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July 16, 2010
Review of UNIKIRJA
I don't think I remembered to post this before. My review from the Finnish North American Literature Association (FinNALA) by Beth Virtanen:K. A. Laity's Unikirja, Dream Book, is written in a pastiche of genres on a single theme, Finnishness and daily life. Laity uses poetry, prose and drama to capture Finnishness in mythic and modern contexts. In doing so, she draws on folklore, the Kalevala, the Kanteletar, and even traveling in Finland as inspiration for these wonderful stories.
In...
July 15, 2010
BitchBuzz: Old Spice
[yes, I am up this early -- again:]
Doing Online the Right Way: Old SpiceBy K.A. Laity
We're so accustomed to ill-conceived ad campaigns that make us wince, it's a genuine pleasure to find one that not only proves successful, but give plenty of laughs as well.
I'm sure many of you remember the Old Spice commercials featuring the hunky Isaiah Mustafa. The initial commercial caused as much controversy as delight, striking many viewers as a little too over the top, and subsequent ...
Doing Online the Right Way: Old SpiceBy K.A. Laity
We're so accustomed to ill-conceived ad campaigns that make us wince, it's a genuine pleasure to find one that not only proves successful, but give plenty of laughs as well.I'm sure many of you remember the Old Spice commercials featuring the hunky Isaiah Mustafa. The initial commercial caused as much controversy as delight, striking many viewers as a little too over the top, and subsequent ...
July 14, 2010
Wet Cat
And again, I have more reasons to curse the squirrels. They're back -- and they've brought fleas. Argh.
July 13, 2010
July 12, 2010
How I Went to Readercon and Became a Broad
No, cat milk has nothing to do with my time at Readercon. I stopped in the pet store to get some flea spray (sigh) and a new tag for Kipper. When I saw this, I kept picturing a very low stool ;-) and couldn't stop giggling.Readercon was a busy time: right away Thursday night. I was an "extra discussant" for Barry Longyear's "Imagine or Die" panel. Unfortunately, I didn't get much of a chance to add anything, so it was a bit frustrating. That night I stayed with pal Michael Draine (thanks!) ...
July 8, 2010
Workshop & Readercon
I'll be running a two-hour workshop at East Line Books, the lovely Robyn Ringler's store, on Saturday July 24th up in Clifton Park. The cost, I believe, will be about $30. Here's the description:Sticking with It: Writing with a Full Time Job
How to find the motivation and discipline to keep writing when you have a full time job -- and a family, relationship, or *life*! Everyone has a great idea for a story. Why do so few people ever write that story? Sure, part of the equation is...
July 7, 2010
July 5, 2010
My Readercon Schedule
Readercon 21 Participant Schedule: K. A. Laity
Thursday 8:00 PM, Salon G: Talk / Discussion (90 min.)
Imagine or Die. Barry B. Longyear with discussion by Lauren P. Burka, Gemma Files,
Elaine Isaak, Mary Robinette Kowal, K. A. Laity, Resa Nelson.
A writer without a working imagination is stymied. We'll take about the care and
feeding of imagination, how to unleash it and let it run.
Friday 12:00 Noon, RI: Event (60 min.)
A Dramatic Reading of _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, Acts I & II. ...
July 3, 2010
Leaving London
I knew it wasn't going to be easy leaving London, but I wasn't quite prepared for the way it did happen. It was meant to be simple: tube to Bank, DLR to London City Airport. My cheap flight took me from London to Amsterdam to NYC and then Albany. Not a day I was looking forward to by any means, but prices this summer were horrendous and my hopes to get the trip paid for by leading students didn't happen.I'd never been to City Airport; I've been to Heathrow many times, Gatwick a few and even...
