Guys… I’ve missed you! I feel like the proper blog posts are me giving a lecture and these kind of blog posts are just sitting down for a nice chat. I feel like I haven’t had a moment of calm in weeks though my brother did visit and few weeks ago and it was very nice to get to spend some time with him.

So, where am I with my various projects? Well, to start with, I’m taking a class on Playwrighting this summer. It’s *much* more work then I anticipated. Every week there is homework (which is often the kind of writing that, while short, is very difficult and takes a while), a reading and then you have to join in the discussion of the reading AND read and critique the work of 2 to 3 other people. This is every single week. From July through Sept. Not to mention that I had to hand in my own 20 page play submission twice over the course of the class (my second submission was last week so that, at least, is finished). Writing and editing like a madwoman amidst all the other things I have to do.  Continue Reading »

It occurred to me yesterday when I was publicizing the fact that I was going to be on eBay Radio again on Twitter, Facebook and The Whine Seller that I never post things like that here and that’s probably stupid of me. I guess my logic is that I’ll obviously just be talking about eBay and if you cared about what I have to say about eBay you’d be reading The Whine Seller but I should probably still cross post. How do you feel about it? If I’m doing some kind of internet radio, podcast or guest blog appearance that has nothing to do with writing, should I also mention it here? Understand that, no matter what blog I post it in, it will still show up after the fact in the weekly digests posts.

Anyway, today I rewrote the first chapter of Mistress Novel for what is easily the 500th time. At this point it’s like this: Continue Reading »

I haven’t done a random post like this in ages. I’ve been all professional and organized with blog posts that have topics and everything. I’m so fancy! Anyway, here’s some random things that don’t deserve their own blog posts…

• I’ve been undecided on all the Muppet Movie trailers (see Green with Envy, The Fuzzy Pack and Being Green). I have to confess to laughing like mad at the “Kermit the F…rog” delivery of the VO guy in Green with Envy and I love the end of Being Green (when he references the parody trailers and they show the tagline “Not in Swedish. We Promise” which is hilarious.) But it’s like, just show us a normal movie trailer already, you know? I’m very nervous about this movie. I really want it to be good. My hopes are simultaneously up and down.
• I feel somewhat the same about the new TMNT animated show. Except that while I’m cautiously optimistic about the Muppets, I have no faith in Nickelodeon so I’m just basically hoping it doesn’t stink too much. I am too invested in this things, I know… Continue Reading »