Something people ask me a lot in interviews is how it feels to see your book on the shelf or to get the first copy. Do I celebrate? Things like that. My answer is usually that I don't. I toasted when I made my first sale, and I'm darn happy every time I make a new...
This has been my in-between week. I finished a project last week, including revisions. I have three deadlines between now and November, but I've carefully charted each project on my handy calendar and am as confident as I can be that I can make all three deadlines....
Saturday was the Kat Von D signing at Barnes and Noble. I got there about a half an hour before the emails I'd received from both B&N and Booktour.com said it was going to start. And it was already a full house. Apparently, they started handing out wristbands--that's...
Here are a couple... This will take you to a slide show of the rest.
The Ninc conference was fab. My favorite part was the atmosphere--everyone was so relaxed. For some reason at RWA National the place seems to buzz with nervous energy. But at Ninc I never felt that way, and hardly sensed that from anyone else. I think it's because...
Today I'm going to NY--or more accurately am in New York. I'm posting this ahead of time because I decided not to bring my laptop. I always bring it and while it is great to have on the plane for writing, I don't wind up checking email because Internet service at...
You do not get stretch marks acquiring them. They do not object to being told "go outside and play"...they do not get "bored." While they may smear their feces on the wall (as may children) they do not clog the toilet (twice) to the point of overflowing and flooding...
We had a very Madison day today. Madison is frequently called the Berkley of the Midwest if that gives you any clue what I'm talking about. (We didn't hand out flyers or stage a sit in, in case that is what you are thinking.) No, we went to the Willy Street Fair. The...
Pic of some of the Nocturne authors and here's a link to a slide show of all the pictures I took at National.
