This is a (re-edited) post from Sept 2006; one I lost when the site was hacked. Fortunately, I had a partial backup, and since Skyla Dawn Cameron mentioned this post to me in conversation lately, I thought I'd put it back out there. Enjoy. I … [Read more...]
A Questionable Post
April 24, 2013 by · 10 Comments
I realized today was my day to post here at the Dames...and due to revision of the third Bannon & Clare book eating what little sense remains in my brain (never much to begin with, really), I, if you will pardon the term... I got nuttin'. SO. … [Read more...]
On Business
March 13, 2013 by · 1 Comment
My brain is a mass of porridge right now, because I'm lunging for the end of the third Bannon & Clare book. Which, since it's happening during a particularly busy month--tax preparation, birthdays for certain young people, changes in school hours and … [Read more...]
Conlang, And Using What You Have
February 20, 2013 by · 2 Comments
I am no stranger to constructed languages. I've read Tolkien, and Orwell, and others too numerous to list. The first novel I ever finished had two complex tongues that needed to be channeled and described--to me, making a language was something you … [Read more...]
Fight Fire with Books!
February 11, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
Last week Crestline Elementary school burned to the ground, leaving not a single wall, desk, book, or crayon behind. This is the school Dame Lili’s son attends. The teachers and community are scrambling to pull together supplies so the children can … [Read more...]
