Posts tagged ‘knitting’

August 4th, 2011

I won. I won. I won.

by Johanna Harness

I won. I won. I won.

I played a word game at Dina’s Lair of Doom and I won.

She said I won a signed copy of The Eternal Kiss.  And I did. She signed her short story entitled “All Wounds.” If you’re not following Dina, you might not know that she expanded that story into a novel, All Wounds. Yep. She made it long enough for italics.  We’ll all be able to buy it this October from Mundania Press.

But seriously:  check out the rest of those pictures!  She sent yummy, hand-knit, fingerless gloves. And candy! And crayons and a word search and a coloring mat—and VAMPIRE FANGS!  This woman knows how to do a giveaway.

So I’m dancing and oh-so-happy.  You can send me eviltry any time, Dina James.  No wonder you have so many happy minions.

September 25th, 2010

My Thinking Cap

by Johanna Harness

When I was in grade school and the teachers wanted us to really focus on what they were saying, they’d tell us to put on our thinking caps.

Last week, in the final stages of my revision, I needed a break so I could focus again.  So I started knitting a thinking cap.

Because really, when you’re desperately grasping for any bit of inspiration or motivation, a thinking cap seems like a pretty good idea.

My revision is now done and submitted and my thinking cap is also completed and felted.

I’m sure I’m smarter when I’m wearing it.  Or at least it keeps me from taking life too seriously.

Writing is supposed to be fun, right?


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