You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.

River ,'Objects In Space'


The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...  

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Fay - Aug 04, 2005 6:52:35 am PDT #3424 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Wow.

...incidentally, anyone read the Elizabeth Peters whodunnit about a Romance Writers' Convention? With, iirc, Jacqueline Kirby? I thoroughly enjoyed it. I forget the title, though.


Lee - Aug 04, 2005 6:57:45 am PDT #3425 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I did! It's Die for Love.


Connie Neil - Aug 04, 2005 6:58:53 am PDT #3426 of 10001
brillig

I've read it, too, Fay, and there's a sequelish thing called "Naked Once More." Though I'm very often tempted to smack Jaqueline.


Fay - Aug 04, 2005 7:26:46 am PDT #3427 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Yes! I read Naked Once More too. I liked these two books much more than the couple of Vicky Bliss stories I've attempted. Although not quite as much as the Amelia Peabody ones.


Connie Neil - Aug 04, 2005 7:29:13 am PDT #3428 of 10001
brillig

I like Vicky more than Jacqueline, because Vicky doesn't strike me as being as arrogant. Plus Vicky's got that sincere "I am so sick of being a six-foot blonde Valkyrie, I want to be tiny!" thing. And, of course, John and Schmidt. "Night Train to Memphis" was fun.


deborah grabien - Aug 04, 2005 7:32:29 am PDT #3429 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Huh. Thought for a moment there I'd wandered into Literary....

Susan, I thought Crusie's letter about the awards clusterfuck - the tack she took, the points she made - was one of the most perfect things I've seen in years. What a mess.


Ginger - Aug 04, 2005 3:58:37 pm PDT #3430 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

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deborah grabien - Aug 05, 2005 9:06:47 am PDT #3431 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Tomorrow morning is going to be interesting; I've got a Mystery Writers of America special breakfast for the NorCal membership, and the guest speaker is Lyssa Keusch, Senior Editor at Avon/Morrow HarperCollins.

She's going to be allowing a series of mini-pitches. I've just left Jenn a message: if I get the opportunity, should I pitch the Kinkaid Chronicles?

Then dinner with Sparky and Lee and JohnSweden tomorrow night. It's going to be a fun, fun day.


Topic!Cindy - Aug 05, 2005 9:17:48 am PDT #3432 of 10001
What is even happening?

Is Sandra coming out this weekend, Deb?


deborah grabien - Aug 05, 2005 9:22:00 am PDT #3433 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Next weekend - I'm going down to San Diego, we will hang out all day and all of the night Saturday at the hotel. Sunday, I get to spend the entire day with Cass - my flight back isn't until eight.

I'm soooooooooo looking forward to this. Dying to meet Sandra, dying to see Cass. Woot!

And bringing prosecco for both.