[Spotlight Post] Thanksgiving 2012 Edition
I’m cheating on this week’s Spotlight post. Since it’s the day after Thanksgiving and my Wednesday post was a rant, I’m going to spotlight what I’m thankful for this year – and well, all the time. First of all, I’m thankful for a supportive family who has suck by me in my employment challenges of […]
[Writer Post] Happy Halloween and Scary Mergers
Happy Halloween! Tis the season to be spooked and scared. And the publishing industry has had its share this week. Two mergers/buyouts have been announced in the last few days. One that only concerns us peripherally – in the terms of jokes and cautious optimism. One that can directly impact all authors on a fundamental […]
[Spotlight Post] Apologies
I’m so sorry. I missed Friday’s spotlight post because I was setting up and starting Dallas Comic Con’s Fan Days. It’s over now, but it was AWESOME. I met new people. Got to be a geeky fangirl. I sold books to people who both know me and DON’T know me. (Mostly DON’T know me.) And […]
[Conventions] ArmadilloCon Programming – Revised
I say revised because there can always be changes. Come see us in Austin! Check out all the programming and fun for ARMADILLOCON! How Would an Alien Presence on Earth Affect Our Society? Fri 8:00 PM-9:00 PM San Marcos M. Bey, R. Eudaly, L. Person*, P. Roberts, P. Sarath, F. Stanton A classic “what if” […]
[From the Archive] – Self-Promotion for Writers
Apparently it’s “Marketing Week” on Rhonda’s Blog. This one was done in 2009 after ArmadilloCon. And no, I didn’t look to see what was next on the archive posts when I wrote this week’s blog article… but it’s a topic near and dear to my heart. And this was done in 2009 so some of […]
In Which Shanna Swendson is Brilliant
For those of you who are friends/family/support systems to writers… GO READ SHANNA’S POST on The Care and Feeding of Writers. It applies to artists and musicians, too, I think.
“Writers Need Not Apply” More Emmy Insults
Doris Egan, writer/producer of House , posted this on her blog. 1) Only a producer should receive an award for “Best Series.” 2) Only a producer who spends a greater portion of their time producing other people’s episodes than writing their own should receive an award for “Best Series.” Directing producers, in. Line producers, in. […]
Self-Promotion for Writers on StrangeWords
Finally got my StrangeWords article written and posted this morning. It’s on Self-Promotion for Writers. It’s on the front page, so if the weird cutting off issue hasn’t been resolved yet, it’s not that big of a deal. I welcome comments and additions to it here, there, or wherever you might see it come up. […]
#Emmyfail or How Felicia Day Rocks Once More
Felicia Day is not only a talented actress and singer, she’s a writer. Let’s just face it — Felicia Day ROCKS. Everyone in Hollywood should hire her. She’s also a powerhouse for “Getting Things Done”. I’m on Facebook (a lot). Now, I’m new over on Twitter (reudaly if you want to follow me). I’m getting […]
The 25 Writers Meme
Over on Facebook, there’s a meme going on asking who are 25 writers who influenced you (in this case me). I did it over there, following the instructions. But the list ended up being harder than I imagined because there are levels of influence, and EVERY WRITER I read is – in some way – […]