Hello, I’m home from the day job and tomorrow I will embark on four fun-filled days at RWA Conference, where I’ll try to pretend writing is my actual profession instead of just the hobby that consumes all my free time. Anyway, here is the third and final installment of Terra…
Dear Texas, I know we have had our differences in the past. And, ok, I am willing to admit that much of the animosity between us came from me. Me with my mutterings of “It’s so boring and flat!” or “It’s so hot!” and “They should split it into three…
There’s a helluva long thread over at Dear Author regarding another author/e-publisher behaving badly. Karen has a few crumbs, too. The whole thing makes me sad–the mudslinging, the back and forth. Some of the alleged behavior is so terribly Jr. High. But the really sad part is, at least when…
For the moment, I’m back among the living. But I’m still going to keep this brief. Here goes: What the hell is up with authorial branding? Kate’s post about authorial taglines got me thinking about all the advice authors get to “build a brand”. And, certainly, plenty of authors do…
Rust, mold, mildew. Corrosion, erosion, collapse. Writers have imagined a thousand ways in which humanity will end, but no one has ever offered such a well-researched and startlingly specific idea of what happens after as Alan Weisman’s engrossing book, The World Without Us. The World Without Us presents houses, cities,…
I’ve been meaning to move the blog over to WordPress for the longest time now. Figures I’d get the gumption to do it the same weekend I vow to buckle down and wrap up a proposal I’m working on. Ah, procrastination. Anyway, here it is. I still have a bit…
Here’s something I just don’t get: RWA Contests. I’ve heard they’re a good way to get your novel noticed–especially when the prize is prime placement on an editor’s reading list. But, specifically, the judging seems counterintuitive. I’ve heard several stories of writers who entered contests–agented writers, writers who have been…
Ann Aguirre tagged me to blog 7 random facts about myself on Thursday. I’m just getting around to it now. Better late than never, right? I know the place of purchase and price of every article of clothing I own, no matter how long ago I got it. If I…
Heather of Errant Dreams Reviews posted reviews of Ember and Like a Thief in the Night. I think I will take up embroidery so I can stitch quotes* from those reviews onto a warm, fuzzy quilt. When the weather turns cold, I can curl up on the couch with the…
A little bird reminded me I should be promoting Like a Thief in the Night and letting people know that this red hot futuristic tale of sex, murder, magic and mayhem will be available for sale at Samhain Publishing on January 15, 2008 for the low, low price of $3.50….
