Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: Story – Scratching the Itch

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Susan

It doesn’t seem to matter how many times nor how insistent I may be that writing’s just not worth my time and effort any more.  If there is something left undone, a story that isn’t quite what I want it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Speechless

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Susan

In this category, I have nothing left to say. Continue reading →

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WRITING & NEW MEDIA: At Odds

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Susan

Sitting here on the couch in a lump under a blanket held down by a laptop is not where I wanna be right now, yet it would be if there was some creative activity clicking its way across the monitor … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Online

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Susan

Via Chris Coonce-Ewing, I found that MIT offers free–yeah folks, free!–course studies in a wide field of disciplines.  While they’re non-credit and not current, they do make the materials available for study and give you an excellent learning base.  There’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Use It or Lose It

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Susan

Money and campus rights were the topics of mind today. So January and now February I spend running around spending health care money from the flex-spending account because even though it’s our money, if we don’t use it by March … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Bummer

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Susan

Yeah, Crows is done and it’s techically well-written and even has a good story (which is not my strong point) and a series of actions and conflicts that build to a nice arc and resolution of story.  But it sucks. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA & WRITING: Tools

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Susan

Some neat stuff I found while floating around the cosmos this morning: From Jerz’s Literacy Log, a cool video that illustrates the possibilities progress of hypertext and digital media methods.  It’s a neat explanation as well as an interesting use … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Uh-boy.

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Susan

Hanging on by my toenails to some semblance of sanity here.  Another pipe leak in the cellar, and we’ve had the water shut off since last night–luckily not the heat as well.  We’ve made a conscious decision to hold off … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Drafts 1 – 6

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Susan

I’m done, I think, with When The Crows Gather, Draft #6.  I’ve spent hours on it these past few days.  It’s ready, I believe, to try to make a go of it in the publishing world.  The doubts are still … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Not Dead Yet

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Susan

Why oh why?  It seems as if the moment I make my mind up not to indulge myself any longer in literary delusions the very next thing I do is write.  Or rewrite.  There was a cutoff plan:  Midway through … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Slipping Into Character — or not

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Susan

It seems that once upon a time I thought this was so important: to try on your main character, to act and think as he would.  There’s no doubt that it does help in getting into the story rather than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Up Next –

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Susan

There are two that caught my fancy, and I’m likely to read a page or two of each before I decide, by mood alone, which will be the next read. Sinclair Lewis’ Babbit is tempting, and I’d pulled it from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Interactive Visuals

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Susan

Thanks to J-Walk for this one:  Caveman’s Crib.  It’s an interactive piece based on the insurance caveman of television commercial fame. You may remember my obsession with Facade last year.  In that particular project, the reader/player visits the apartment of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Powell’s

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Susan

A while back I complained a bit about the first shipment of books I received from Powell’s, noting that my orders from Amazon and Barnes and Noble had come in quickly and well-packaged. Well, I must say that the first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Natural Growth

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Susan

Just got through a second look at a friend’s short story and while I know this particular writer is one of the best, I was less than pleased.  For one thing, it was 20k words long.  For another, it could … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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