by Margot | Aug 29, 2010 | nuts and bolts
art credit This website makes me giggle. Cliché Finder (also note the URL containing “West Egg”) “…Have you been searching for just the right cliché to use? Are you searching for a cliché using the word “cat” or “day”...
by Margot | Aug 27, 2010 | Get Real
art: cut paper by Kako Ueda I finally got the actual, made-of-paper book contract for Get Real. I’m ridiculously excited about it. I’m supposed to sign two copies, mail them back, and then they send me back one signed copy. Maybe then they will assign me...
by Margot | Aug 23, 2010 | reviews, Uncategorized
My writing pal Michelle asked me to post a review for her new novella, Cinders. Don’t make the mistake I did. This isn’t a fairytale retelling a la Goose Girl or Beauty. This book has more in common with the musical Into the Woods than Ella Enchanted....
by Margot | Aug 4, 2010 | nuts and bolts, Uncategorized
Confusion. photo “People” have deemed this sentence to be grammatically correct: “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” What sort of people are these? (for an explanation, see the font of all wisdom:...
by Margot | Aug 3, 2010 | nuts and bolts
Things to consider when constructing dialog, from XKCD.com weird…I posted a cartoon at the Old School today too.
