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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, Jenny Rappaport. Could have been The Rejecter, actually, because I was reading them both about … Read more

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 also fusenumber8. Here it is: Mark the selections you have read in bold. If you … Read more

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 Editor’s Role in Making Your Book the Best Book You Could Ever Write.” I’m going … Read more

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 that usually keeps its electricity when all the neighborhoods surrounding it have been out for … Read more

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 mistakes make you insane. Dedicated Reader Literate Good Citizen Book Snob Non-Reader Fad Reader What … Read more

Sorry about the yellow text on the last post. I just realized it would show up on people’s friends pages as yellow, even if they have light backgrounds. I’ve been experimenting with a dark background, and had made it yellow for anyone to be able to see on my front page. I am still trying … Read more

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 by Leonard Marcus. (Hm. Doing a search, I can’t find the entry. Maybe I just meant … Read more

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 muscle mass from not being able to work out for a whole year more or … Read more

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 the booth (details to come later). R.A. Salvatore will also be there–though of course he’s … Read more