Thank you, Priscellie. 

I really like the whole faerie maid service idea. I would buy one of those. Definitely.

I also like the opening from Death Masks:

Front: Some thing's judst aren't meant to go together. Things like oil and water. Orange juice and toothpaste. Wizards and television.

Back: The Dresden Files.

I think that one takes on even more significance since the show was cancelled. Harry's too good for tv... really!

Heh - as far as my friend's fairy maid goes, I guess the rule holds true. Since then said friend and hubby are splitsville and she no longer requires maidservice in her new, smaller home.

*reads wiki* Wow.... That's .... frightening.

I looked for that one on snopes, and didn't find it.... though the site does list Stephen King as using three other urban legends in his books, nothing having to do with stopping publication with regard to what happened at Columbine.

Tersa -

Take a deep breath... relax... there... better?

First off, no one's too much of a bloody n00b around here to post anything. As for the rest, you're human...

I've been where your head is at, and there are a few things I can assure you....

You're not insane, and...

You've got too many possibilities in your face, overwhelming you.

Take one character... develop him/her to be someone you would care about enough to want to live rather than die. Drop him/her in a situation, and see how he/she responds. Lather, rinse, repeat. Once you have a few characters that stand up in the wash, go from there.

The best sort of writing is Character driven, in any genre. Without Dresden's wit and quirks, and self-defeating chivalry.... he's just another wizard named Harry. Redundant at best in a sea of heroes. You want to improve, stop trying to write the the "right" story and go play with your characters for a while.

JMO

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I love you.

You'd better... if you didn't... i would be a stalker... and a pathetic one at that...


Fred - the stats increase is amazing.... how does conversion look?

Yous is one nasty lady, MSD  I hope your daughters got you good for April Fool's Day.  A disk finally showed up for my computer.  here's crossing my fingers that it works.  How do we check into your broadcast interview with Jim?

Sorry, Meg - Daughters didn't get me, and Jim won't be on the show this time around. The fact is, he's quite the hot property and my show is really new... (read no track record yet.) But my goal is by next time he releases a book, to be big enough to be a blip on the radar, ya know? That would be one awesome interview!