Shaft Has No Prejudices. He'll Kill Anyone--Black or White.

[snurri]

Post title has nothing to do with anything except the fact that I read the book recently. Yes, Shaft was a book first. It is extremely macho. (Yes, that is actual cover copy above.)

I would like please for my subconscious to stop sending me dreams in which I am berated. Seriously, they're worse than nightmares. At least I wake up from nightmares with an adrenaline rush. After these dreams I wake up feeling like I'm back in junior high.

I kind of love Black 20 News. It's funny.

A new installment of the Secret City went up last night, in case any of y'all missed it.

RE: the Secret City, for those of you who have been following it. I'm interested in hearing whether y'all have questions that you hope to have answered in future installments; any particular characters, phenomena, or subplots that you're curious about? I won't promise anything, but so far this thing has been steered by my whims. I'm happy to keep that up, too, but if any of you would like to toss your whims into the mix, feel free to do so below.

Is all for now. Am in final stages of the novel, and I really want it to be done.

Comments

[rudi.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't want to intrude upon the precincts of the Secret City -- I've been quite happy to follow wherever your whims have taken you.

Meanwhile, I raise a glass of Quench (Sour Cream and Onion flavor) in honor of the final novel stages.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Thank you much. Oh, and I've been enjoying your efforts over at The Daily Cabal as well! Well, effort, so far . . .

[rudi.livejournal.com]

Thanks -- glad you liked it. I've got another effort showing up next week. (And lots of fun stuff by other folks in the meantime.)

[tacithydra.livejournal.com]

The thing about the Secret City is that whatever you write about is absolutely absorbing. And the vignettes seem to be circling against greater cruxes of the plot, like complicated snowflake designs around invisible centers - The mayor, the black tower, others. I like how things appear again and again, although not always, and often obscurely, like figures emerging from the mist.

I like the sense of mystery.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks, Jen! I'll try and keep that up, then :-)

[tacithydra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, dude, keep on that. ;)