Contest/Writers' Rooms 4/Random Thoughts
Hello- Jeanne here.
This week we drop in on Michelle Rowen, Jackie Kessler and Molly Harper to invade their sacred writing spaces
BUT
First things first: CONTEST ALERT!
Take a look at this FABulous cache of prizes. Not one, not two, but THREE books, a set of book cover magnets, pens, pins, and if that isn’t enough—a DEVIL DUCK!!!!
Now for such a GRAND prize, you are going to have to work. Here’s the deal. Answer this question in 250 words or less:
If you could spend one unbridled night with any fictional character in the world, who would it be? Why? What would you do?
Prizes: Legacy, Many Bloody Returns, magnets and pens from me—Jailbait Zombie, buttons and a devil duck from Mario. Deadline: Midnight Sat. March 21—Mario and I constitute the panel of judges and our decision is final (that sounds SO official, doesn’t it?) The winner will be announced on the Biting Edge March 26— and of course here on March 28.
Leaguers are eligible to participate so let's see how much you REALLY like your characters.
Send your entries to: Jeanne@jeannestein.com
In the subject line, please put “contest”
Speaking of Jailbait, go here to see Mario’s clever Lego book trailer! It’s a good thing he has such talented sons. I want to know who the cigar-smoking chump was in the beginning. I say chump because he let Mario go. What was he thinking? And if he really wanted to make some money, he could have auctioned off the opportunity to rip that duct tape off Mario's mouth on Ebay. Missed a big chance there.
Next some ramblings from a deranged mind (did I steal that from somebody? If I did, sorry.)
This time, I'm not talking about Mario, by the way. These are bits and pieces that floated in and out of my universe in the past week.
This Dave Coverly cartoon that appeared in last Sunday's Parade Magazine.
The cover for the fifth Anna book, Retribution, out in September.
Cover for the third Anna book coming out in Germany next month (in Deutsche: Dark Kiss).
Castle –don’t forget to tune in on Monday! Who would want to miss a chance to see Captain Hammer in action!
Dead Like Me DVD Movie –anybody see it? Loved the TV show.
How about Watchmen? Don't think I'll get out to see it this weekend so I'd love reports from those who do.
No pics, just thoughts:
Reaper is back! Yippee!
Lost - This week's episode was the best yet.
Now, without further commercial interruption, I give you Writers' Rooms, Part IV!
Michelle Rowen said: Here's my writing area. Well, I normally write on the couch, but this is where I SHOULD be writing. Note Puppet Angel.
I say: ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NOTE the Angel Puppet? Is there anything else of interest in this photo? Do you play out scenes in your book with Angel? Especially love scenes? Don't EVER move away from this desk! The Whedon force will be with you.
Jackie Kessler said: Okay, here are two of my messy desk. The first shows just what a slob I am.
The second is a close up of the duckie bulletin board one of my readers sent me (hi, Becci!), my Morpheus statue (all hail Neil Gaiman) and my pics of me and Loving Husband and of my two Precious Little Tax Deductions.
I say: I like the bulletin board, but my question is: why is it empty? Did you remove everything incriminating from it for this pic? An empty bulletin board is highly suspicious. I want to see what it was that you are afraid to share. Come on, Jackie, just because you are known as one of the nicest people in UF (modesty prevents me from identifying the other who shares that gracious title, but I'll give you a hint. Her initials are: Jeanne Stein), doesn't mean we don't understand that a woman needs her writing prompts. Like pictures of naked men. We won't think any the less of you. Trust me.
Molly Harper says: Here's my little "workspace." It's my couch. I also work from my bed, but somehow posting pictures of my bed online seemed sort of skeezy. I love that it's comfortable and there's great light in the living room. But I hate that it's in the middle of the house. I can't shut a door and get some privacy when my family is running around. If we ever move, I'm going to commandeer some little corner of the house as an office.
I say: Looks like a damned comfortable couch. I do have a question, though. Like Jackie's empty bulletin board, that space between those two pictures...what USUALLY hangs there that you were embarrassed for us to see? Still life of you in the nude? A giant framed poster of David Hasselhof? Or is it even more insidious? You can't fool me-- I saw Rosemary's Baby!
Well, I think I've taken up enough of your time for this week. Before I ramble off, though, I have a question for Mark Henry:
For godsake, tell me, which picture did you choose?
Don't forget to spring ahead with your clocks tonight!
See you Thursday at The Biting Edge and back here next Saturday--
This week we drop in on Michelle Rowen, Jackie Kessler and Molly Harper to invade their sacred writing spaces
BUT
First things first: CONTEST ALERT!
