December 05, 2004
Like she says, tricky things, humans. I found this via Making Light, which has a few other jewels worth reading. For instance, this one; the US government won't pay for long distance phone calls, so injured troops at Walter Reed have a hard time calling home. Donated phone cards could make for the best Christmas present. And it's not just tort reform either. Big companies find the rule of law to be....limiting. So it's in their best interests to create change-the-law talking points, in certain, well confined, directions. I hate having my cynicism abused and exploited that way. She also wrote this useful essay on manuscript rejection (she works as an editor). I have to confess, I'm pretty sure I'd flunk out at point 7. Oh yes, and a link to the compelling Biological warfare and the "Buffy paradigm" (pdf).
How my life's blood drips from these rejected manuscripts. Of course the poor dimwit writer takes it personally: it ALWAYS feels personal when ye get kicked in the nuts! And have nothing to feed yourself with. And the collie is starving, too. Nothing to do but screw up another sheet of paper and start anew.