http://michellemcginnis.com Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:44:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Up until a few weeks ago, my "backup" process was pretty sad. Occasionally, I'd remember to boot up my external hard drive and I'd drag-and-drop some files over. More often, I'd e-mail important files to my Gmail account. E-mailing files to Gmail also enabled me to move between my desktop computer ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/10/08/my-latest-fave-dropbox/ I just finished writing a "one page" (2.5 page if you want it double-spaced and legible) synopsis of Booby Trap, my next manuscript. And I'm shocked to realize I had fun. What a pleasure it is, I now know through painful trial-and-error, to write a synopsis before you write the entire book. ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/09/22/synopses-are-my-friend/ I'm hyper-aware right now of how much I have to learn when it comes to writing. Last month, I spent an idyllic few weeks at Lake Tahoe, writing, hiking and getting back in tune with who I want to be. During that time, I got some late feedback on some pages ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/09/11/try-try-and-try-again-with-no-ego/ Once again, I'm going to post off-topic. I saw part of the filming of Transformers 2! I happened to be hanging out in my parent's condo in Long Beach this past Wednesday evening and it overlooks the end of the 710 freeway, where the crew was filming some car stunts.  ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/08/31/transformers-2/ Live from the Olympics: Pissed-Off-Me. I love our athletes. They worked hard to qualify for the Olympics, they trained their asses off on the way to Beijing, and they're giving their hearts and minds and muscles over to winning the games. But after the race, or meet, or game, every time, they're ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/08/22/dropping-an-egg-in-the-birds-nest/ I'm about to give a talk on Creating a Web Presence and barely had the presence of mind (ha) to write a post on the subject. Luckily I'm giving the talk with the detail-oriented, brilliant, witty, darling, nose-pierced lovely known as Emma Clair, who would kill me if I didn't ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/08/01/hello-rwa-conference-friends/ I've been tagged! I know, I know, it's a cheap excuse for a post - but I love cheap. I'm all about cheap. Thank you Catherine Morris for tagging me and giving me this lovely cheap excuse to blog! So Catherine's 'tag' requires writing 6 random things about myself.  Hmm.  I'm ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/06/28/random-things-about-me/ I've just discovered a wonderful thing, a lifesaving, marvelous, adorable thing: Leechblock. This gem of a Firefox plugin allows me to block myself from viewing certain sites at certain times of the day. (Leeching away my valuable writing time.) It's simple: when I sit down to write, I enable Leechblock by selecting ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/05/02/sayonara-internet-hello-writing/ Are you getting sick of pictures of leeks? Then you can imagine how I felt when I awoke this morning to yet another cup of hot leek tea. (The "soup" concept? Pshaw. It might psychologically help those who just loooove spooning up soup, but I'm a tea drinker. Put that ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/05/02/leekage-day-2/ Yesterday I posted about leeking off some poundage. Today is day one of my leek-only diet. (Don't worry, it's only a two day diet, and tomorrow night I get to eat food again, so it ain't going to take over this blog.) This morning I woke to the smell of French ... http://michellemcginnis.com/2008/05/01/leek-soup-day-1/