Plouf is the cat who roams freely in my workspace -- on my lap, and across the keys. 1@#46%&zzzzzz is her current URL. Plouf means splash in French; specifically the sound a fish makes when it completes the arc of a leap and plops into the water. Plouf is also the name of a seafood restaurant in San Francisco.

FROM SCRATCH

                                                           

                                TO EMBARK ON SOMETHING WITHOUT PREPARATION OR ADVANTAGE


Is writing a novel like baking a cake?  How important are metaphors in fiction?  How much of one's self is exposed in a work of fiction?   How important are the names of one's characters?
   How sexy should the sex scenes be?  Does good grammar matter?
(Does anyone know what good grammar is anymore?)