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cornerofmadness) wrote2025-05-25 09:56 pm
cornerofmadness) wrote2025-05-25 09:56 pm
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And just like that it's over I can't believe four days are gone so fast. And at the same time managed to feel like 4 months. So tired. Today was a shorter day though. We used to have workshops ALL sunday but I think last year it was changed to only half a day because so many had to be home by tomorrow. Met a younger prof from NY and she likes a lot of the same things I do. She wants us to have a fantasy book reading club and wants to beta read my stuff. I don't know if I'll do that but I will absolutely keep in contact
I was back at the hotel by 1 and I did stay the day because I always leave monday and wasn't even thinking but anyhow I decided let's go to the Pittsburgh Aviary. Well so did all of Pittsburgh. No place to park. The onstreet parking is dicey to begin with and as I rolled by I saw there was a line out the door. I don't need birds that bad. I should have gone to the Heinz history museum but it didn't have new exhibits (I went last year) and thought well I have never see ALL of the Pittsburgh Science Center, just the special exhibits. Kind of a waste of my money sadly mostly because it is 100% geared to the 4-11 year old crew which is amazing really but since I have no kids... The special exhibit was on mental health but while inventive, it was wasted on me because it was designed to be experienced in a group. Nothing could be done on your own. Oh well, I was entertained for a couple of hours at least.
And then dinner. OMFG, I saved the best for last and it was also SUPPOSED to be open and it wasn't. See me curled into a ball in the corner. I found some middle eastern/greek thing Ephestus Pizza and got a gyro pizza (onions, tomato, gyro meat and feta on a wood fire pizza sounded good. I've been so used to mediocre gyro meat as of late I was shocked I could smell the lamb (halal) through the box. It was true gyro meat and lots of it (better be given the price) tons of cheese too. Excellent. To make myself less disappointed I got baklava (vegan, I'm assuming butter isn't halal? I don't know. I found out today you couldn't put honey in tea because the heat kills the honey and that's forbidden) Anyhow best baklava I've had in ages.
So obviously no writing anything today. My brain is mush so links only
Open Calls
Plott Hound Magazine
Creepy Corner Season 1
Season’s Grievings: Holiday Travel Stories Gone Wrong
Scavengers: Now Seeking Submissions
30 Magazines Publishing Hybrid Writing
From around the web
How to Get Back Into Writing
Notes from the Editor’s Desk: May 2025
Why Tension Relies on Hope
What is Sensory Language? Definition + Examples
When Pantsing Pays Off for Writers
From Betty
Six Tricks for Memorable Character Moments
Five More Signs Your Story Is Sexist
Misattributed Arousal in Fiction
Five Ways Gods and the Afterlife Change a Fantasy Setting
The Tools Have Changed, but Your Voice Still Matters
Choose a Powerful Foundation for Your Story, Part Two
More Short Story Words of Wisdom
Reading Like a Writer
Writing 101: Point of View Basics
Character Secret Thesaurus: Making a Black Market Purchase
10 Ways to Reveal a Hero in Your Manuscript
I was back at the hotel by 1 and I did stay the day because I always leave monday and wasn't even thinking but anyhow I decided let's go to the Pittsburgh Aviary. Well so did all of Pittsburgh. No place to park. The onstreet parking is dicey to begin with and as I rolled by I saw there was a line out the door. I don't need birds that bad. I should have gone to the Heinz history museum but it didn't have new exhibits (I went last year) and thought well I have never see ALL of the Pittsburgh Science Center, just the special exhibits. Kind of a waste of my money sadly mostly because it is 100% geared to the 4-11 year old crew which is amazing really but since I have no kids... The special exhibit was on mental health but while inventive, it was wasted on me because it was designed to be experienced in a group. Nothing could be done on your own. Oh well, I was entertained for a couple of hours at least.
And then dinner. OMFG, I saved the best for last and it was also SUPPOSED to be open and it wasn't. See me curled into a ball in the corner. I found some middle eastern/greek thing Ephestus Pizza and got a gyro pizza (onions, tomato, gyro meat and feta on a wood fire pizza sounded good. I've been so used to mediocre gyro meat as of late I was shocked I could smell the lamb (halal) through the box. It was true gyro meat and lots of it (better be given the price) tons of cheese too. Excellent. To make myself less disappointed I got baklava (vegan, I'm assuming butter isn't halal? I don't know. I found out today you couldn't put honey in tea because the heat kills the honey and that's forbidden) Anyhow best baklava I've had in ages.
So obviously no writing anything today. My brain is mush so links only
Open Calls
Plott Hound Magazine
Creepy Corner Season 1
Season’s Grievings: Holiday Travel Stories Gone Wrong
Scavengers: Now Seeking Submissions
30 Magazines Publishing Hybrid Writing
From around the web
How to Get Back Into Writing
Notes from the Editor’s Desk: May 2025
Why Tension Relies on Hope
What is Sensory Language? Definition + Examples
When Pantsing Pays Off for Writers
From Betty
Six Tricks for Memorable Character Moments
Five More Signs Your Story Is Sexist
Misattributed Arousal in Fiction
Five Ways Gods and the Afterlife Change a Fantasy Setting
The Tools Have Changed, but Your Voice Still Matters
Choose a Powerful Foundation for Your Story, Part Two
More Short Story Words of Wisdom
Reading Like a Writer
Writing 101: Point of View Basics
Character Secret Thesaurus: Making a Black Market Purchase
10 Ways to Reveal a Hero in Your Manuscript