Uncreated Conscience

For the first weekend in ages, I did nothing but watch movies and it was GLORIOUS. I rewatched Dangerous Beauty and Much Ado About Nothing and then watched Amadeus no less than three times. On the same day. (I know, I know, I tend to obsession.) I think my taste in movies can be extrapolated [...]

Last week I swore that this week I would blog about race in fiction. I absolutely intend to adhere to my resolutions, but I will need help in the coming days. Today I am going to blog about representing race in fiction, what I’d like to see, what I think (and hope) works, etc. However, [...]

You know, back in the days before I started working in publishing, you really couldn’t get me to shut up online; I blogged with such frequency it was ridiculous. Now that I have actual substantive things to say, I can’t corral my undergrad expository paper-writing tendencies enough to distill my thoughts into short, byte-sized informative [...]

Everything I learned about revision I learned from… …listening to the Writer/Directory commentary on The Lord of the Rings films with Peter Jackson and his writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. I’ve begun my annual reread of THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien (I think that ranks up there [...]

I have been far more social this weekend than my little introverted heart can handle and I want nothing more than to crawl into bed with a White-Harp with the bedclothes pulled over my head. Alas, today I must force myself into Manhattan again for the third brunch this weekend. I must confess: I love [...]

Friday night instead of watching La Belle et La Bête, I went in an entirely different direction and watched Twilight. I was simultaneously bored and amused, and then utterly conflicted, mostly because my entire reaction was OMG it doesn’t suck! Oh wait… It isn’t by any means a great film (despite the director’s pedigree), but [...]

Sometimes children amaze me. Teacher: What country do we live in? Very enthusiastic little boy: The United States of New York! Teacher, a few minutes later: Can someone name a state outside of New York? Very enthusiastic little boy: Brooklyn! – Overheard in New York

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who never wanted to grow up. Peter: Would they send me to school? Wendy: Yes. Peter: And to an office? Wendy: I suppose so. Peter: Soon I shall be a man. (Teasing.) You can’t catch me and make me a man. Wendy: Peter… Peter: (Very seriously.) [...]

Number of Tolkien books finished: 1 (The Fellowship) Number of Cassie Claire fics read: 1.7 (Draco Dormiens and Sinister) Number of hours slept well: 0 Number of times seen The Two Towers trailer: 15 (oh yeah, my Tolkien!Obsession is catching up) Number of times have seen Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone: 41 (yep, that’s [...]