Dark Diversions

So I was supposed to host Cassandra Jade today. Unlike some of the externally scheduled guests, or people who I might GUESS would be unreliable, Cassandra is publishing and on her tour, and... has disappeared. My reminder was timely, and there has been no post AT ALL on her blog in more than two weeks. So I'm WORRIED. Remember this conversation last week about 'if something happened, who would know?' That is where my dark mind has gone.



So if anybody knows Cassandra is FINE, please tell me so I can stop worrying...





And in the meantime, we will continue the D Theme.





Dual Dream Disciplines



Dreams play an important role for me in my idea generation. I'm not sure there will be any dream generated ACTION that makes it all the way into any of my books but the SET UP? Dreams are my best source for the really unique pieces of the stories I write. The ones that do it sometimes startle me awake they are so completely vivid. Mr. Tart is also known as Mr. Crabbypants, so I don't have a notebook by my bed, but I've got a whole STACK of them in the bathroom, so I usually head in there to get the basics in writing so I don't lose them.





Dream ALSO want to appear in my stories. I hear this is unpopular with the publishing industry, and that is understandable. It is a tempting technique and I can see it being OVER used, used BADLY, or used too obviously. But MAN, I love a well done dream sequence. So it is tempting to WRITE them, is it not? Maybe it's just me...

Diversions, Dalliances and Delusions



Usually this is where I turn to Cross-dressing Death Eaters, so why not. I haven't figured out how to bring an animated picture in here, but I have an avatar at HPANA that is currently playing my FAVORITE thing!!!



Top Post here



“I'm a death eater and I'm okay

I spy all night and I teach all day...”





DOGGIE!



Since yesterday I posted Cali, today I thought I'd share Joel... (is he the cutest little guy ever, or what?)

*huggles Joel*