I’m already in love with this book
And I’ve only read the title and the table of contents. I just picked up 78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published, & 14 Reasons Why It Just Might by Pat Walsh on the recommendation of, I think, …
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Book meme–19
I’ve seen this on a number of people’s blogs– literaticat , fusenumber8 (I think), etc. Aw man, I just copied something else onto the clipboard, and now I have to go back and find it again… Ah yes! It was …
ALA and LTUE
First, I thought I’d let you all know that I’ve decided on the title of my talk for LTUE next month (the con at BYU, Life, the Universe and Everything, Feb. 15-17 in Provo, UT). It will be “Collaboration: The …
My cats are the jealous type
So I’m having a snow day today. Or rather, work is. My street is fine, but most employees are up in the mountains or down further south, in an arc that usually bypasses my apartment. I live in a bubble …
Hahaha, they got it just about right
What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm You’re probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people’s grammatical …
Dear Genius, revisited
As I’ve said before, one of the things I like to do for inspiration around the time I’m writing a revision letter is to read excerpts from Dear Genius, a collection of children’s book editing legend Ursula Nordstrom’s letters edited …
Ow.
I’m so proud of myself. I’ve been working out at least 3 days a week for three weeks now (four times last week), and this is the 4th week. (I’ve actually gained weight, but I’m hoping it’s just because I’m regaining …
ALA Midwinter
It occurs to me that some of you publishing-type folks might be out here in Seattle at the end of the month for the ALA Midwinter meeting. Mirrorstone will have a booth, and we’re also planning an author event in …