Update

Dang it. Lost the post. Just letting you know I finally posted the chocolate pictures. You know you were so interested in it.  Plus, a few pictures from my new camera from the subjects I had on hand last night and this morning, my cats and the trees outside my window. I still haven’t read … Read more

"Hacking" your Amazon sales/5 things meme in short

You’ll get more of Dragonlance: The New Adventures tomorrow. The thing I must do today is let you know about an interesting thing I found out about from Fuse #8 about how to make Amazon work for you as an author. I’m just going to quote part of her post, because I’m lazy and it’s … Read more

Children’s writing webcomic

Well, there’s a magazine writer, a poet, and a children’s writer. It’s been too long since I found the link (at least a week!) so I’m afraid I can’t give credit where credit is due, but I’ve just finally gotten back to it and have been going through the archives. I must say, it’s funny. … Read more

What does an editor do when she needs a break?

Why, she taste tests chocolate, of course! Seriously, this was a Very Important Experiment this morning. For Lent, I’ve given up dairy. I’m not Catholic, but I think this is a good tradition to give a spiritual meaning to what you’re sacrificing, and it was what has pushed me over the edge to actually do … Read more

Readergirlz forum in Seattle area

Lifted from slayground : Readergirlz @ B&N in SeattleREADERGIRLZ: TODAY’S GIRLS, TOMORROW’S HISTORY WHO: Justina Chen Headley, Lorie Ann Grover, Dia Calhoun, and Janet Lee Carey WHEN: Tonight, March 8th, at 7 PM WHERE: Barnes & Noble, 18025 Garden Way N.E., Woodinville ADMISSION: Free INFORMATION: The four authors behind readergirlz.com will share pivotal moments as … Read more

Swamped

I have been so crazy busy these last two days. One book to turn over to typesetting, another to get to the copyeditor. Plus I’m moving in a couple weeks, so I’ve been running around trying to make arrangements for that, plus I’m almost positive that the sinus infection I just finished yet another round … Read more

There’s bologna in our slacks

AAAAAAAAAA! I have accidentally deleted this post not once but TWICE! Argh. Suffice it to say that I have been watching Animaniacs on DVD, and I can’t do that without sharing a tiny bit of the doubtful joy that is the ear-bug of an opener. I couldn’t find the part with the boingy! BOINGY! boingy! … Read more

Today is international day!

Well, so was yesterday. I’m just fascinated by how we can make connections across the world with the internet. Yesterday, I saw on my handy little tracker I got a reader from Qatar, and today I have had readers from Ireland, Denmark, Romania, Macedonia, Netherlands Antilles (in South America) and another in … I’ve forgotten … Read more

A couple more shots for you from LTUE

Behind the cut. These are from my real SLR camera. Still more shots from my phone to come. (Meant to do it last night, but sorry, I fell asleep in the middle of the post!) Gloria Skurzinski, writer of nearly 60 books for young people, mostly science and science fiction–see her site (linked through the … Read more

FAQ: Electronic submissions

I’m finally answering one of the questions you guys asked! jjsass  wrote: Waving from France! I was wondering why you didn’t accept e-mail submissions at Mirrorstone?  It seems to me that a publisher of science fiction and fantasy would be more attuned to the ecological aspects of e-mail submissions – no ruining the ozone layer … Read more