It’s awful when something is heavily advertised, you buy it, and it continues to be heavily advertised.

I don’t even remember what it was. Maybe a movie. Maybe a toaster. Who cares? All I remember is that after I got it, I kept seeing ads every commercial break. And I’d tell the TV, “No, it’s okay. I have one. You can stop now.”

And they didn’t stop.

I finally got myself motivated enough to look at the critiques for my query, synopsis, and the weakest chapters of Frostbite. What I discovered is that I have serious point of view and passive voice issues, and I may need to change a whole scene.

The secret writer’s handbook we all get (along with that first magical talking pen that tells you exactly what to write so you don’t ever have to edit) says that you’re not allowed to send in anything with p.o.v. or passivity issues, or you’ll have to suffer the 1000 Papercuts punishment.

It makes me feel lazy, not working constantly on Frostbite, but the truth is I’m sick of editing it and need space from the project for a while. In the meantime, I’m working on other projects in the series, projects with serious flaws I’ll have to work out after Frostbite is polished.

Ah, well. :P

I just started the teen detective series Veronica Mars this weekend and am already obsessed. In a “This is really exciting, I wish I could watch the rest in one night but dumb Chris took the DVDs home with him because we’re watching it as a group activity and he knows leaving them will keep me sleep-deprived for a week” sort of way.

Veronica solves mysteries. It’s her thing, kind of like Nancy Drew if Nancy had been kicked violently out of the popular clique right after her best friend died and her mom ran out on her. (And, of course, if Nancy Drew were a lot more sassy.) Though Veronica is a social pariah, she’s also the go-to girl for anyone with a mystery, and she solves many cases for her friends that even her dad (the private investigator) doesn’t find out about.

Though I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone under fifteen due to language, occasional seediness, and the less-than-ethical ways Veronica uses to defeat her enemies, it is a strong storyline with great acting, satisfying conclusions, and addictive mysteries.

The series was canceled after three seasons, so buying it for yourself won’t be a crazy investment, and I’ve read that a movie might be forthcoming to wrap up loose plot details. Which is exciting. ^_^