Good Luck!

I'm sending big ol' lucky hugs to my LJ pals who are competing at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament... I started listing you, and realized that would take all morning. I'm very much looking forward to hearing about all your adventures!

For those of you who are thinking either "Hmm, that sounds fun" or "Jeez, that sounds boring," I want you to go and get your hands on a copy of Wordplay. It's an utterly charming film centered on the ACPT and its founder, Will Shortz.

Me, I think I'm going to write a little bit, and then head over to the marble festival.

Writing filter

I woke up this morning with a scene playing in my head, and I decided it was time to sit down and see if I really could write fiction after all.

It was more fun than I thought it would be. I think I might have a beginning... and I'd like to hear what someone else thinks.

So... if you're interested in being subjected to my flailing attempts to produce something remotely readable, comment and I'll add you to the writing filter. If it matters any, so far it appears that I am writing some sort of YA novel... nothing terribly taxing mentally (at least, not for ME).

I know I need solid criticism, but please be gentle, at least at first. I don't think I've ever written down fiction (in my adult life, that is), and I'm feeling a mite bit vulnerable. TIA!