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October 19, 2011
Pre-release bundle!
Today the final, fabulous batch of Petit Morts goes on sale in a special pre-release bundle! Find them at JCP Books.Individual stories will go on sale 10/25.
October 17, 2011
Goodies Everywhere
The amount of loot that'll be given away on FB during the Petit Morts countdown is just stunning!
To get in on the goods:
Like PsyCop Fanpage (I'd love for you to send me a friend request also, though it's not necessary for winning goodies.)
Like Josh Lanyon Fanpage
Like Sean Kennedy Fanpage
Friend Clare London's page
October 14, 2011
Petit Morts is coming...
[image error]And JCP News October issue is here!
- Non-outcome based drawing
- Chance in another line of work
- Tainted re-release
- Winners, an appearance, a chat and a kitty
- Who was the first one voted off Magic Mansion? If you're not reading yet, there's time to catch up! Magic Mansion has been called "painfully funny." (And not by just me! On Twitter! From someone I didn't pay to say it or anything!)
The number of voters who've turned out so far have really exceeded my expectations, and I think this month's vote will be a close race.
Okay, no more foolin' around...check out the newsletter here!
- Non-outcome based drawing
- Chance in another line of work
- Tainted re-release
- Winners, an appearance, a chat and a kitty
- Who was the first one voted off Magic Mansion? If you're not reading yet, there's time to catch up! Magic Mansion has been called "painfully funny." (And not by just me! On Twitter! From someone I didn't pay to say it or anything!)
The number of voters who've turned out so far have really exceeded my expectations, and I think this month's vote will be a close race.
Okay, no more foolin' around...check out the newsletter here!
October 12, 2011
Excel geekery
I just wanted to pause for a moment and say "go me" for figuring out how to find/copy an Excel macro from online and run it, using a different /much older version and platform of Excel than the one the instructions had been written for!
So I can now take a workbook full of worksheets and combine them all onto a master worksheet with a couple of clicks rather than laboriously cutting and pasting them.
(And in case you need to do this too, here's a link....)
http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getartic...
People who really know Excel can make it do some mind-boggling things. I'm trying to keep track of all my Excel (and advanced InDesign) strides in Evernote, which works really well, since I don't have to remember all the steps, just that something is possible, and where to double check the "how-to."
Now, back to getting my newsletter together.
So I can now take a workbook full of worksheets and combine them all onto a master worksheet with a couple of clicks rather than laboriously cutting and pasting them.
(And in case you need to do this too, here's a link....)
http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getartic...
People who really know Excel can make it do some mind-boggling things. I'm trying to keep track of all my Excel (and advanced InDesign) strides in Evernote, which works really well, since I don't have to remember all the steps, just that something is possible, and where to double check the "how-to."
Now, back to getting my newsletter together.
October 3, 2011
More Wild Bill is always a good thing
Tainted is coming! Next week, it's the re-release of the fourth Channeling Morpheus novelette! I'm giving away a copy on my Facebook PsyCop fanpage, and I'd love it if you could try entering, since this is really a test run to see how well the contest service works for when I give away big bundles of Petit Morts!So, to enter...
1. you need a FB account, and you need to be logged in
2. you need to "like" the PsyCop Fanpage
3. you need to go to the contest tab, enter your email, and approve the contest app to access your info. I won't do anything with your email other than to contact you and tell you you've won. Here's the contest tab.
And may I just say, dang but the Bill model is hot!
Also...please send me a friend request if you're a reader and you're on FB. I post my chatty non-sequiturs to my regular profile.
September 29, 2011
Law of attraction and gay rights
This is Esther Hicks, channeling Abraham - I just loved this clip and wanted to share it.
Busy-ness
One of my friends and I have an ongoing discussion about how people who go on at length about how they're "busy" turn us off.
For my pal, as a stay at home mom, she always felt other parents would try to rub it in that they were superior to her because they were juggling a career and a household (and implicitly that she wasn't). She also felt like "I'm so busy" was a ready way for them to say, "I don't value this activity enough to make time for it," instead of just being direct enough to say it.
For me, I'm reminded of my nemesis at my old day job. At the first hint of any sort of pressure or deadline, she'd start striding around the building declaring how "busy" she was. And I'd always think, "Sheesh, if you're so damn busy, why aren't you behind your desk...working." I guess for me, the whole "I'm busy" melodrama seemed to be about playing the victim. I also always felt like those of us who quietly met our deadlines never got any credit for sustained productivity, while the hand-wringers were always coddled and bolstered.
Hooray. I work for myself now. I am thankful all day, every day, that I'm no longer part of that drama.
Mainly I wanted to link to this blog post about reframing busy-ness by Marie Josee Shaar, who I think is super practical, wise, and not at all melodramatic. Her blog and book are about balancing nutrition, exercise and sleep.
Busy, but not rushed at Smarts and Stamina
For my pal, as a stay at home mom, she always felt other parents would try to rub it in that they were superior to her because they were juggling a career and a household (and implicitly that she wasn't). She also felt like "I'm so busy" was a ready way for them to say, "I don't value this activity enough to make time for it," instead of just being direct enough to say it.
For me, I'm reminded of my nemesis at my old day job. At the first hint of any sort of pressure or deadline, she'd start striding around the building declaring how "busy" she was. And I'd always think, "Sheesh, if you're so damn busy, why aren't you behind your desk...working." I guess for me, the whole "I'm busy" melodrama seemed to be about playing the victim. I also always felt like those of us who quietly met our deadlines never got any credit for sustained productivity, while the hand-wringers were always coddled and bolstered.
Hooray. I work for myself now. I am thankful all day, every day, that I'm no longer part of that drama.
Mainly I wanted to link to this blog post about reframing busy-ness by Marie Josee Shaar, who I think is super practical, wise, and not at all melodramatic. Her blog and book are about balancing nutrition, exercise and sleep.
Busy, but not rushed at Smarts and Stamina
September 22, 2011
Magic Mansion round 2 voting closes tonight
You still have time to get your vote in for Magic Mansion! Round 2 voting closes tonight at 9pm CST.
Go to the Magic Mansion page!
Go to the Magic Mansion page!
September 19, 2011
Feast Your Eyes on Petit Morts Cover Art
It's the most ginormous illustration I've ever done, and finally it's ready!
Presenting, the covers for the third and final batch of Petit Morts:
Large images are beneath the cuts!
Here are the covers for my individual books. My three cohorts will be showing off their own covers on their blogs today, too!
Expect this third and final powerhouse of a batch just in time for Halloween, October 25.
Presenting, the covers for the third and final batch of Petit Morts:
Large images are beneath the cuts!
Here are the covers for my individual books. My three cohorts will be showing off their own covers on their blogs today, too!
Expect this third and final powerhouse of a batch just in time for Halloween, October 25.
September 15, 2011
Six more chapters of Magic Mansion!
Who made it into the Mansion? Slimy Kevin Kazan or bumbling "Foxy" West?Find out in the latest issue of JCP News!
Also find out...who's that girl?
