Victoria here. Many of you might know me from my LJ account of the same name (veschwab). This is my attempt to conquer another--I mean, to create a more accessible blog. For now, at least, I will be cross-posting my Livejournal entries here.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
I feel like the pied piper...
...only without the music.
All I have is a new blog and the plea that you like me enough to follow me there, and the promise that I'll stay put. At first I set out to conquer the internet, and now I must condense my efforts :p
THE NEW BLOG.
Pretty please, follow me? Would it help if I told you it was my birthday? Maybe?
Well, I'm playing my pipes and wandering over here, if you'd be kind enough to follow. There will be cupcakes in the morning, I can tell you that. Well, PICTURES of cupcakes, anyway :)
All I have is a new blog and the plea that you like me enough to follow me there, and the promise that I'll stay put. At first I set out to conquer the internet, and now I must condense my efforts :p
THE NEW BLOG.
Pretty please, follow me? Would it help if I told you it was my birthday? Maybe?
Well, I'm playing my pipes and wandering over here, if you'd be kind enough to follow. There will be cupcakes in the morning, I can tell you that. Well, PICTURES of cupcakes, anyway :)
Friday, July 2, 2010
IT'S A CELEBRATION!!!
THE NEAR WITCH IS FINALLY THROUGH EDITS AND ON TO COPYEDITS.
I AM SO FREAKING HAPPY.
I have been editing this book for 9.5 months. Longer than a pregnancy. It has been A JOURNEY. My editor has been challenging, and motivating, and inspiring. My agent has put up with many spazzing emails.
AND IT IS FINALLY DONE.
I am planning a WEEK O' DEBAUCHERY. It involves booze, and cupcakes, and sleep. That's how I roll.
DID I MENTION THE BOOK IS FINALLY DONE?
*dies*
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Are you ready for a story?
To have a little fun, we've got a Round Robin story going on this week at the YA Rebels. I love it because we all have such different methods of storytelling. Here's my part below, and you can find Tuesday's, which precedes it, below:
Please ignore the fact I wrote this around midnight after a VERY long day, a week with too little sleep, and an impending final exam this morning.
* ~ * ~ * ~ *
And now, your lesson for the day: When all else fails, trust in the simple act of writing to relieve the weight.
I've been REALLY stressed lately. If you follow me, well, ANYWHERE online you probably noticed. And the frustration/exasperation/temper was getting worse and worse and I couldn't figure out what I needed to do to relieve it. And then I sat down, and wrote. And just like that, the stress began to bleed away. It's the simplest reminder that this is what I'm meant to do. This is what I'm made to do. It's so easy to forget that all this stuff that surrounds writing, the industry, the (mostly awesome) people, what it all comes down to, what's at its absolute center, is WRITING.
Please ignore the fact I wrote this around midnight after a VERY long day, a week with too little sleep, and an impending final exam this morning.
* ~ * ~ * ~ *
And now, your lesson for the day: When all else fails, trust in the simple act of writing to relieve the weight.
I've been REALLY stressed lately. If you follow me, well, ANYWHERE online you probably noticed. And the frustration/exasperation/temper was getting worse and worse and I couldn't figure out what I needed to do to relieve it. And then I sat down, and wrote. And just like that, the stress began to bleed away. It's the simplest reminder that this is what I'm meant to do. This is what I'm made to do. It's so easy to forget that all this stuff that surrounds writing, the industry, the (mostly awesome) people, what it all comes down to, what's at its absolute center, is WRITING.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Oh don't mind that, it's just my jaw on the floor...(books I love)
So, you might have noticed, I don't actually talk about books often on here.
I talk about my TBR pile, but almost NEVER review. There's a reason. I am the Russian judge of the book world. I am so super picky, and anything from bad writing to a familiar plot will turn me off a book. A lacking ending is the worst offense, but poor craft is pretty darn close. The number of books I love is small (but man when I love a book I will shout it from the rooftops).
So let's talk about three books I love, one's been out for almost 15 years, one just came out this year, and one isn't out yet.
NEVERWHERE. Neil Gaiman.
