O, Tweetania

[pjthompson]

Apologies for having so many tweet posts this week.  It’s been a busy/distracted time and I seem to only have to brain for short infoburps.

And….scene.  21 Jan

My quest for chocolate chocolate chip muffin foiled again this AM. Had to settle for a cranberry scone. As a second, it was right up there. 21 Jan

Done that RT @literaticat:When should authors on submission keep their traps shut? Well, almost always, actually. http://tinyurl.com/4cxthyh 21 Jan

I think the clock is standing still. I am really convinced of it. 20 Jan

We’re even. 20 Jan

Earlier last eve she scared the bejabbers out of me by making me think she’d gotten out of the house, hiding, & not answering when I called. 20 Jan

I think Min was trying to tell me something last night: she kept slapping the Droid as I was reading email. 20 Jan

Ha! My friend, Artur, tells me I got spammed in Russian for “high quality porn”! Someone will be getting acquainted with the banning club. 20 Jan

if I can’t picture the place I’m writing it seriously messes up my pantsing. And research shows the image template I had isn’t correct. 20 Jan

I’ve really jacked myself up with the research. Part of me just wants to write and worry about making right later, but… 20 Jan

That last statement has many parallels to “I can see your house from here” or “My sister used date the roommate of FamousGuy’s cousin.” 20 Jan

Huh. I just learned I went to high school with someone who lived on the same street as the famous “The Entity” haunting house. 20 Jan

Anyone speak Russian? I just got Cyrillicized in a comment over on LJ. 20 Jan

What is Microsoft’s problem? Instead of improving their product they reinvent Word each and every version. Idiots. 19 Jan

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Comments

[helios137.livejournal.com]

What is the famous "The Entity" haunting house?

[pjthompson.livejournal.com]

There was a movie starring Barbara Hershey called The Entity which was supposed to have been based on a true haunting:

The facts:

http://www.ghosttheory.com/2008/09/21/the-entity-haunting-the-true-story-of-doris-bither

The YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqZJwvqWosE

[helios137.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm looking forward to reading this!

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

I understand why agents and editors want authors to keep quite, but I think there's another reason that becomes a double edge sword. By silencing complaints they can make an industry that suffers from many problems seem perfect.

They have control, not just for their own authors, but for all authors out there, by suggesting that discussing the book submission process could end a career.

So it's not surprising to see a/e tout a system of self-censorship that is a one way street of power and control for them. Look at all the comments on her blog, all fawning and hailing the agent as a masterful writer, you can see who is in charge and who fears backlash and it's not healthy.