Writer's Block: War and peace

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Some of us are unfit for military service in several ways.
There should be a period of service, perhaps after college, but there should be civilian service as well for those of us who don't come with two eardrums or a straight back.

Music meme

My music player is on random. Lines are selected at random. You know what to do.

1) They have never learned to suffer so they don't know how to love.
2) They both robbed and killed until both of them died.
3) And when I watch the lightening burn unbelievers to a crisp, I know God has his days too.
4) I see you have the courage, dear, but skill is what you need. Fairy Queen--Heather Alexander kadath
5) Good thing my little furry butt is cute.
6) He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways. Ballad of Sir Robin--Monty Python kadath
7) I'll go you one better if you've got the nerve.
8) Still stands thy ancient sacrifice, a humble and a contrite heart.
9) Don't you kiss me once or twice, tell me that it's nice and then you run. Little Sister--Dwight Yoakum tannenwynn
10) Any kid knows where to find me.
11) Businessmen they drink my wine. All Along the Watchtower (Mine is Hendrix) kadath
12) Little miss gun to a knife-fight.
13) I've been patient, I've been gracious and this mountain is covered with wolves. Skullcrusher Mountain--Jonathan Coulton kadath
14) Woke up on a journey, the road ahead in my mind's eye
15) On a steel horse I ride Dead or Alive--Bon Jovi kadath
16) Let him go, farewell he.
17) He might have gone on living but he made one fatal slip. Big Iron--Marty Robbins kadath
18) I made my run with the evening sun
19) and I've never painted daisies on a big red rubber ball The pirates who don't do anything --Veggietales nbrooks
20) Bubba said, "Reckless hell! I hit just where I was aiming."

(my player has terminal geekery)

First Page Friday

We're trying something new on my Facebook Fan group.

First Page Friday.
This will run from now until the end of the year.

Every Friday, I will post the first page of one of my books.
Readers can comment on it. The comment must be more than "first" or "enter me!"
A random reader will receive a e-book.

At the end of the year, one lucky reader will receive a paperback book bundle. Guaranteed four book minimum, possibly as many as ten. You must comment on ALL First Page Fridays to be eligible.

For those who wonder what the black hair looks like

moonstone_fae has an awesome set of pictures up from last weekend.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecaravan/4029968895/in/set-72157622615153648/ is one of me and Dollface.

Of course, now I'm tempted to ban all cameras from my presence for ANOTHER thirty pounds (no reflection on you, Kali love) It's just so damn discouraghing to not SEE progress in the pictures that I see in the mirror. But dammit, 266 is still fat. And 236 will still be fat. And 206 swill be closer to normal.

Geocities preservation question

Several of them, actually, for the older media fen still on my flist.

Would it be a good idea to archive stories housed on Geocities elsewhere as part of a fandom preservation movement, en masse, without asking each indiviual author?

Would it be more okay if people could easily request deletion of the stories they wrote?

Will people request deletion politely and not fly into a fit of rage?

Is it worth any potential backlash to preserve those stories?