Archive | July 12, 2014
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On releasing a second book . . .
Originally posted on C. Miller:
Trying to process how I’m feeling with the release of Elude coming up fast has been a pretty interesting experience. It can be all pure, undiluted excitement for who knows how long, only to be overtaken by stress and the like at a moment’s (unwanted) notice. Me, I’m a stressful…
Random thoughts for July 10th
Originally posted on Mageowl's Blog:
If cats made sense: The world would end It would rain when you wanted it to Ice cream would be free Faster than light travel would be a reality (for humans, cats already are that fast.) Translation of two cats interacting: Merger! -Let’s play! Mergerr! -Get away from me!…
Last Age of Humanity
Originally posted on Wuji Seshat:
Let us abandon then our gardens And go home, Earth does not care The trials of her fruit, her childrens’ Strange makeup, the way we Cannot balance for her long reign Let us abandon then our cities here And return to the stars, Earth does not Mind if our heroes…
Dictionary Phobias in the Digital Age
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Reading in the Digital Age —Have you heard the argument that most readers want easy reading, which doesn’t frequently send them to the dictionary? This is the subject of much heated debate, which isn’t the focus of this article (though I would say different authors have different styles and different audiences—if…
Charming Camellias
Originally posted on margaret lynette sharp:
Camellia Camellias are one of the joys of winter. Their status is beyond question. The beauty of their flowers is hard to surpass. And unlike roses, they have no thorns. Here is a photo of one my own specimens, which I have looked after for about ten years. Such…
Meet My Characters Blog-Hop. Well, sort of.
Originally posted on Just Olga:
Hi all: Author Jo Robinson As you might or might not have noticed, I stopped participating in blogging awards or blog hops that involved nominating other people as I always preferred to make sure the person would have time to do it or it fitted in with their schedule (I…
I shoulda known better …
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
A couple of weeks ago, I read, liked, and shared a blog post written by a publishing professional I follow. Since the topic was about getting published – a topic with which I have some experience – I posted a comment on the blog, offering my “opinion”. I…
John Darnielle Comes to BookPeople!
Originally posted on BookPeople:
Alright, folks, we’re excited (and by excited, we mean some of us are having heart palpitations) to announce that Monday, October 6 at 7PM, esteemed lyricist, singer for the Mountain Goats, and debut novelist John Darnielle will be speaking and signing copies of his book, Wolf in White Van, here at BookPeople!…
Excerpt from my blog post “Mirrors, Mean Girls, and Makeovers”
Originally posted on DrGlitter: Inspiration for Teens:
Looking back now I can see that I came to a very important realization. I had constantly personified the mirror. I had given it human attributes that it never really asked for. If I had to personify it, then I should have just seen it as faithfully doing…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 