Take a look at this FABulous cache of prizes. Not one, not two, but THREE books, a set of book cover magnets, pens, pins, and if that isn’t enough—a DEVIL DUCK!!!!
Now for such a GRAND prize, you are going to have to work. Here’s the deal. Answer this question in 250 words or less:
If you could spend one unbridled night with any fictional character in the world, who would it be? Why? What would you do?
Prizes: Legacy, Many Bloody Returns, magnets and pens from me—Jailbait Zombie, buttons and a devil duck from Mario. Deadline: Midnight Sat. March 21—Mario and I constitute the panel of judges and our decision is final (that sounds SO official, doesn’t it?) The winner will be announced on the Biting Edge March 26— and of course here on March 28.
Leaguers are eligible to participate so let's see how much you REALLY like your characters.
Send your entries to: Jeanne@jeannestein.com
In the subject line, please put “contest”
Speaking of Jailbait, go here to see Mario’s clever Lego book trailer! It’s a good thing he has such talented sons. I want to know who the cigar-smoking chump was in the beginning. I say chump because he let Mario go. What was he thinking? And if he really wanted to make some money, he could have auctioned off the opportunity to rip that duct tape off Mario's mouth on Ebay. Missed a big chance there.
Next some ramblings from a deranged mind (did I steal that from somebody? If I did, sorry.)
This time, I'm not talking about Mario, by the way. These are bits and pieces that floated in and out of my universe in the past week.
This Dave Coverly cartoon that appeared in last Sunday's Parade Magazine.
The cover for the fifth Anna book, Retribution, out in September.
Cover for the third Anna book coming out in Germany next month (in Deutsche: Dark Kiss).
Castle –don’t forget to tune in on Monday! Who would want to miss a chance to see Captain Hammer in action!
Dead Like Me DVD Movie –anybody see it? Loved the TV show.
How about Watchmen? Don't think I'll get out to see it this weekend so I'd love reports from those who do.
No pics, just thoughts:
Reaper is back! Yippee!
Lost - This week's episode was the best yet.
Now, without further commercial interruption, I give you Writers' Rooms, Part IV!
Michelle Rowen said: Here's my writing area. Well, I normally write on the couch, but this is where I SHOULD be writing. Note Puppet Angel.
I say: ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NOTE the Angel Puppet? Is there anything else of interest in this photo? Do you play out scenes in your book with Angel? Especially love scenes? Don't EVER move away from this desk! The Whedon force will be with you.
Jackie Kessler said: Okay, here are two of my messy desk. The first shows just what a slob I am.
The second is a close up of the duckie bulletin board one of my readers sent me (hi, Becci!), my Morpheus statue (all hail Neil Gaiman) and my pics of me and Loving Husband and of my two Precious Little Tax Deductions.
I say: I like the bulletin board, but my question is: why is it empty? Did you remove everything incriminating from it for this pic? An empty bulletin board is highly suspicious. I want to see what it was that you are afraid to share. Come on, Jackie, just because you are known as one of the nicest people in UF (modesty prevents me from identifying the other who shares that gracious title, but I'll give you a hint. Her initials are: Jeanne Stein), doesn't mean we don't understand that a woman needs her writing prompts. Like pictures of naked men. We won't think any the less of you. Trust me.
Molly Harper says: Here's my little "workspace." It's my couch. I also work from my bed, but somehow posting pictures of my bed online seemed sort of skeezy. I love that it's comfortable and there's great light in the living room. But I hate that it's in the middle of the house. I can't shut a door and get some privacy when my family is running around. If we ever move, I'm going to commandeer some little corner of the house as an office.
I say: Looks like a damned comfortable couch. I do have a question, though. Like Jackie's empty bulletin board, that space between those two pictures...what USUALLY hangs there that you were embarrassed for us to see? Still life of you in the nude? A giant framed poster of David Hasselhof? Or is it even more insidious? You can't fool me-- I saw Rosemary's Baby!Well, I think I've taken up enough of your time for this week. Before I ramble off, though, I have a question for Mark Henry:
For godsake, tell me, which picture did you choose?
Don't forget to spring ahead with your clocks tonight!
See you Thursday at The Biting Edge and back here next Saturday--
Comments
I love getting a peek at the writing spaces. Thanks for the great post.
Michelle
J.
J.
Have a lovely day! :-)
Sadly, nothing hands in the big blank spot. I was going to finish another cross-stitch angel, but started writing books instead. I think I made the right choice.
I am SO ENVIOUS of the Angel puppet! That's my favorite episode of the whole series, combining "Who's a wee little puppet man?" with Fred and Wesley finally kissing. The "Self-Esteem is For Everybody" song still chokes me up a little.
