Very sad news

My brother, age 46, passed away quite unexpectedly this morning thanks to a massive heart attack. Obviously, things are going to go dark here for quite some time....

Progress report

Like I said, life is rearing its ugly head again, so today I just edited the rest of the first half of Chapter 8 of the Trang audiobook and compressed it.

Nurturing vs. community

Life is once again getting very much in the way of productivity. But Jaye Manus has a great post on the perils of publisher "nurturing" vs. the benefits of being part of a community of writers.

Hate and the Internet

Today isn't a work day for various reasons, but I thought this was an interesting article on trolling that also pretty much applies to reviews in general. Something to keep in mind:

But sheer experience is also altering the landscape. After you've been through one or two of these hatestorms, you recognize a very simple reality: They change nothing.... Everybody knows there is a vague climate of hate surrounding everything that is distinct in any way. So who cares?

Progress report

990 words! Whoo!