With a little help from my friends

| November 19, 2009

Cross-posted from the Tu Publishing blog: So many kind people are helping us succeed here. Today’s news comes from two places: Shen’s Blog, who interviewed Stacy Whitman for the Multicultural Minute. Shen’s Books publishes multicultural literature, focusing especially on Asian stories. and Alana Joli Abbott, who started a Livejournal auction to benefit our Kickstart project. [...]

Announcement: Now closed for critiques

| November 17, 2009

Given the demands on my time from a number of directions, I am now closing for new critiques indefinitely. I still have several critiques I’m working on that I need to get back to the authors on; if you’re one of those people, I apologize for the wait. You will be hearing from me soon. [...]

Why I can’t recommend you to an agent

| November 13, 2009

Sometimes I get emails from people who are just starting out in the publishing process. I understand the frustration that comes when from seeing that practically every publisher requires agented submissions. If you aren’t sure where to start, it can be daunting to try to find information on publishing through Google (Writer Beware covered this [...]

Elf insurance

| November 10, 2009

I haven’t been keeping up well with my LiveJournal friends list. Every time I think I might, I get daunted by how long it’s been since I’ve caught up, and of course the cycle continues. And Facebook and Twitter are much less of a time-suck because they’re more easily skimmable while juggling other day-to-day responsibilities. [...]

World Fantasy recap delayed, open thread at Tu Publishing

| November 5, 2009

I forgot to take many pictures at World Fantasy. (I know! Me! Calling myself a “photographer”!) Plus, my laptop’s hard drive is literally so full that it won’t let me upload what pictures I did take. So you won’t get to see all the attending Utahns with author L.E. Modesitt and agent Joshua Bilmes (taken [...]