So I'm a little behind. This came out in 1996 and I just finished listening to it driving to and from classes. Oh. My. So, my love of Gaiman is nothing new, and just a few months back I talked about how THE GRAVEYARD BOOK was one of my all-time favorites. This book had me similarly in awe. Perhaps it's because I've been in edits and am thus hyper-attentive to the writing/craft and the world-building/rules, but I found this book to be SPECTACULAR, from the amazingly horrific bad guys down to little details. One of my favorite elements was a major plot element, established in only TWO sentences. It was so cleanly done, I might have paused the CD to marvel. Love love love abounds from my corner for this master.
BEFORE I FALL. Lauren Oliver.
I was so, so happy to see this book have SUCH a strong debut, since I had read an ARC and been amazed by the depth and complexity of the characters. The only way I can describe them is REAL. The most real I have ever found fictional people to be. Beautiful craft and compelling narrative make this one of those books I hock on street corners and in YA aisles of bookstores.
INFINITE DAYS. Rebecca Maizel.
Wow. Okay, so this book comes out this summer. It's a vampire book, and yet it is SO incredibly refreshing. Once again, beautiful language, engrossing plot, and a wonderful attention to detail made this book a DELIGHT. I am actually considering re-reading (and I almost NEVER re-read, no time, but that's how much I loved it). Put this one on your lists, people. LOVED.
I talk about my TBR pile, but almost NEVER review. There's a reason. I am the Russian judge of the book world. I am so super picky, and anything from bad writing to a familiar plot will turn me off a book. A lacking ending is the worst offense, but poor craft is pretty darn close. The number of books I love is small (but man when I love a book I will shout it from the rooftops).
So let's talk about three books I love, one's been out for almost 15 years, one just came out this year, and one isn't out yet.
NEVERWHERE. Neil Gaiman.
So I'm a little behind. This came out in 1996 and I just finished listening to it driving to and from classes. Oh. My. So, my love of Gaiman is nothing new, and just a few months back I talked about how THE GRAVEYARD BOOK was one of my all-time favorites. This book had me similarly in awe. Perhaps it's because I've been in edits and am thus hyper-attentive to the writing/craft and the world-building/rules, but I found this book to be SPECTACULAR, from the amazingly horrific bad guys down to little details. One of my favorite elements was a major plot element, established in only TWO sentences. It was so cleanly done, I might have paused the CD to marvel. Love love love abounds from my corner for this master.
BEFORE I FALL. Lauren Oliver.
I was so, so happy to see this book have SUCH a strong debut, since I had read an ARC and been amazed by the depth and complexity of the characters. The only way I can describe them is REAL. The most real I have ever found fictional people to be. Beautiful craft and compelling narrative make this one of those books I hock on street corners and in YA aisles of bookstores.
INFINITE DAYS. Rebecca Maizel.
Wow. Okay, so this book comes out this summer. It's a vampire book, and yet it is SO incredibly refreshing. Once again, beautiful language, engrossing plot, and a wonderful attention to detail made this book a DELIGHT. I am actually considering re-reading (and I almost NEVER re-read, no time, but that's how much I loved it). Put this one on your lists, people. LOVED.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Advice: The GOOD and the BAD.
This week on the YA Rebels we're talking ADVICE. Of the good AND the bad variety.
I also polled the interwebs to see what they had to say, too.
Deb Harkness: Best: write every day. Worst: write every day. Sad, but true! Sometimes, the words are just stuck and it's better to take a walk!
Paul Greci: Best advice: Never give up. Worst advice: Don't even start.
Shelley Watters: Best: From Colleen Lindsay a month is like a minute in publishing. Worst: Publishing is luck and who you know, not how well you can write.
Maria Sweet: Worst: worst advice EVER I've been given regarding writing/publishing was to query before I finished a MS and to query even if what I have is only one chapter.
Sara Winters: BEST: To listen to the characters and not worry about everything so much. Let the first draft write itself.
Christopher Morris: Best: Write drunk, Edit sober- Hemingway.
Angela Cerrito: Best: From Markus Zusak "put something unexpected on every page", From Kathleen Duey "keep going, don't stop, be true to your story"...
Kristi Cook: I think the very best advice I've ever gotten is that the very best thing you can do for your career is to simply write more--rather than driving yourself nuts and wasting all your energy trying to promote a book, you're better served concentrating on writing the *next* book, and the next, and the next. Good writing is the best "promotion" there is.
THIS IS AN ONGOING LIST...
I also polled the interwebs to see what they had to say, too.
Deb Harkness: Best: write every day. Worst: write every day. Sad, but true! Sometimes, the words are just stuck and it's better to take a walk!
