You know how romantic it seems when a character makes a grand gesture to show someone they’re loved? Bollocks to that. Nearly a week ago I had a root canal. I’ve been in constant pain ever since, and only prescription-strength Ibuprofen has touched the pain. I’ve been moody and frustrated and, more than anything, HUNGRY.… Continue reading It’s the little things
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Elmore Leonard’s rules for writing
A couple weeks ago I wrote about the Guardian article on the Ten Rules for Writers, which featured Elmore Leonard’s writing advice. Last night, The Culture Show on BBC2 reran an interview with Elmore Leonard from 2006, where he talked about writing. Here’s a link to the video on the BBC’s website, but you might… Continue reading Elmore Leonard’s rules for writing
If Harry Potter and Che Guevara had a love child…
…it would apparently be the iPad. Apple says it’s magical and revolutionary. Wow. Sounds like they’re working hard to disassociate it from its sanitary connotations. But I guess ‘absorbent’ and ‘disposable’ don’t really describe electronics.
No poop, dope-smoking amateur detective
Women want men who are financially secure, committed and ready to make babies. This is the conclusion of two Canadian researchers who analyzed 15,019 Harlequin romance novels to see if they match theories of evolutionary psychology. The Guardian says these two educated people speculated that Harlequin titles: would be heavy on words such as baby, father… Continue reading No poop, dope-smoking amateur detective
Romance in the 90s
[Note: this post is not about sex for nonagenarians. If that’s the sort of thing you’re looking for, try Google.] For most of the 1990s, I was in junior high and high school. Being an independent, intelligent girl (read: a chubby girl with braces and a feathered mullet courtesy of Super Cuts), Barnes & Noble… Continue reading Romance in the 90s