Lena Brassard

KotSQ: Second Revision #27

I’ve been battling a powerful urge to begin the next revision round now. Oddly enough, the portion of the book that has already been revised twice is in better shape than the remaining portion that has so far been revised only once! Obviously, going back to the beginning would be easier than moving forward with […]

Sewing Daisies

Currently watching: Pushing Daisies, which is remarkably sweet and charming for a show with murders and corpses in every episode. For a change of craft pace, I borrowed a sewing machine.

This Week’s Writer Rant

I recently read a book in which there are not one but two places in which one character is asked to explain something and the text, in the story, is essentially “and so I told them,” never providing the reader with the actual explanation. My kneejerk reaction to the first occurrence was, yes, it sure

WordWeavers March 2024

I’m not officially on social media, but I do peek at non-civilization-destroying venues from time to time. I see a lot of writer games, of which WordWeavers seems the most fun. Per the official Google Doc: WordWeavers is a writing game on Mastodon created by Branwen OShea and Alina Leonova. The hosts post daily questions

Yarn, Pastry, and Never Mind the Corpses

Remember that patchwork coat it took me 3 years to finish? Approximately 300 million miles of all half double crochet stitches? Near the end of the interior patch pockets for Millstone Cardigan, I accidentally learned I’ve been doing hdc wrong the entire time I’ve been doing crochet.

KotSQ: Second Revision #26

Believe it or not, the revision clings to life despite being neglected while I serve as a memoir ghost in a futile effort to prevent my longstanding housing insecurity from deteriorating into homelessness! I have a little break while the client is off pretending to be receptive to my suggestions, so here we go. I

Turkeys, Hoard, and Delicious Failure

PSA: In the US, you can get 4 free COVID tests from the USPS. If you ordered some during a previous round prior to September 25, 2023, you are eligible for another set. If you’re eligible for the 2 orders (8 tests total) mentioned at the top of the page, it will say so after

WordWeavers February 2024

I’m not officially on social media, but I do peek at non-civilization-destroying venues from time to time. I see a lot of writer games, of which WordWeavers seems the most fun. Per the official Google Doc: WordWeavers is a writing game on Mastodon created by Branwen OShea and Alina Leonova. The hosts post daily questions

Reads, Frogs, Rolls & Excess

ETA: Neflix put Nimona up on YouTube until February 26. Now everybody can watch the Oscar-nominee that Disney tried to kill because it’s full of graphic sex—wait, sources on the ground are telling me there’s zero porn and bigots just don’t like movies overtly about compassion and acceptance in the setting of religious zealotry to

Book Availability

I’m shifting all my books that are currently distributed via Smashwords to direct listings with retailers before I’m forcibly migrated to D2D. (Yay for consolidation and eliminating competitive alternatives.) There will be minor disruptions in availability during this process. My entire backlist is already direct with Amazon and Google Play, so no disruption to those

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