The things that amuse me.

Tessa announced that she'd found the autosummarize feature on Word. I didn't know it existed. Now I do, and I may never stop summarizing my books again. I can't stop laughing. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does make writing difficult, particularly if I'm not writing funny scenes.

This is probably one of my favorite ones, though. It comes from an epic gladiator fantasy I work on occasionally. Because it's epic. No, really.

A summary of the first chapter of Strike a Telling Blow, in ten sentences:

The sooner the better, if you ask the men.
No woman is condemned if she can't produce sons. happy, to a loving family.
Though both of us favored Papa, with dark hair and complexions, Matteus got hazel eyes that reminded Mama of her father, in turn.
Papa was well-known throughout the city. The Lirari threw grand parties. Everyone needed masks.
Papa called him the little Emperor.

Or how about the first chapter of my urban fantasy, Immortal Lies:

I've got testing anxiety. I'm not a thin-lipped, pasty-skinned pretty boy type. Violet. If you've never seen a faery have a bad hair day, count your lucky stars. I stared until my good eye started stinging. Powerful magic. "Promise. I smiled a little for her sake. Vi shook her head hard. One silver coil bobbled into her eyes.

I love this so much that I stole it and blogged about it over on The Novelty Girls. The feature is on the Tools menu under "word count". Give it a shot.

Got another great review from Mrs. Giggles today. Fortune's Fool got an 87!