Month: November 2009
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The strange melancholy of elsewhere
or Christmas where it’s cold. Living the USA has been wonderful, but it also shows to me what I love and what I miss about my home country. A few months ago, heck a few weeks ago I was excited about our first truly cold Christmas. A Christmas with the promise of snow, a Christmas…
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The diversity and depth of stories that inspire and shape is growing
It is so wonderful how social media, like facebook, like twitter, like livejournal, wordpress, flicker and youtube help us create our narratives. We experience things we value and we are able to share them so easily. A few clicks and we have sent a sleep walking dog, or a music video or a call to…
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Six Memos for the Next Millennium – words, concepts that unlock new layers
I’ve just finished reading Six Memos for the Next Millenium, the last work by Italo Calvino, a series of lectures on writing he was to deliver in 1985. Much is said about the hows of writing, tricks of the trade and so on, even more so now that there are more writers (emerging and established)…
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They Might Be Giants -> they might just inspire me
They Might Be Giants were in Portland last week – one of my favorite bands. I remember when I was a shy geek girl trying to buy music with gift certificates I would look for They Might Be Giants, Sinead O’Connor… and… and then I would look around blankly. Seeing them in person at the…
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Writers Bootcamp – for all funky fiction writers (including folks who want to write comics)
This is for everyone who wants to develop their writing, but it’s especially for folks who want to write comics. Please pass it on. Clarion Writers Workshop was a fantastic experience and really exciting for me. I write across many genres (from ‘literary’ to horror to spec fic) and I write across a range of…
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World Fantasy Con 09
Hello all. Life has been a bit crazy the past few months. I’ve just finished a whole bunch of educational comics work, comics about staying out of jail, community sector careers and drugs (mostly alcohol and cigarettes). I’ve just come back from World Fantasy Con, which was magnificent. Cat Sparks captured many fine moments at…