archive | May 2007

Burda Style | Antiphonal - “Permanent Suspensions”, or Strikethrough2007

It’s funny—I know that writing a screenplay is going to be difficult. It’s completely removed from the prose I’ve been writing lately, and I’m starting to worry that maybe I should have done a little more prepwork, but… I’m really looking forward to it.

reCAPTCHA | Duotrope’s Digest

It’s probably cheating, but I’m the one making up the rules. (And I left them vague for a reason.)

Should I write a novel or a script? | Blueberry & Raspberry Ricotta Almond Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting | Cory Doctorow: In Praise of Fanfic

I forgot it was Monday.

Long weekends tend to do this to me.

Carbon Neutral | The Dictator of Writing Announces His Decrees, Part I | 30 Scripts For Galleries, Slideshows and Lightboxes | The Nature of the infection

Foreign Language Lesson Podcast Collection | 11 Surefire Tips for Improving Your Landscape Photography

A quick heads-up, since this seems to be coming up a lot lately: If you and I went to high school together, haven’t spoken since graduation (or even first year of university), and we run into each other somewhere?

I have no idea who you are.

Roosevelt High School in Fresno crowns first transgender prom queen.

The Freelancer’s Toolset | How did you turn your life around?

I’m getting better—I’m spending more time actually doing things (or at least coming up with firm plans to do things) than I did last week.

Which is a good thing—a thousand days (well, less than that, now) seems a lot closer than it did two weeks ago.

The Perception Laboratory’s Face Transformer

Keith Thompson Art | 12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know

Poppy quarter led to U.S. spy warnings | 11 Tips for Better Candid Photography | G2P | David Bowie: Cracked Actor | The Hype Machine | 101 Things in 1001 Days

Admittedly, I took it pretty easy the first seven days—I’m still getting myself into the proper mindset, and getting ready to tackle the bigger things. So most of my week involved reading.

The first piece of long fiction I ever finished was a screenplay. It wasn’t very good—fifteen-year-olds who watch too many foreign films shouldn’t be allowed near keyboards—but, for a long time, it was the only thing I’d written that was more than a couple of pages long.

What’s a 6month adventure that will pay for itself?

How to Photograph an Image on a TV | String Tripod

Is there any way to train yourself to raise one eyebrow? | Folktexts