Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie

A couple of more book-and-litrichaw notes for today:

:: A writer named James Frey is apparently aspiring to some lofty heights, and using a lot of profanity in voicing those aspirations. I do want to read his book. (And come to think of it, has anyone else had the experience that people whose last name is "Frey" tend to be a little...off?)

:: SF writer Charles Stross, one of the "new wave" of Scottish writers bringing energetic writing to the genre, has an interesting article on his blog detailing his process of novel-writing and his suggestions for first-time novelists. Upon reflection of how I've been going about it, I've pretty much done none of what he suggests. My process basically boils down to, "Write the whole story, and then revise it and revise it and revise it until it no longer sucks." Your mileage may vary.