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Archive for March, 2010

darwin

me: well anyway, this woman is a lunatic
halffull: is she rich?
me: no. totally not
halffull: man, how has she not died yet? where is darwin when you need him?

can’t say i’m not alive

I’m a bitch, I’m a tease
I’m a goddess on my knees
When you hurt, when you suffer
I’m your angel undercover
I’ve been numb, I’m revived
Can’t say I’m not alive
You know I wouldn’t want it any other way
- Bitch, Meredith Brooks

Rules for good writing

I read an article entitled “Ten rules for writing fiction” today. Various authors were asked to provide their writing “tips” in a numbered list. Most of it was advice I’d heard before, however, this set of five by P.D. James gave me positive pause.

Increase your word power. Words are the raw material of our craft. [...]