Stacy

Thanks to davidlubar , who helped me get my new icon down to the right file size to upload to LJ. I have no idea why Photoshop was making it so large, but I have a great icon now however it happened! Speaking of Mogget (the subject of my new icon), I’ve been unpacking and … Read more

I’m trying to upload this picture as an LJ icon: and I don’t get what the big problem is. I keep getting an error message that tells me files can be no larger than 40k. No problem! This one’s 30k, and only 99×100 pixels, so that’s not a problem, either. Anyone know why it’s doing … Read more

The beautiful, beautiful Hallowmere website has been born. And, just like little newborns, it will grow. But for now, this is what you get to see. Isn’t it beautiful? I love what they’ve done with it. All of you who have been chomping at the bit to read it, check out the fact that somewhere … Read more

The local NPR station, KUOW, was talking with famous librarian Nancy Pearl (of Book Lust and Book Crush fame) about books for children and teens. “Oh,” I thought on my morning drive, “I should call in! This is such a great topic!” They asked for callers to recommend books. Well, I would love to recommend … Read more

Recently I added National Geographic News to my LJ feeds, thinking to inform myself a little bit more about the world from time to time. I’m so glad I did, because I get to find out all sorts of interesting things. For example, did you know that there’s a new breed of housecat called the … Read more

Recently, several people have been asking variations of the same question about agented submissions, so I thought I’d address it here as a frequently asked question. How do I get my agent in touch with you in regards to submitting a fantasy MG series of mine. Would he send to the slushpile? The reason I … Read more

As some of you may know, my friend Brandon Sanderson () has a friendly rivalry going with John Scalzi, a remnant of a fun time they had as nominees for the Campbell last year. So it makes seeing this particularly funny, given that over the last  year or so I’ve been reading Scalzi’s blog because … Read more

I’m rather late on the conversation about becoming a B-list blogger, so I won’t comment too in-depth on the conversation making the rounds of Educating Alice, MotherReader, and Fuse #8 so much as to point you in their direction and tell you to glean some good information out of a very good discussion. Myself, I am … Read more

This new move is freaking Mogget out. He hasn’t come out from under the bed on his own in two days.  Well, I take that back. At night, when the scary shadows are lessened by the darkness, he will come out if the bedroom door is closed. I’m keeping the litter box and the cat … Read more

I must say that taking a day off to move when you have so much to do at work can be really quite guilt-inducing, yet at the same time, how freeing! I’m taking a break from packing clothes and cat stuff to eat lunch entirely too late in the day, and of course checked my … Read more