sundries, super quick

[rm]

Patty and I are doing a date night tonight. This is good. Even if (especially if) it's going to culminate in us fixing our squeaking bed. (Although I've just had the grim thought of "shit, do we even have the tools for that?")

Meta marketing ploy of interest regarding Castle discussed here: http://kathrynrose.livejournal.com/653552.html

Washington Post Next Great Pundit thing submitted. Now I work. So I can be at dinner on-time and not need to do any work at home tonight.

Did I really just have to read an article about how jet "thrust is raw capitalism felt in your bones?" Sometimes I hate my job. But mostly, I just hate reading Forbes.

Torchwood fandom: is it just me or, on a collective basis (I love all of you and do keep discovering some great new authors here and there), are fic titles getting better while stories are getting worse?

Comments

[phaetonschariot.livejournal.com]

lol I wouldn't be surprised. Seems like fic's been getting worse since CoE.

[erin-trying.livejournal.com]

Releasing a RL book "written" by a fictional writer-detective [or a fictional writer in general] is an established marketing ploy, for example: http://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Fletcher/e/B000APM8AK/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

i can often come up with kickass titles and no story to go with them, but when i write something i generally have no fucking clue what to titles it
plus, i haven't read too much recently, so i'm way behind on anything new

[dedra.livejournal.com]

All you need to fix the bed is a wrench and either a candle or a bar of soap. Rub the soap/candle on the squeaky parts and tighten the bolts with a wrench.

Surely you have a wrench, right? :)

[sanginmychains.livejournal.com]

Hmm, maybe I need some of that brain trust to come my way. I have what I think is a pretty good fic (in beta) in need of a title. I totally suck at titles. I'm usually thinking of things like "Jack is sad and Owen says something funny to comfort him" or "Tosh is Made of Win"