Month: January 2007

I’m so behind the times. I’ve seen so many other people post stuff like this on their blogs, and though I’ve enjoyed it, I haven’t bothered to figure out how to do it myself. Well, that time has ended, because I have a digital camera now! Granted, not much of one, as you’ll see, but … Read more

An old-school quiz, with no blog code! Me: I am 40.23669% – Major Geek Falls right in line with mistborn ‘s recent discussion of just when it was that being a nerd became a good thing.

I don’t like to post my private picture gallery to the public, but I figure if you’re on my friends list, you can take a peek. The link should work. I changed permissions on that album so that if you log in using the username and password “guest” (for both), you should be able to … Read more

I left work entirely too late to make it to my church activity all the way up in Seattle, so instead I’m staying home, eating homemade Thai (a panang curry, to which I forgot to add the onions! horror! but for a first time, I think I did pretty good), and posting about my week. … Read more

…is not going to happen right at this moment. Too much to say and not enough energy to say it. I have been sick today, and have slept more in the last 24 hours than I have in a long time. I spent much of Sunday blanking as I talked to people, knowing something was … Read more

I’m heading off in a few hours to the ALA Midwinter conference. Tonight there’s a panel that the three guests of honor, all fantasy authors (including Wizards’ own R.A. Salvatore). Then there’s a private exhibit opening for the VIPs, when I’ll be at the booth, and then tonight Random House is throwing Bob a birthday … Read more

And I’ve only read the title and the table of contents. I just picked up 78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published, & 14 Reasons Why It Just Might by Pat Walsh on the recommendation of, I think, Jenny Rappaport. Could have been The Rejecter, actually, because I was reading them both about … Read more

I’ve seen this on a number of people’s blogs– literaticat , fusenumber8 (I think), etc. Aw man, I just copied something else onto the clipboard, and now I have to go back and find it again… Ah yes! It was also fusenumber8. Here it is: Mark the selections you have read in bold. If you … Read more

First, I thought I’d let you all know that I’ve decided on the title of my talk for LTUE next month (the con at BYU, Life, the Universe and Everything, Feb. 15-17 in Provo, UT). It will be “Collaboration: The Editor’s Role in Making Your Book the Best Book You Could Ever Write.” I’m going … Read more

So I’m having a snow day today. Or rather, work is. My street is fine, but most employees are up in the mountains or down further south, in an arc that usually bypasses my apartment. I live in a bubble that usually keeps its electricity when all the neighborhoods surrounding it have been out for … Read more