Category Archives: Viable Paradise

I’ve So Much Past Inside My Present

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Kelly

I’m home sick from work today with vertigo. Vertigo sucks. I’ve had it once before – it started after I finished recovering from a particularly nasty bout with the flu a few years back, and it stuck around for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Process Geekery, Viable Paradise, Writing | 2 Comments

The Next Big Thing

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Kelly

Fran Wilde tagged me in her Next Big Thing blog post, which means I have to talk about my WIP, then tag other authors and ask them to talk about their WIPs. I’ve had a certain work in progress for quite a while … Continue reading →

Posted in Viable Paradise, Writing | 7 Comments

Solarbabies Don’t Sparkle When the Sun Comes Out

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Kelly

Holy crap, I just finished watching Solarbabies. If you’re not familiar with the movie, it’s a post-apocalyptic Mad Max-type world where water is scarce and orphans get around on rollerskates. One day, after a particularly brutal skateball game against the … Continue reading →

Posted in Errata, Rainforest, Viable Paradise, Writing | 2 Comments

Edit-either and Edit-or

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kelly

Back at work today, everything feels surreal and wrong. It’s interesting to work in a job where a new year means a completely clean slate. It’s almost enough to bleed over into other parts of my life. Almost. That being … Continue reading →

Posted in NaNoWriMo, Process Geekery, Slushing, Viable Paradise, Writing | 2 Comments

When the spaceship came down I was left on the ground

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Kelly

I did it. Well, I technically did it over a month ago and I’ve been mostly sitting on it because I wasn’t actually sure if it had happened or not. Anyway. What I finally did was sell a story. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Viable Paradise, Writing | 2 Comments

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have…

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Kelly

I had a goal for my business trip to stay on top of my wordcount for NaNoWriMo. I have always been traveling in November, when the yearly madness takes place, and I have never once managed to stay caught up. … Continue reading →

Posted in NaNoWriMo, Viable Paradise, Writing | 2 Comments

I like the way your butt looks in that chair

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Kelly

It’s National Novel Writing Month and since I still have a strong desire to do ALL the things, I’m doing it for a fourth year in a row. But there’s added difficulty: I’m in Chicago on a business trip until Tuesday … Continue reading →

Posted in NaNoWriMo, Viable Paradise, Writing | 3 Comments

World Fantasy Con (or, how I found a family I didn’t even know I had)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Kelly

I survived my first con. In sitting on my mom’s couch in Chicago, drinking a beer, eating pumpkin cookies and trying to figure out what exactly happened these last four days. It was amazing. I bought my membership earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventioneering, Viable Paradise | 8 Comments

My 10 Rules of Writing (Warning: may contain inadvertent life advice)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Kelly

There’s a meme going around the other VP alums about our personal 10 rules of writing. I tried to go for something more meta and focus on the hard-won lessons I’ve learned over the years. Part of being a writer … Continue reading →

Posted in Process Geekery, Viable Paradise, Writing | 4 Comments

Blank is a story about… SQUIRREL!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Kelly

Coming out of the post-VP fog (and illness) with a strong desire to do ALL THE THINGS (and if you are unfamiliar of the origins of this phrase, I’d highly recommend reading this post over on Hyperbole and a Half, … Continue reading →

Posted in Process Geekery, Viable Paradise, Writing | Leave a comment