Words Written: what’s that?

Apparently, Louisa May Alcott wrote racy novels involving opium, transvestism, and S&M, under a pseudonym, to make money.

This has totally made my day. Possibly even my week.

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Quote of the Day:

“Dayle, aren’t MOST things in life just a large thanks for you being naked under your clothes?” (Loren L. Coleman)

(My response: “I’ve got to admit, it helps.”)

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In other news, we had to cancel the big, weekend-long SCA event I’ve been working on, which was scheduled for three weeks from now. The owners have been making major upgrades to the site, but got understandably behind because of the two months of torrential rains we had this winter. Not their fault at all.

On one hand, I’m relieved. It’s been a lot of work and would continue to be up through that weekend. Once I get the necessary files to the Exchequer for pre-reg repayments, I can archive everything and move on.

But I’ve spent several years working on this (Albra suggested we run the event together back in early 2003) and I’m sorry not to see it come to fruition. There’s someone interested in running the event next year, and that’s cool. I’d like to hold on to the theme and the paperwork, etc., and do this sometime in the future (maybe when I’m back down to working only one job...).

We’re going to host a Black Oak Lodge Pity Party on the Saturday night of the event weekend, though, so that’ll be fun.

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Got a rejection today on my Magic: The Gathering proposal. It was a personal rejection, which amazes me—I assumed they’d have been inundated and I’d get a form (not that I was assuming rejection, mind you). I see their point in their problem with my writing; it’s something that probably wouldn’t have happened if I’d written the whole book and then gone back to smooth it out. They did say I wrote very well. And hey, it’s a neat idea that I wouldn’t’ve ever come up with otherwise, and I can file the serial numbers off at some point and make it a stand-alone novel.

Amusing line from the letter: “If writing is something you’re serious about, keep learning, keep trying, and don’t be easily discouraged.”

‘Cause, like, after 20+ years of this (I got my first rejection, from Seventeen on my 16th birthday)…

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Currently Reading: Haunted, Heather Graham

Lately Listened To: RWA CDs

Recently Watched: “Monk” rerun