Paul Greci: Best advice: Never give up. Worst advice: Don't even start.
Shelley Watters: Best: From Colleen Lindsay a month is like a minute in publishing. Worst: Publishing is luck and who you know, not how well you can write.
Maria Sweet: Worst: worst advice EVER I've been given regarding writing/publishing was to query before I finished a MS and to query even if what I have is only one chapter.
Sara Winters: BEST: To listen to the characters and not worry about everything so much. Let the first draft write itself.
Christopher Morris: Best: Write drunk, Edit sober- Hemingway.
Angela Cerrito: Best: From Markus Zusak "put something unexpected on every page", From Kathleen Duey "keep going, don't stop, be true to your story"...
Kristi Cook: I think the very best advice I've ever gotten is that the very best thing you can do for your career is to simply write more--rather than driving yourself nuts and wasting all your energy trying to promote a book, you're better served concentrating on writing the *next* book, and the next, and the next. Good writing is the best "promotion" there is.
THIS IS AN ONGOING LIST...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Write Down, Sell Out.
Almost everyone who writes YA/MG gets asked at some point when they're going to go on and write "real" books. It's almost like a rite of passage, that question, along with first bad review, etc.
But I've stopped being asked that. Or at least, the question has given way to a NEW question.
Me: I write YA.
Them: Oh, that was a smart choice, because that's where all the money is.
Well, two things.
1. Obviously it isn't a question, but it's a STATEMENT OF WORTH, if you will, which puts it in with the first question.
2. It seems on the surface less offensive. But it bothers me me.
It makes the assumption that I write what I write because of the money. That my writing YA was a CALCULATED move to get rich (much like my teacher telling all the students that genre fiction was created using a mad-lib format, easy money, so we should all quit school and go fill in the blanks). It also shows an ignorance about the industry, the super-saturation that makes YA even more competitive right now, the real reasons to write YA, the merits of well-written YA...it blankets all of these with the insinuation that I WRITE YA BECAUSE IT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS.
And I think that bothers me worse. But of course it's not an either/or, is it? I still get asked the first question regularly enough, so now I'm accused of BOTH writing down AND selling out.
Lovely.
You know what? I adore writing YA. I write it because it inspires me, because the readers inspire me, because the community inspires me. I could sit here and explain, parse out every motive I have for writing what I do the way I do. But I won't. I don't NEED to. Because the people who matter, the ones who read this blog, they already understand. They get it. You get it.
But I've stopped being asked that. Or at least, the question has given way to a NEW question.
Me: I write YA.
Them: Oh, that was a smart choice, because that's where all the money is.
Well, two things.
1. Obviously it isn't a question, but it's a STATEMENT OF WORTH, if you will, which puts it in with the first question.
2. It seems on the surface less offensive. But it bothers me me.
It makes the assumption that I write what I write because of the money. That my writing YA was a CALCULATED move to get rich (much like my teacher telling all the students that genre fiction was created using a mad-lib format, easy money, so we should all quit school and go fill in the blanks). It also shows an ignorance about the industry, the super-saturation that makes YA even more competitive right now, the real reasons to write YA, the merits of well-written YA...it blankets all of these with the insinuation that I WRITE YA BECAUSE IT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS.
And I think that bothers me worse. But of course it's not an either/or, is it? I still get asked the first question regularly enough, so now I'm accused of BOTH writing down AND selling out.
Lovely.
You know what? I adore writing YA. I write it because it inspires me, because the readers inspire me, because the community inspires me. I could sit here and explain, parse out every motive I have for writing what I do the way I do. But I won't. I don't NEED to. Because the people who matter, the ones who read this blog, they already understand. They get it. You get it.
Monday, June 14, 2010
What a difference a weekend makes...
Wow. I feel SO much better, guys.
This weekend I finished my edits, wrote my paper, did all my reading, and got back to work on the next book! Two days off made a WORLD of difference. Thank you for bearing with me, and for your encouragement and support. Was getting a wee bit frazzled. It happens.
I feel refreshed and ready to tackle this week, before I head to Chicago for the weekend!
Let's kick the week off with my TBR pile (of course not including the books on my comp that I'm reading for people)...
These are the books I'm CURRENTLY reading:
These are the ones on deck:
Anything good in your TBR piles?
