Turning Night Cover Preview: The text isn’t locked yet, but we’re going to do a test print of Turning Night this week to check the format. Click the image if you want the … Continue Reading →
The state of the workload
Today I’m updating my submission package for the Nightshift series, and getting around to plotting out the full word-count boost. So currently projects circling the ether: Nightshift expansion and edit. … Continue Reading →
Four Airports
I’m back home, from ConCarolinas and NYC. From “south” ( ish?) to the biggest city. I sure got my miles in. First off. ConCarolinas. Unlike last year with lost luggage … Continue Reading →
Crud-free Living! ( and Con prep)
Well, after an ER visit and a course of antibiotics, the Small Man is now back on the rampage. One crisis managed. Prepping for ConCarolinas and I started to come … Continue Reading →
The Crud
Working on a deadline for an article and its eaten up a lot of time. Then got sick. Then the wonderkid got sick. Bundled him off to the ER, and … Continue Reading →
a good review
Part of a “read indie” on twitter, a fellow author gave me a rocking review. ( all honest). I will try to do 6-8 indies a year, so I started … Continue Reading →
May Already?
Seriously, 2016 is rolling by. Edits crawl along on Turning Night and the second half of 2016 will be my massive rewrite on Stealing Sunlight, with help of Editor Nonny. … Continue Reading →
One course down, 7 to go
Almost wrapped up with the copyediting class! That was a challenge, but I enjoyed it. Next up, I’m not sure. Summer offerings in the program are a bit slim, but … Continue Reading →
The upside and downside to the digital age
Upside: writing, editing, submitting, publishing is largely on-the-fly, no more need for SASE’s, and long mail times and paper and printing. Ebooks, fast research, access to knowledge. The downside: When … Continue Reading →
Counting down the weeks
In june I’m off to ConCarolinas to do the panel and guest and visit friends thing. I’m well aware of the political issues, but Concord/Charlotte/Raleigh is full of wonderful people who … Continue Reading →
Steamy
A year ago, I said “I don’t think I can do steampunk.” I mean I love the aesthetics, my design work is a wild mash of medieval and art nouveau, … Continue Reading →