On Stalking, Piracy, And “Literary”
Another mostly-sleepless night. I want to take the opportunity to thank Reader Amy for posting the links to the anti-stalking sites. The stalking guide in particular was awesomely useful, both for the family member currently being stalked/harassed and for me. I hadn’t thought about the stress taking a toll on physical health, but a lot of things in it really rang true. I realize that the stress has been affecting everyone in our household, and has been playing merry hob with my sleep patterns (not that they needed it) and my ability to be coherent. It doesn’t make the stress less, but recognising that it IS having an effect on my body and mind takes such weight off, weight I didn’t even realise was there.
In other news, there are two discussions at Smart Bitches that I really recommend reading. One is about an article in the New York Times, finally expressing that genre writing isn’t easier than “literary” writing. The other is about pirated ebooks, and well worth reading through, including the comments–and I don’t just say that because I commented. I say that because the discussion is remarkable, in that it focuses on the issues and the disagreements, and does not degenerate into personal attacks. That’s pretty rare in teh interwebs, and a tribute to Candy and Sarah setting the tone for their site.
On the bright side, I got some proof pages done this weekend. And I took some sanity time just for me with the Selkie. We played around in Portland for a bit and went to dinner. Both of us were low-energy, and needed a day just to noodle.
Today’s going to be busy, so off I go. Again, wish me good luck if you can. I could use all the good luck I can get my hands on today.
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