Also, did you know I'm strongly considering moving to England later this year? It's true. A few things have to come together first, but if the fates are in my favor, I will find myself on the other side of the ocean for at least 6 months. More on these plans in the near future!
This weekend I finished my edits, wrote my paper, did all my reading, and got back to work on the next book! Two days off made a WORLD of difference. Thank you for bearing with me, and for your encouragement and support. Was getting a wee bit frazzled. It happens.
I feel refreshed and ready to tackle this week, before I head to Chicago for the weekend!
Let's kick the week off with my TBR pile (of course not including the books on my comp that I'm reading for people)...
These are the books I'm CURRENTLY reading:
These are the ones on deck:
Anything good in your TBR piles?
Also, did you know I'm strongly considering moving to England later this year? It's true. A few things have to come together first, but if the fates are in my favor, I will find myself on the other side of the ocean for at least 6 months. More on these plans in the near future!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
UNPLUGGING.
So I'm writing this paper for one of my lit classes, and it's about public/private life in a short story we read.
And it got me thinking (which is always a dangerous thing).
I'm going through a small patch. Not a rough patch, per se, or a hard patch. A stagnant patch. Meaning, despite all the movement and activity in my life and around me, my actual progress on things of import feels frustratingly static.
Add to that the feeling like I can't keep up online (right now I can hardly keep up OFFline, for that matter) and I find myself a little ill.
Sometimes we get to the point where our connectivity becomes damaging to our focus, where the best thing we can do for ourselves and our work is unplug.
My friend told me that sometimes it's okay to be selfish now and then, and I'm hoping she's right.
I'm taking a VERY SMALL break. Literally a long weekend (what does it say about my present state that I felt the need to check in and inform you all rather than just pop off the face of the interwebs?).
I just need to focus. I have my final edit deadline coming up, my new book to make serious progress on, a paper on public/private life about about 100 pages of reading this weekend, etc. etc.
So. I shall return. And until then (let's say Monday, but certainly by Wednesday), I wish you all a marvelous weekend.
Love, of course.
Victoria
And it got me thinking (which is always a dangerous thing).
I'm going through a small patch. Not a rough patch, per se, or a hard patch. A stagnant patch. Meaning, despite all the movement and activity in my life and around me, my actual progress on things of import feels frustratingly static.
Add to that the feeling like I can't keep up online (right now I can hardly keep up OFFline, for that matter) and I find myself a little ill.
Sometimes we get to the point where our connectivity becomes damaging to our focus, where the best thing we can do for ourselves and our work is unplug.
My friend told me that sometimes it's okay to be selfish now and then, and I'm hoping she's right.
I'm taking a VERY SMALL break. Literally a long weekend (what does it say about my present state that I felt the need to check in and inform you all rather than just pop off the face of the interwebs?).
I just need to focus. I have my final edit deadline coming up, my new book to make serious progress on, a paper on public/private life about about 100 pages of reading this weekend, etc. etc.
So. I shall return. And until then (let's say Monday, but certainly by Wednesday), I wish you all a marvelous weekend.
Love, of course.
Victoria
Friday, June 4, 2010
Look! A snippet!
Hoping to start a series of connected short stories here on the blog, but until then, digging around through my WIPs, looking for snippets...
"He looks like he's been hit by a truck," scoffed Eli.
"He has," said Vic.
Eli jumped when the massive black shape of Vic's dog brushed by him. Dol had inky fur and the spindly grace of a great dane. Grace was a funny word to put with Dol, a beast whose tail fell off whenever he got excited and wagged it too hard (it had never stuck firmly after being lopped cleanly off once by Lena). But he was graced, in a way.
Vic trailed a tapered finger down Dol’s snout, tapping his nose absently. The dog didn’t seem to mind. His tail swished side to side along the concrete floor. Vic preferred concrete spaces, because the screams bounced around pleasantly without alarming anyone who might be passing by on the other side.
“Who’s my little frankenpuppy?” cooed Sydney, rubbing Dol’s ears.
"He looks like he's been hit by a truck," scoffed Eli.
"He has," said Vic.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
YARebels Vlog- WHERE IS TUESDAY??
This week the YA Rebels seem to have...misplaced on of our team. On Monday, we realized she was missing. On Tuesday we were disturbed to find her chair empty, her phone unanswered. And today, I try to piece together the last time we saw her...
Monday, May 31, 2010
Things I Learned Today - 1
Welcome to a new series. It's called, as the title of the posts suggests, Things I Learned Today.
