M.K. Hobson's Blog, page 37

I have taken to my bed

I will admit it: exhausted, strung out, con-crud aborning, I retired to my bed almost immediately upon returning from Columbus. At one point I experienced an intense craving for sugar-free ice cream–fueled, no doubt, by witnessing the obscene quantities of candy that have been brought into this house–but I was not equal to venturing [...]

Twitter: 2010-10-30

I am awake! Alive! And heading down to register. #wfc2010 # We have a suite # for "The Blessed & The Bustled" party tomorrow night – 519-520. Hope to see you there! #wfc2010 # Lunch at North Market. BRISKET!!! #meatrules #wfc2010 #

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Twitter: 2010-10-29

On my way to World Fantasy! Here's my schedule: http://bit.ly/bPFeE8 … please come to my reading tomorrow! Prizes and treats! #wfc2010 # In other news, I was a good citizen and mailed in my ballot before heading to the airport. Yay democracy! # All sorts of flight kerflufflage due to storms in Minneapolis. [...]

World Fantasy, finally

Actually, I'm not even at World Fantasy … I'm in Chicago waiting for my connecting flight. But so much of my activity over the past month has focused on preparing for WFC that just being on my way feels like a monumental accomplishment.

To answer the question I'm sure you're all dying to have [...]

Twitter: 2010-10-28

My flight to Columbus gets in tomorrow night at 10:30 p.m. … anyone else getting in around that time who wants to share a cab? #

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Twitter: 2010-10-21

Going to be at World Fantasy? Please come to "The Blessed & The Bustled" party on Saturday night! RSVP here: http://on.fb.me/cb45YU # I've posted my World Fantasy Con schedule here: http://bit.ly/bPFeE8 — the excitement builds!! #TheNativeStarr #

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Twitter: 2010-10-20

I am reviewed in Publishers Weekly! They call THE NATIVE STAR "a splendid debut"! OMG so cool! http://bit.ly/apeJoP #TheNativeStar # Costuming is EATING MY BRAIN! I missed a phone interview tonight because daughter needed help unraveling the mystery of fusible interfacing # Clearly, steps need to be taken. #

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A call for writing resources

This Friday, I'm going to be doing a writing workshop with small group of high school students. I'd like to assemble a handout of online resources for them, and I'm looking for suggestions! I've already got William Shunn's manuscript formatting guidelines on the list, as well as Duotrope. What other resources would you recommend [...]

Twitter: 2010-10-15

THE NATIVE STAR gets an "A" from Dear Author! And Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle even gets namechecked! http://bit.ly/cI0XMN #TheNativeStar # For Barth Anderson's son Isaiah. ♫ http://blip.fm/~xf214 #

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Kathy Roth for Oregon City Commissioner

Over the past year, I have been following Oregon City politics more closely, thanks largely to City Commissioner James Nicita, who sends out regular emails with updates on subjects of interest, such as the city's acquisition of the new library building.  I really appreciate his proactive approach—kudos, Mr. Nicita! Anyway, in one of his [...]