Monthly Archives: June 2006

Yup, they’ve bottled it

Posted on June 21, 2006 by Kirsten

French cuisine. (Not really. Only some of the flavors . . . hmmmm, wonder how much of this goes on in the U.S.?) Technorati Tags: French cuisine

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This is my lawn

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Kirsten

In the back yard. Notice the length of the grass. And that it’s going to seed. I’m neglecting everything. Except my job, my kid, and my novel. I’ll pick up the blogging pace again soon, but priorities is priorities ;-)

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Birdie birdie in the . . . plumbing aisle

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Kirsten

You’ve probably noticed them: birds flying around in malls, or airports, or “big box” stores, like Home Depot or Walmart. Here’s an interesting article about this phenomenon in the Baltimore Sun (registration required). Turns out these stores are idea habitat. … Continue reading →

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Upstate, downtimes

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Kirsten

For an interesting conversation on the flight of young, educated people from Upstate New York, hop over to Vodkapundit and check out the comments on a post that looks at a NY Times article on the subject. Here’s one that … Continue reading →

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The world’s readers

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Kirsten

From The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers, by Betsy Lerner: It’s easy to forget, in this ultra-accelerated culture of ours, where even fusty book publishing is caught up in the national fervor for celebrity and where … Continue reading →

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“Hi, Concept!” “‘Lo, Concept!”*

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Kirsten

The subject of “high concept” came up this week on TWLAuthorTalks, where agent Kristin Nelson is a guest (and is going to be critiquing pitches this afternoon!) If you’re a novelist — for that matter, if you’re involved in any … Continue reading →

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Fun w/ metaphors

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Kirsten

E for Editrix has a blog post of over-the-top metaphors — from one of those emails that gets passed around. They’re supposedly taken from high school English essays. Like E, I’m a bit skeptical about the provenance, but they’re still … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare online!

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Kirsten

Courtesy of Google . . . Technorati Tags: Shakespeare

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Above the knee? Below the knee? How long is long enough for that novel you’re writing?

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Kirsten

Where’ve I been, you ask? Why, working! And editing my novel :-) Plowed through a good 150 pages today, starting to get tired, so thought I’d take a quick break now to blog about . . . novel length. My … Continue reading →

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Treat your children well . . .

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Kirsten

I just read a June 12 article by Pamela Paul in Time magazine. This appalls me: According to the 2002 survey, Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS), which tracked the diets of more than 3,000 tots, a quarter of 9-to-11-month-olds … Continue reading →

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