The reason for this series is this: I'm spending the summer prepping for PhD applications. That means studying...A LOT. That means four intensive Eng. Lit classes, plus a crap ton (that's a real measurement, trust me) of independent reading, and poetry, and French, and then a little German, etc etc.
So I figured, if I have to learn all these shiny new things, then so can you! But take heart! Sometimes I learn random things from researching for stories, and I'll throw those in, too.
-Pamplemousse is French for grapefruit.
-Poet Shelley (married to Mary Shelley of Frankenstein at one point) is brilliant. His sense of rhythm and rhyme makes my heart happy.
-I remember entire scenes from any movie seen before the age of 12. Evidence: Men in Black. Could recite first ten minutes while watching at lunch.
-Poet Whitman is too wordy for my tastes.
-I like titles that involve wordplay. I just titled my new book (nope, can't tell you about it), and then I made a list and realized every one of my titles involves wordplay. It makes me happy.
-It doesn't make sense for houses in a village with mostly hills and only scattered trees to be made of wood.
-Dr. Who is intriguing (I just started watching today, eps. 1 and 2 down)
-It's apparently still May.
That's all I've got today! (And don't worry, these segments will probably be incorporated into blog posts of actual substance most of the time). Did YOU learn anything fun/interesting/cool lately?
The reason for this series is this: I'm spending the summer prepping for PhD applications. That means studying...A LOT. That means four intensive Eng. Lit classes, plus a crap ton (that's a real measurement, trust me) of independent reading, and poetry, and French, and then a little German, etc etc.
So I figured, if I have to learn all these shiny new things, then so can you! But take heart! Sometimes I learn random things from researching for stories, and I'll throw those in, too.
-Pamplemousse is French for grapefruit.
-Poet Shelley (married to Mary Shelley of Frankenstein at one point) is brilliant. His sense of rhythm and rhyme makes my heart happy.
-I remember entire scenes from any movie seen before the age of 12. Evidence: Men in Black. Could recite first ten minutes while watching at lunch.
-Poet Whitman is too wordy for my tastes.
-I like titles that involve wordplay. I just titled my new book (nope, can't tell you about it), and then I made a list and realized every one of my titles involves wordplay. It makes me happy.
-It doesn't make sense for houses in a village with mostly hills and only scattered trees to be made of wood.
-Dr. Who is intriguing (I just started watching today, eps. 1 and 2 down)
-It's apparently still May.
That's all I've got today! (And don't worry, these segments will probably be incorporated into blog posts of actual substance most of the time). Did YOU learn anything fun/interesting/cool lately?
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Vlog! Distraction and Lady Gaga Dance Parties!
On a less serious note than last week's vlog...
This week's vlog is a day in the writing life. Co-starring Diet Coke, Cupcakes, and an Impromptu Lady Gaga Dance Party! WITH CROWN.
This week's vlog is a day in the writing life. Co-starring Diet Coke, Cupcakes, and an Impromptu Lady Gaga Dance Party! WITH CROWN.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Wednesday (on Saturday) Takes the Bad Boy TOO FAR.
Hey guys. My YARebels vlog this week: a quick look at abuse/manipulation in YA.
Now I'm off to Memphis for the weekend to help my aunt move! So busy! BUT you should be very happy to know that this morning I *gasp* SLEPT IN. Yes, yes, I know, it's a MIRACLE.
Now I'm off to Memphis for the weekend to help my aunt move! So busy! BUT you should be very happy to know that this morning I *gasp* SLEPT IN. Yes, yes, I know, it's a MIRACLE.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
A big day in Victorialand!!
Hey guys! So today was kind of a big day!
1. I signed my contracts!
2. My two auction co-hosts and I made the evening news!!!!!!
1. I signed my contracts!
2. My two auction co-hosts and I made the evening news!!!!!!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
CUPCAKE + VILLAIN = WIN.
Guys. You should watch this video if for no other reason than I somehow found the time to do it during the auction!!!
On little sleep.
IN A CUPCAKE COSTUME.
I present to you: Adorable baked good/super hero Sugar High decides she wants to be a villain, and turns into...SICKLY SWEET.
On little sleep.
IN A CUPCAKE COSTUME.
I present to you: Adorable baked good/super hero Sugar High decides she wants to be a villain, and turns into...SICKLY SWEET.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Auction Update...The End is Near.
