Woke up remarkably late (7:30), made coffee, ate some home-made lemon pound cake, and did some revision work on DRAGON JUSTICE. This is an interesting revision, in that the color and details all work, but part of the plot is undergoing change, for various reasons. It’s a slow, careful slog, to make sure everything is […]
Friday at ChattaCon Read More »
Okay, Glenn Miller didn’t actually write Chattanooga Choo Choo, Mack Gordon did. But how many of you would have recognized his name? (How many of you recognized Glenn Miller’s name? Ok, don’t tell me, I’ll only get depressed). But this morning I am indeed bound for Chattanooga, and Chattacon, where I – along with the
Insert Glen Miller song lyrics here… Read More »
I’m going to try something new in 2012: once a month, more or less, I’m going to try and grab writers I’m reading, and ask them to talk about something related to that book, that they haven’t had a chance to talk about before, or at enough length. I discovered Martha Wells via her book
Guest Post: Martha Wells, on character, gender, and society Read More »
Ok, technically, counting Android, I’m a 3 OS household, but nevermind. Wolfe the Dell is back in-house, allegedly and reportedly fixed of his pre-existing mental twitch (he would ‘forget’ how to find his hard drive periodically, which made him useless to me). Of course, in the process the free sample of Word expired. So now
I am a Dual OS Household Again! Read More »
So there I was, working hard on Iteration 2.1 of the mystery project, when I get an email from Madame EditrixB* saying “hi! Would it be possible to get the first 2 chapters (or 20-25 pages if they’re short) today or tomorrow morning?” because they want to send excerpts to the sales force for Fall
All the (alleged) wit and (dubious) wisdom of Practical Meerkat, updated, revised, copyedited and ready for your e-reader! January 31st (or thereabouts). Via BookView Press (and yes, you will be able to download it from all the Usual Suspects.)
The next thing to come…. Read More »
I woke up this morning to an amazing start to 2012 – we’ve broken $5000 on “From Whence You Came!” *falls over dead of shock* Which means we now not only get an amazing cover from Bob Eggleton (and trust me, it’s pretty damn awesome) but “bonus” sketches too! I have NO idea what Bob’s
Kickstarter Project Update #11: Art! Also, OMG! Read More »
And the old year rolled down its sleeves and bid a last farewell, the year we’d shaped between us, now still. With gifts and thanks we sent him off, but did not shut the door. One breath exhaled, and one indrawn, scarce time to share a kiss to wish for a better year to
I have completed all my contracted-for freelance work, and handed in everything that was due in 2011 (except the final “Practical Meerkat” essay, which is scheduled for next Friday). Even much of the work that’s due in early ’12 is under control/out with beta readers. For most people, that would translate to ON VACATION. Actually,
farewell the year…. Read More »
The title of this entry is sort of an exact quote from “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” I say sort of because we were laughing so hard after, the exact wording went out of my head. (moderate spoiler: he was talking about a horse) Is this movie as much fun as the first one?Â
“I don’t want anything with a mind of its own between my legs” Read More »