Life Without Spock
You will have heard by now that Leonard Nimoy is dead.
I've been struggling with what to write, knowing that I wanted to write about him and Spock but not sure how.
I discovered Star Trek (both TNG and TOS) at age 12, right around the time I entered school after homeschooling up to that point. Junior high school (middle school to you Americans) was...not an easy transition. I didn't know pop culture or slang or teen humour. I was bookish, awkward, nerdy. Of course I thought I was the only one who felt unsure and out of place.
Is it any wonder I fell hard for both Data and Spock?
Technological Advances
Technology is great. The advances in the medical field alone, in the last ten years...
Okay, but this isn't about that. In my humble opinion, technology isn't just for making things happen faster and supposedly (often) better. Technology is fun. I am certainly one to hop on any interesting-looking technology train when it comes along. I’m not an "early adopter," though. Usually I don’t jump on the the little push-car that gets that train started. I wait till mid-train when things are moving a little slower and the cost is a little less.
Yeah, I’m not sure that metaphor works as well as I’d hoped.
Recently I wrote about getting a smart phone. I dragged my housemate into the 21st century shortly thereafter, and she is still muttering about those darn kids and her lawn. But I see her internetting on the go, and I know she reads books sometimes, and we sure text a lot more now that she gave up the flip phone...
And me? I’m still having fun. Since I wrote that post, I have found some more awesome apps.
Revision is Fun (Or, How to Break Your Brain)
So, as most of you know, I've been revising Grave Touched since Feb.1st, and I just hit the halfway mark last night after a marathon session of cutting, condensing, and my personal favorite, second guessing.
Yep, that's right. I got great feedback. I also discussed a few things over email with KD and Siri, and I feel better than I did but...the doubts always creep in.
The Elusive Author
I hope y'all appreciate what we're doing for you. Do you know hard it is for us authors to leave our dark caves and step out into the sunlight? Or any light?
And then, to put ourselves on display, where other people can see us.
It's madness.
It burns, the light.