The "Do the Write Thing for Nashville" auction is almost over. The last round goes up today, and it will last until Monday at midnight. We'll also have a closing message, and t-shirts for anyone who wants to make a small donation.
But man, it's been (and still is) a WILD ride. It's been a dream, and a roller coaster, and pretty much two weeks of bouncing up and down upon receiving emails from the likes of Lisa McMann, Meg (freaking) Cabot, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and so many more. More than 200, actually, if you consider only the items we were able to use, and almost 500 if you consider ALL of them.
It's also been two weeks of chugging diet coke, of not sleeping, of very long hours, a few neglected edits (I'm so sorry, Abby, I'm working on them!!!), and so on. But for every small down, there have been a dozen ups, and the fact is, no amount of fatigue will ever weigh down the SHEER JOY I have at being able to organize this with Myra and Amanda.
Somehow our small dream of raising a few thousand dollars exploded. At this moment we stand at $60,000 and that's with three rounds left to close.
We managed to find our way into GalleyCat, Publisher's Weekly, and about 8 straight pages of google when you search "do the write thing for Nashville". We continue to be shocked and humbled by our publishing community and the incredible support, through donation, bidding, and CHEERING. We could not have done this without our cheerleaders.
To all of you, thank you so, so, so much. And with that, we are HONORED to bring you the final round of the "Do the Write Thing for Nashville" auction (And my editor is in this round!).
http://dothewritethingfornashville.blogspot.com/
It's been an absolute pleasure hosting this.
But man, it's been (and still is) a WILD ride. It's been a dream, and a roller coaster, and pretty much two weeks of bouncing up and down upon receiving emails from the likes of Lisa McMann, Meg (freaking) Cabot, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and so many more. More than 200, actually, if you consider only the items we were able to use, and almost 500 if you consider ALL of them.
It's also been two weeks of chugging diet coke, of not sleeping, of very long hours, a few neglected edits (I'm so sorry, Abby, I'm working on them!!!), and so on. But for every small down, there have been a dozen ups, and the fact is, no amount of fatigue will ever weigh down the SHEER JOY I have at being able to organize this with Myra and Amanda.
Somehow our small dream of raising a few thousand dollars exploded. At this moment we stand at $60,000 and that's with three rounds left to close.
We managed to find our way into GalleyCat, Publisher's Weekly, and about 8 straight pages of google when you search "do the write thing for Nashville". We continue to be shocked and humbled by our publishing community and the incredible support, through donation, bidding, and CHEERING. We could not have done this without our cheerleaders.
To all of you, thank you so, so, so much. And with that, we are HONORED to bring you the final round of the "Do the Write Thing for Nashville" auction (And my editor is in this round!).
http://dothewritethingfornashville.blogspot.com/
It's been an absolute pleasure hosting this.
Monday, May 3, 2010
PLEASE PLEASE Spread the word - NASHVILLE.
DEVASTATED.
In case you didn't know.
Nashville is drowning.
The Grand Old Opry - flooded.
The Music City Hall of Fame - flooded.
Downtown and the Riverfront - consumed.
The Symphony Hall - flooded. $2.5 million organ, and grand pianos - ruined.
Homes lost - thousands and thousands.
Heritage, culture, history lost - TOO MUCH.
Please spread the word. There has been FAR too little coverage of this nationally, and I find it horribly depressing. My city is being devoured.
*puts head down*
In case you didn't know.
Nashville is drowning.
The Grand Old Opry - flooded.
The Music City Hall of Fame - flooded.
Downtown and the Riverfront - consumed.
The Symphony Hall - flooded. $2.5 million organ, and grand pianos - ruined.
Homes lost - thousands and thousands.
Heritage, culture, history lost - TOO MUCH.
Please spread the word. There has been FAR too little coverage of this nationally, and I find it horribly depressing. My city is being devoured.
*puts head down*
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
A Day in the Writing Life...
Hey all!
I'm over at the Elevensies (2011 debuts) site today, talking about a day in my writing life. There's dogs, vlogs, and gummy vites. Stop by if you get a chance and say hello/lurk/show some love :)
~*CLICK HERE*~
I'm over at the Elevensies (2011 debuts) site today, talking about a day in my writing life. There's dogs, vlogs, and gummy vites. Stop by if you get a chance and say hello/lurk/show some love :)
~*CLICK HERE*~
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