tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post3622364047163551010..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: "Andrew of the Ginger Hair" on Writing.Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-10978152950612389612010-12-27T17:25:15.190-08:002010-12-27T17:25:15.190-08:00It's a full twelve inches. That's forty-e...It's a full twelve inches. That's forty-eight times the accumulation it takes for Richmond,Virginia, to declare a snow emergency and apply for Federal disaster money.<br /><br />Wolves have been seen passing silently over the snow and there are rumors that deadly albino Arctic panthers have crossed over the border from Canada. Also, some say that bears have discovered fire -- but I'm not buying that one.<br /><br />So I'm going to brew myself another cup of tea and shelter in place.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-72422629284104884772010-12-27T15:08:40.729-08:002010-12-27T15:08:40.729-08:00Oh, c'mon! It's only a little snow!
I, a...Oh, c'mon! It's only a little snow!<br /><br />I, also, got a nook. It took my only 48 hours to load a knitting book on it.Bookmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329919910704635244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-45973095666779272922010-12-27T14:07:17.156-08:002010-12-27T14:07:17.156-08:00I've seen many writers with the talent to make...I've seen many writers with the talent to make it who never did because the first time a story was rejected, they put it away in a drawer.<br /><br />Which may be all to the good. You don't need a brass hide to make it in this business. But you DO need to be able to fake having one.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-34091393666216277062010-12-27T13:54:53.175-08:002010-12-27T13:54:53.175-08:00From all the advice I see out there about getting ...From all the advice I see out there about getting started as a writer of fiction, it seems that insecurity, impatience and a festering ego claim the careers of more would-be writers than anything else. I bet that if more people considered it a hobby first before trying to make a career out of it, there'd be less carnage.David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.com