I don't know how I manage writing as many journal entries as I do ...

Obligatory I've-been-busy-with-work/life-in- general/other remark: So I've been busy with work, life in general, and other things.

In some twist of typical irony, the less involved with artistic communities I've become the more I actually write - which is odd because the ideas of other writers/visual artists inspire me greatly ... like the attack I made on a rather large spider today has inspired it to live and concern me further (will I go down there and create a fuss or won't I? etc. The thoughts of spiders - who really knows what goes on ... I assume vengeance, but they might actually be better people than me).

On a similar vein (writing, not spiders), if there are any YA novelists who are reading this: Strange Chemistry, an imprint of Angry Robot is accepting unagented submissions until the 30th of this month. Be certain to read the requirements, and if you write in the paranormal, science fiction, fantasy genres and have a novel which is dying to be published, this might be your chance.