One, two, five–three, sir!–things make a post

1) Not that the world needs more of me babbling, but fellow Odyssey alum A.J. Cooper was lovely enough to do an interview with me over at his blog. 2) I've spent far too much of today transfixed by the internet train wreck that is Weird Tales and their now-revoked intent to publish the first chapter of the "thoroughly non-racist … Continue reading One, two, five–three, sir!–things make a post

A letter from my brain

Hello blog readers, I'm Barb's brain, and I'm here to tell you that she's been AWOL from this blog because she doesn't love you anymore. It's ok, she doesn't love me either. I wanted to watch this bad movie the other night, and she wouldn't let me. She seemed to think the critique she was … Continue reading A letter from my brain

More conversations with my brain

Oh, brain, must we have the same conversation with every first draft?ME: Ok, brain, let's get to work.BRAIN: No.ME: What's your problem this time?BRAIN: You can't do this.ME: Why not?BRAIN: Because you suck.ME: That attitude is helping no one.BRAIN: And the attitude that you don't suck isn't helping your solitaire score.ME: Way to focus on … Continue reading More conversations with my brain

My brain is a vengeful brain

So, that last post where silly conversations with my uncooperative brain eventually led to me outlining the rest of the short story I'm working on? Well, yesterday I sat down to write, confident that I'd now be able to crank out some significant wordage and maybe even finish the first draft, only to discover that, … Continue reading My brain is a vengeful brain

Conversations With My Brain

ME: Ok, time to write! BRAIN: No. ME: What do you mean, no? I have a short story first draft that needs finishing, and I have time to work on it. Let's do this thing! BRAIN: No, I'd rather check Facebook again. ME: We just did that. BRAIN: How about Livejournal? ME: No one's posted … Continue reading Conversations With My Brain