Yes, I'm Mental

So on the topic of why I make odd, sporadic progress on unpredictable fronts, let's go ahead and admit to having multiple brain modes.


1. Writer Brain | When She Was Good, She Was Very, Very Good

Writer brain is the side of the muse that gets inspired, generates story ideas, and on a good day delivers. My muse runs off the Longfellow rhyme:

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2. Beta Brain | Reading is My Favorite Sport

This is the readerly brain and, frankly, it's rarely off. I used to get this confused with another part of the muse with detrimental results. To get beta brain, there are several requirements:

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3. Editor Brain | But When She Was Bad She Was Horrid

This is the side of the brain that loves language, that analyzes the mess out of everything, that creates languages, and that, all too frequently, cannot turn off when I get a fic to beta. :headdesk:

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On a brighter note, I understand why I don't write book reviews. I've wanted to a long time and even started fic reviews over at ficspam because I've wanted to. But any time I review, editor brain wants to take over and beta brain doesn't like it.

Off to have a talk with my schizophrenic muse now.

Book I Want

Breach of Promise by James Scott Bell. I knew this guy and liked him and downloaded the sample and this story won me over with this line:

When we told her, her blue eyes go huge and she said, "My heart is beautiful!"

I still can't think of a better way to express happiness than that.

I've got a hefty list going of books I want now. (I went on a sample-downloading spree.) But this line is the best.

Okay. The one from A God of Hate is also amazing, but it's longer, and I don't feel like typing it. :grins: