and lo, the news is finally official – Joe Monti makes the move from agenting to editing. Simon & Schuster is preparing to up its presence in the science fiction, fantasy and horror market with the launch of a new imprint dedicated to the category. The as yet unnamed imprint will be overseen by Jon […]
Ch-ch-ch-changes…. (but not much changes at all) Read More »
Life moves on. You move on. You rebuild, you let go. You always remember the ones left behind. Bearing witness
Friday night saw the first apartment cockroach sighting in almost 5 years. Torn between disgust, irritation and aiiiggghhhh!!!!!!! but I KILLED IT DEAD with the help of a heavy book grabbed off the reference bookshelf (IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, for those interested). And this from a woman who will calmly help spiders and beetles
State of the Meerkat, A Weekend Roundup Read More »
Today is going to be about untangling and reknotting plot threads. And kitten-wrangling. These two things have much in common… For those of you who missed it over the weekend I have a new post up at Book View Cafe, on owning your shit and leaving the drama on the page. New Kitten Update: I
Monday Morning dawns less hot but just as humid…. Read More »
Despite my plans to WAIT, damn it, on Thursday afternoon I found myself drawn to several shelters, looking to see if any paws reached out and grabbed me. Gentles, meet Cas*. He’s four months old, full of mischief, affection, and a remarkably deep and piercing voice, and may well grow up to be a Big
So. That happened. Read More »
So let’s see where things stand, shall we? 1.  This weekend has mostly been me lazing about, and doing bits of things that need doing. Rather boring to blog about. Except signing the contracts (finally!) for Gin & Tonic #3 & #4. That’s always exciting. 2.  Today is father’s day. As I said elsewhere in the
Five Things make a State of the Meerkat Sunday Read More »
Today was… both quite productive (despite my usual grumbles, the deflag of the copyedit for FIXED is going well, and should be finished tomorrow) and really frustrating, on fronts I can’t discuss. Â So around 2pm, after a phone call to deal with some of the frustration, I decided “screw it” and hauled out the bike,
Another “out of office” day…. Read More »
I know, I owe a write-up of the craziness that was Book Expo America 2013 last week in NYC. Â And I will get to it…. just not this week, because there are deadlines gnawing on my heels and ears. Meanwhile, I’ve been trying to embed this video, but it keeps fighting back. So here’s a
That Was the BEA That Was… (a link and a promise) Read More »
It rains. Â And is chilly. Â I am not feeling the urge to haul down to the farmer’s market this morning. Â In fact, my only urge is to sit on the sofa, nom toast-and-coffee, and work on the Hard-Deadline Client Project. I suppose that’s not a bad goal, actually. Meanwhile, I have this odd feeling that
State of the Meerkat, Saturday pre-BEA edition Read More »
The contract for Gin & Tonic #3-#4 arrived in my inbox, and has been gone over. I will say that reading the marked-up pdf on my iPad mini was more enjoyable than trying to wrangle the legal-size paper Simon & Schuster still uses. Â Anyway, it reminded me that #3 is due in SEPTEMBER, not October
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