Inkygirl: Daily Diversions For Writers

Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Click above image for a bigger version.

I got hooked on Tanya Huff’s Blood novel series years ago. Her books are funny, scary and sexy, and I love the main characters. I was excited when I heard that the novels were being turned into a tv series!

Slate has a fun article called My Favorite Font, in which authors confess which font they prefer and why. So what about the rest of you? What typeface do YOU prefer for writing? I use Courier (NOT Courier New!).

Hey, J.K.!

Anyone else out there anticipating the next Harry Potter book? I co-wrote a song, Hey, J.K.! with my group, Urban Tapestry. No spoilers…just lots of speculation.
You can hear the song on Urban Tapestry’s MySpace page (the first song listed).

I go through this fairly frequently when buying books. Some people have a hard time understanding why any adult would ever voluntarily want to read a book for young people, for their own enjoyment. I created this cartoon for a Facebook group for grown-ups like me.
And holy cow, am I amazed (and comforted) [...]

An age-revealing survey: Did you ever use a manual typewriter to write? If so, do you remember what brand? My first typewriter was a manual Underwood, and I used correction paper to fix mistakes.