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Fol-de-rol, n.: 1) nonsensical talk or writing 2) a trifle; a gewgaw

Appearances and Wanderings

Neurodiversity Links

Schwablearning.org
An extensive guide for parents helping children with learning difficulties. Includes a list of Successful People with Learning Disabilities and/or AD/HD.
Dyslexia and Children
A informative site about dyslexia's origins, its frustrations, and its advantages. A great place to start learning for adults. Created by Knight in Ink, a talented illustration artist and a fellow dyslexic.
Sparktop.org
Duuuuuuude! Why didn't they have something like this when I was a kid? Super fun flash site for kids with games, tips, and factoids about neurodiversity. Make sure your speakers are on.

Ancillaria

www.something.com
The best thing I've ever found on the internet. Really.

Pre-Blog Newsletters and Essays 11/05 to 9/06
I saw my first dead stranger last week
21 September 2006: In which the author first feels the solemnity of medical school and examines a possible similarity between writing fiction and practicing medicine.

World Con 06
30 August 2006: In which the author makes a successful second foray into Fandom and emerges revitalized.

Oh…Canada
19 August 06: His two weeks in Canada, most of it in a canoe.

Fandom Exists Ergo Baycon 06
30 May 06: In which the author exalts in his discovery of Fandom.

Home again
18 May 06: In which the author calms down and apprehensively reflects on the nature of travel.

Aloha, as ever
8 May 06: In which Blake and his Father celebrate an family crisis averted with a trip to paradise.

Blake in the Big Apple
27 March 06: A caffeine-inspired travel email.

…and then there were three!
24 January 06: Blake gets a bit of good news that proves that Graham Greene was WRONG!

The Infinite Monkey Theorem
31 December 05: After a brief foray into the improbable subject of monkey probability, Blake announces the launch of spellwright.com

Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Writer I Learned in Middle School
6 October 05: Blake discovers the spooky connections between courting a SFF publishing house and the junior high dating scene.

What Does One Do after Submitting a Novel?
Summer and autumn 05: Blake ventures back into the pre-med fold and reemerges unharmed (well, mostly unharmed)

It Came Down to the Wire
7 April 2005: The long anticipated news from Doubleday comes back.

Combobulated
30 March 05: A very nervous Blake writes his first "newsletter".

How to Write in a Novel in Three Inefficient and Anxiety-Provoking Steps
Winter 01 - Summer 03: In which the similarities of oral surgery and writing are illuminated.

INSPIRATIO
Autumn 00: Blake remembers the exquisitely painful class in which he first began work on Spellwright.


Old, Misfit Essays

Spellwright FAQ 12/26/05
In which Blake tries to answer questions infrequently asked but ends up awash in a meta-alphabet-soup. Q especially has it in for him.
Blake Changes His Email Address 11/7/05
In which a test-frayed Blake makes a desperate plea


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