My LTUE schedule

There’s a great little science fiction/fantasy convention (well, they call it a “symposium”) at BYU every year in February called Life, the Universe, and Everything. I’ve been going as a panelist for several years (I was an editor guest of honor a while back, too), and I highly recommend it for writers and fans who … Read more

Adding these to the list of anime

Since we talked about anime a few months back, I’ve been watching a few more that I’d recommend. I’m only a bit into most of the first few—I’m watching several at a time through Netflix, so I’m staggering the discs. SPOILER WARNING: I’m linking to the Wikipedia articles about these anime and the manga or … Read more

Kickstarter funded! Thank you!

I just woke up to see that our Kickstarter has been fully funded with 11 hours to go. You guys, I’m speechless. I went to bed knowing we had $2000 left to go, and wondering if we’d make it. Wow. So, a big thank you to everyone who made this happen: All the people who … Read more

58 hours to go!

Cross-posted from Tu Publishing: A big thanks to Alana Joli Abbott, who arranged the online auction to benefit our Kickstarter campaign, and to everyone who donated something or who bid on the items in the auction. Now that the auction is over, we’re still heading toward the home stretch in our Kickstarter campaign. As of … Read more

Tu Publishing in the news, last day of auction

Cross-posted from the Tu Publishing website: We’ve gotten a little press lately: the Galesburg, IL, Register-Mail and the Galva, IL, Galva News recently ran stories on us. Stacy Whitman, our editorial director, grew up in Galva, so the stories are local interest–focused. Excerpt: Galva native Stacy Whitman is starting a small press in Orem, Utah, … Read more

With a little help from my friends

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. … Read more

Announcement: Now closed for critiques

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. … Read more