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The Trouble With Names…
So, it’s been an interesting if crazy week and this is something that I’m sure many writers have faced before. I have a character that has been named Damsine Rhea for 15 years. When I had someone else read it they mispronounced the name so I changed the phonetics to what I heard in my head (essentially Damsin Rhee). I mentioned it to a friend of mine who responded with, “Um, I hate to tell you this, but there’s a character who is named Damson Rhee in a classic fantasy series. Don’t think you can use the changed version legally.” They then promptly signed off to go to bed for…
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Musings in Writing
Here is the thing that I find…writing is a solitary sort of thing. I mean, you can do it with someone else in the room but sooner or later they are phased out of your mind and get phased out of the room if not kicked out directly. This never used to bother me. I preferred being alone to being with people. Always have. Lately though, I’ve found that I want to be with people. I don’t know if it’s because of some of the situations that are going on in my life or if I’m just becoming a little more normal. Obviously, I still need my space and my…
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My Trip to California
So, I’ve decided to keep a running log of what has happened over my trip, since it seems to be rather an amusing and bittersweet sort of trip. The Planes and Old Friends:I left work an hour early on Friday, April 17, 2009. I parked in the garage underneath a whale in the Providence airport (which is not actually in Providence), printed my boarding passes, checked in my one bag, bought candy for my littlest sister and had soup. After my soup I went and sat down in the waiting area for my gate only to realize that the guy I had bought candy from was probably wondering when I…