Haven’t really blogged for a bit. So, today you get a potpourri of flowering thoughts. Spring is on my mind, though it’s still Winter here. Brrrrr…

There are still stigmas that exist about female writers who pen genre tales. (And no, not all of us write romance, though there is nothing wrong with any author who does or does not.) I feel we need to have a directory of female authors in science fiction, horror, and fantasy. Not only would this help with networking, but I also feel it would help readers, too. There are still a lot of writers who obscure their gender and sometimes it’s hard to find a comprehensive list that doesn’t include the usual suspects. (Not that there’s anything wrong with the usual suspects, either. Feh.) I have looked for one. I feel that either a site like iO9.com or SFWA and the HWA need to join forces on this in a very visible way OR we Kickstart this to pay for development time OR a con like WisCon takes up the charge. Mind you, I don’t have time to take this project on by myself. So, unless somebody else takes up the charge it likely wouldn’t get done.

In other news, I got a beautiful new ring for my milestone birthday that pretty much sums up my personality just by looking at it. Big, sparkly, and unusually-colored, watery stones. At the prompting of a friend, I’m entering a jewelry design contest this weekend. I like the contests where you get a component and you have to make magic out of it! Feeling the need to get back into art in a big way; there’s a summer project on the horizon that I’m really excited about, too. All around, a great birthday.

Work and convention planning is going swimmingly. My routine got thrown off due to an intense deadline, but I’m getting back in the swing again as the week progresses. I have a manageable writing schedule and I am anxious to get e-mail wrangled into submission — almost there! got through 250 today! — so I can focus on a summer of creativity. My schedule has to be very focused; after trial-and-error I know precisely how/what/why/where and when I work best.

Well, given that this post has been sitting on my screen since this morning, and I haven’t been able to get any more periphera extracted from my brain… I’m calling it at this point. Sorry this wasn’t more engaging; just very happy right now and super focused.

Mood: KERMIT FLAIL
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: Dude. Not enough.
Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: Blargh
In My Ears: Leave you far behind
Game Last Played: Eternal Sonata
Movie Last Viewed: Dredd
Latest Artistic Project: Contest design (In progress)
Latest Release: “The Button” We Are Dust anthology