So one should go with skeletons or liches to get ahead of the curve?

Mummies.

Having read Generation Dead and You're So Undead To Me, I wasn't overly impressed with either of them. Generation Dead is clever, but the writing didn't grab me. And You're So Undead To Me was ... eh? Run-of-the-mill paranormal YA?

Whereas I'm VERY VERY EXCITED to read Amy's book. Because the bits I've read so far are fantastic.

Eh, removed because seriously, no need to dwell.

Jilli made me blush.

Jilli made me blush.

It's true! I can't wait to read the entire thing!

I could maybe see a "falls in love with a zombie" thing, but it would--in my head--have to be social commentary on boyfriend/girlfriend as accessory/pet rather than actual wholly-realized other person

Emily Michaels was the first to have a zombie boyfriend. After that, all the cool kids, and the kids who wanted to be cool, each made the trek to the mall, where the zombies gathered. It all worked out, though, because as the demand rose, so did the supply. Not all of them came back alive. Girls who wouldn't have gotten the time of day from the varsity team? Just go get gnawed on, and he's all yours. Or, really, you're all his.

insent erika

I thought it was a good piece.

Yesterday's topic, but...

costume

Slide up the thigh-highs, make sure the lines in the back are straight. Fasten the garters, adjust the belt. Smooth and tug the front of the corset, make sure all the hooks are fastened. Step into heeled slippers, slide on the sheer robe.

Check myself in the mirror. Every hair in its place, every stitch straight and proper. Perfect.

I know just what he'll say. I'll walk into the bedroom and smile, cock a hip and splay my fingers over my belly. "Baby, you look so beautiful," he'll breathe.

I don't know how he knows. He's never really seen me.

Ailleann, I love that! Excellent drabble.

A got a little further in 23, but I don't like the last bit of dialogue I did so I'll have to kill it. I need to summarize over a short bit of travel, then I'll be back into the story as it is in the rough draft. I should be able to clip along at a better rate for awhile. Most of the words will be new, but I'll be following the rough draft again, not writing entirely new stuff.

I'm feeling in a low confidence phase again. Probably from a bit of struggling with the start of 23 along with two of the beta exchange people going inactive. Also, I ran over my desired word count for 22 and it's looking like 23 will run long too. I may have to depend on losing words in the next revision more than I was hoping.

If I get rolling in the rest of 23, 24, and 25, I'm sure I'll start feeling better about it.