double-you. tee. eff.
How the hell did I put myself in a position where my historical faerie novel is requiring me to do ALGEBRA?
How the hell did I put myself in a position where my historical faerie novel is requiring me to do ALGEBRA?
There’s something seriously wrong with that.
There’s definitely something wrong with my math. I haven’t done algebra since . . . I would say the GRE, but the truth is I got through a vast portion of that — perhaps all of it — by dint of my ability to do arithmetic really really fast. The last time I remember doing anything like real algebra, I was eighteen.
If you need a quick math check, you can always drop me an e-mail.
I’ve sicced it on for the time being. Or possibly his co-workers, depending on whether he’s outsourced the outsourcing.
Ah, that explains his facebook status…
Awesome!!
Hey, just because someone’s a member of the faerie court doesn’t mean that they can’t also be, say, a working astrophysicist. It’s prejudices like these that keep us from building a truly integrated society.
The problem comes when I have to be doing the math.
…that is to say, I totally support your algebraic endeavors. 😀
This is my surprised face. <g>
Manipulation of occult symbols
I’m curious, how indeed?
Re: Manipulation of occult symbols
Clocks.
That’s what fantasy novels are like. When I don’t want to think about math, I write SF for a break from fantasy.
My fantasy has never required more than arithmetic from me before. This time? Not just algebra; I had to go recruiting calculus help.
(And after all that, the answer the equation returned was “this doesn’t actually work; please use faerie magic instead.”)
So that would explain the Treasury forecasts …
<snerk>
Ew. This is why I write. So I don’t have to mess with that math stuff.
Heeheehee!
I’m so glad I married a mathematician. 😀
I just have to say that this rocks. Faerie! With algreba!
*needs mathy icon*