Stacy

John Scalzi has some great points today that extend our discussion of self-publishing from a couple weeks ago. Specifically I don’t think I covered the returnability issue: 3. No access to bookstores or other retail outlets, because most bookstores won’t take non-returnable items, which my printed books would be. This further limits the chance that … Read more

Man, that was one heck of a papercut. Right on the pad of my index finger, too.

If you’re going to be in Atlanta for the International Reading Association conference, be sure to stop by the Mirrorstone booth, #721. Lots to see and authors Candice Ransom and D.L. Garfinkle will be signing in the booth. Also, each author will be the star of her own reception in the Hyatt Regency one night … Read more

I’ve said I’d write about this for a while and I’ve never quite found the time. I still don’t have a lot of time, but I needed blog fodder and this is a long-standing question. Also, I think that even if you create your own world and intend to write a series, there are a … Read more

Want to know more about submitting to editors? Check out the conversation over at Writing Excuses this week and next. 

I took  some pictures of the B&N event this afternoon on my cell phone to post here, but when I got home from that (after running several errands) not only were the pictures missing, so were all my phone numbers and pretty much everything on the phone, and it wouldn’t connect to any service. It’s like I … Read more

Whoa. Whoa… Just watched the first episode of Dr. Who season 4. Whoa. Yeah. It’s that good. I think you should start watching Dr. Who if you haven’t yet. This might be the best show on TV right now. Also, just saw Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, and that’s also really good. Some great … Read more

“From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: After reading Forged by Fire, Sharon Draper’s novel about sexual abuse, a seventh-grade girl reported her phys-ed teacher, who has just pled guilty to molesting the girl and her three sisters.”

Perhaps I’m a little late to the discussion of this, as I haven’t had time to keep up on people’s blogs lately, but did you hear about this? After May 1, half the airlines I know of are going to start charging for checking a second bag. That means I’m screwed at Christmas, when I often go home … Read more

I think the LOLcat caption of this one should be “Noa’s Ark kitteh not ready to sale” or something. The intent was to do a Noah’s Ark animals-as-sailors thing, as I had some sailor capes and some animal heads, and I was trying to figure out just how perverse I could get with my ever-patient … Read more