Tempus adest gratiae, hoc quod optabamus

[sovay]

In which I wave to a whole bunch of people and hope they notice. Congratulations to erzebet, who just might be making a living at this writing racket after all. Congratulations to lesser_celery, who doesn't update his livejournal nearly enough, but who is also, in his other life, editing a book: and I find this deeply cool. And a particular shout-out to Karen Anne Mitchell, whose blog is in even worse straits of timeliness, but who has just sold two novels, The Usahar and Finding Words, to Prime Books.* If you look up her work on the internet, what you will primarily find is straightforward erotica: well-written, but little more than sketches. The novels, however, are strange and intriguing and full not only of sensuality, but of all the complications that attend upon sex and desire and even (or most of all) love. Next holiday season, I know what I'm asking my publisher for.

*What it is you people yell? Woot?

Comments

[kraada.livejournal.com]

w00t actually. Note that the 'w' is lowercase, and it contains two '0's, and no 'o's. Speculation as to the origin of the term is in the wikipedia entry. My guess is that it really started with some kid with whooping cough and voice chat on some FPS who was doing well, and everybody else thought it was some sort of scream of joy . . .

[sovay]

You know, I think that's possibly more frightening than any actual origin of the term . . .

[kayselkiemoon.livejournal.com]

hahaha, I like this theory. w00t indeed!

and I second the congratulations to erzebet. ^_^ it is marvelous!

while I'm at it (coming out of lurkerdom that is), I fear I have yet to introduce myself, sovay. I found you through a bunch of mutual flisters and I enjoy reading your entries; I hope you do not mind my lurking. ^_^

[sovay]

I do not mind at all. Glad to meet you!

[kayselkiemoon.livejournal.com]

likewise. ^_^

[erzebet.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

A living at this, hmm. This, and the art, and I would be the happiest girl in the world. :)

[sovay]

I'd be all right with that. : )