June 2011

Summertiiiiimmeee…

…and the living is easy… Okay, I’ll stop singing now. Don’t leave! So I’m free for the summer. This is glorious news! I have so much to do, and now I’ll have time to do it! Just as soon as I stop screwing around. 😉 Maybe you do better, but for me it’s hard to shift […]

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I’m Sending a Book to Milwaukee

I'm Sending a Book to Milwaukee

It’s supposed to be secret, you know? Don’t let your right hand know what your left hand is doing and all? That said, I’m sending a copy of my book to Milwaukee. It’s going in this library. I’m very pleased. See, in my daydreams I get rich from my books, yes, but that’s not really

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Sparklebrain Reason Two: Great Review

Sparklebrain Reason Two: Great Review

So yesterday I was already in not-so-stable shape (shut up) because of Wendy Pini-induced sparklebrain that kept me from sleeping properly. Then I saw this: Reviews by Jessewave (NSFW due to pretty boy-pictures! No pr0n, though.) We’re just not gonna mention how wildly happy (and giddy, and dumb) yesterday was, ‘kay? That blog post was

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Sparklebrain Reason One: Wendy Pini

Have you ever met your hero? I have–and she’s even more amazing in person. If you like fantasy or awesome or elves or stories of the Other or great art or amazing storytelling or any of a number of wonderful things, you’ve heard of (or should have heard of!) ElfQuest. It is, of course, the

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In Response to @WSJ: #YASaves

In reaction to this article by a clueless person: I work in a middle school. We had, for a brief time, a Gay-Straight Alliance. A parent–not a bad guy, just clueless–asked me “Are there gay kids in middle school?” Well, yeah. Before they go to high school, they go to middle school. If you’re a

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Why 99 Cents Is a Perfectly Good Price for a Book

Why 99 Cents Is a Perfectly Good Price for a Book

I love (and by love, I mean, get alternately amused or annoyed by) the accusation that a low price devalues me, and every other writer with me. Do I think 99 cents is all my book is worth? Hell, no. I put a lot of hours and tears and edits into that book. I have

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