connor broke all these rules except the first, and that great writers tend to do that." Nice bit of praise for a wholly Catholic author from someone who considered himself an Atheist! -- Mrs. Hall
Labels:
flannery o'connor,
kurt vonnegut
Monday, August 23, 2010
A Review: The Reluctant Entertainer by Sandy Coughlin
As it turns out, this is more of a book of affirmations to bolster the confidence of the inexpert entertainer. Basically, she says this: "Don't worry about making things perfect. Just be yourself." And it IS good advice! I have much more fun entertaining when I just shrug my shoulders and say, "My guests have doubtlessly seen a few unwashed dishes before. I'm not going to freak out about it."
And I won't say that she doesn't give ANY practical advice. She does have recipes and a few recommendations for when to serve them or how to give a nice party.
But I was hoping for more practical advice and less affirmation. I can't give this book a bad review because I'm sure it would be useful to someone whose main entertaining problems are nerves and worrying about "perfection"... I generally don't, though. So I wanted some of that practical stuff -- "what to serve on a midsummer's evening" -- "what to do to keep your guests entertained" and such. Oh well.
Labels:
entertaining,
ettiquette,
religion,
women
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent: The One Question Writers Should Never Ask Themselv...
This gentleman makes some very good points. You should click on and read the whole thing...!
Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent: The One Question Writers Should Never Ask Themselv...: "Over the course of writing and maintaining this blog, I've found that there is one sure-fire way a commenter can set my teeth on edge and ma..."
Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent: The One Question Writers Should Never Ask Themselv...: "Over the course of writing and maintaining this blog, I've found that there is one sure-fire way a commenter can set my teeth on edge and ma..."
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The pope is writing a book about the infancy of Jesus
So the Pope writes a huge, scholarly book, longhand -- and has, several times -- during a three-week vacation.*sigh* Makes me feel like a slacker, taking a year plus to write just one lousy fiction novel, but I guess that's why he's the Pope. -- Mrs. Hall †
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