That said, Watchmen was great. As long as you can stand gore, naked blue men, and a 5 minute long sex scene, It was awesome.
That is all from me. :)
Thanks for being entertaining. Lol
J.
I think it's a pussy (as in tiger, you nasty woman, you)
And I also have Angel puppet envy. I have a Spike puppet which I.... well, we won't go into that.
J.
You said: I feel like a horrible person for not reading any of your books now. Must go to book store first thing in morning.
Heck of a way to redeem yourself. Anna and I thank you. :-)
J.
I read: As long as you can stand blah, blah, blah, and a 5 minute sex scene.
I'm on my way to the theatre.
J.
Yegods-- I was so busy looking at the other stuff that I missed those THREE computers! All going at once.
How do you do it, Jackie? I know you have a big brain, but THREE computers at once? I'm in awe.
J.
And seroiusly, what is on the Hoff's crotch in that picture???????????
This leads me to think he's seen Showgirls, which would probably have been a deal breaker had I known before the wedding.
sadness.
Jackie has a desktop PC, and two laptops on her desk? Wow, she has one more computer running at her desk than I have at mine. Okay, neither of my ancient, barely alive computers can truly be called “running” but they try. Heck, just to get to this site I had to go back and forth between the desktop and laptop until one actually worked. Don’t cry for Madonna Argentina, cry for me. LOL And what’s with the nightlight? I think writing about promiscuous succubi would be interesting by nightlight. Is the light red?
Molly, the couch is nice. Don’t worry about posting pictures of your bed/workspace. I saw on another website that posts such pictures, Jim Butcher’s office is a bedroom, and he was lying in the bed with the laptop on his lap working. Now THAT is a workspace! Of course, I’d probably fall asleep.
- Tom Gallier
Seriously, think it's a pussy, as in tiger. Don't ask again.
:-)
J.
Full frontal male nudity!!! I can't believe I let my husband talk me out of going this weekend. This damned movie is sounding better and better.
J.
PS I loved the statue of David, too.
Was he naked?
J.
Good catch. What's the skinny Jackie?
And hey, Tom, how come your first post came through as anonymous? Is it because you mentioned naked Jim Butcher lying on his bed writing? What kind of magazines do you subscribe to, anyway?
J.
I've been studying Anna on the cover of Retribution and I'm sure she's got her high beams on.
J.
It's a Sharpei puppy!
Don't ask me how I know this, but I'm pretty sure they're a couple of Shar-pei puppies.
Oh look. I'm right...
http://www.swobo.com/htatbl/archives/David-Hasselhoff.jpg
Watchmen was EPIC! On opening night, there were people dressed as the characters. I thought Rorschach and Dr. Manhattan looked very very VERY sexy!
Plus, Rorschach made that movie! He is my favorite character out of all of them! Dr. Manhattan was pretty sick, but Rorschach was just too much of a bad a**. I found it hilarious that the first thing most people say about the movie is: "There were a lot of pe***" or "Does Dr. Manhattan not like underwear?" Haha, insane movie. I can't wait to get it on DVD!
Also, where can I get my own Angel puppet?
Okay, the laptop to the left is my day job computer. The monitor in the middle is hooked up to the laptop on the right, which is my personal computer.
The duckie bulletin board is empty because I like the duck pattern. The actual bulletin board I use is off to the right on the wall. At the moment, it has only a map of Hell, an "I'm bad and you know it" devil bunny magnet, a photo of my kidlets, and a few other doodads. No current project notes on it, alas.
BTW, saw Watchmen. And...well, I was duly impressed by how Silk Spectre's awesomely high stiletto heels morphed into sensible flats during the action scenes. For serious.
Jackie, who's stuck posting anonymously because Blogger isn't recognizing my password, dammit
I have Spike-- I still can't believe I didn't get the Angel puppet when he first came out. Dumb move. Spike can still be bought although he's on backorder now at this address:
www.tfaw.com/Profile/Angel-Plush%3A-Smile-Time-Puppet-Replica-Spike___242058
www.tfaw.com and search for Spike puppet, if you're interested.
J.
J.
J.
Where did yo get that corner desk from? I want one, it would be all kinds of perfect for my place.
I want a Smile Time Wee Puppet Angel too, but I know where to get those.
Saw it last night and liked it well enough, though I hated the new actress for Daisy. She didn't have the energy of the original.
It was weird seeing little Reggie all growed up now.
J.
Ducan McCloud of the Clan McCloud~The Higlander!
From the series Hughlander!
Why? Becuase he's sexy, charming & hot!
He's immortal & has unlimited stamina.
Ah, that unlimited stamina...gets me every time!
J.