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March 28, 2014
harrisburg book festival
I’ll be at the Harrisburg Book Festival Saturday, March 29 in Harrisburg, Pa., talking YA with authors Tiffany Schmidt (BRIGHT BEFORE SUNRISE, SEND ME A SIGN) and Jessica Spotswood (BORN WICKED, STAR CURSED). Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 2–4pm. Hope to see you there! Some books will be available for signing or bring your own, or pick up a free bookmark or bookplate!
March 25, 2014
choosing your own adventures
One of my favorite parts of writing happens when I’m not writing.You know, those moments during the day when you’re thinking about, maybe even dreaming about, the story or the characters in your work in progress. I love brainstorming, whether it’s my own book or someone else’s work, because there’s a sense of play to it; you aren’t committing anything to paper yet, so it doesn’t take much work. (It also may not feel like work, so you might worry you’re just procrastinating, but trust me, it’s...
March 6, 2014
happy birthday, fair coin!
Hey, remember when Pyr Books published my first novel, Fair Coin? That was something like, two years ago.Almost exactly two years ago. Okay, it was exactly two years ago today.
If you had a time-traveling DeLorean, you could enter MAR 06 2012 into its time circuits and go back to pick the book up on its release day. (Thanks!) Don’t have a time machine? Well, you can still find Fair Coin in quality independent book shops and on the internet, even in 2014.
In the novel, Ephraim’s “wishing coin” c...
February 3, 2014
see me at psfs this friday!
I’ve been living in Philly for three years, and in all that time I’ve been meaning to attend one of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society meetings. Well, now I have the perfect excuse, because I’ll be the speaker at this week’s event! If you’re in the area, come on by:
Friday, Feb. 7, 2014
The Rotunda
3014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia
General meeting begins at 8:00 p.m. and is open to the public, Program begins at 9:00.
Apparently I get to speak about anything I want! Any requests?
January 23, 2014
ALA Midwinter
I should probably mention that I’m going to be at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia this weekend! Seemed like I should attend, since it’s in my own city and all; however, I’m keeping a somewhat low profile, because I have a big deadline looming on Monday.*
So if you’re attending ALA too and would like to see me, your best bet is to drop by the SFWA table in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #409) on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. I’ll be there to answer your questions a...
January 19, 2014
FAIR COIN Buddy Read
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Looks like a good time to re-read it or bump it up in your TBR pile :)
January 16, 2014
join me in a twitter chat tonight!
The fabulous Kate Tilton, friend to authors, invited me to participate in #K8chat, her weekly Twitter chat for people interested in publishing, writing, and reading. Find us on Twitter from 9 – 10 p.m. Eastern tonight (1/16)! We’ll be discussing writing workshops and critique groups and how constructive criticism can improve your writing.
To participate, just follow the hashtag #K8chat — and remember to include it in your Tweets so everyone can see it. You can also follow me (@ecmyers) and Kat...
January 15, 2014
now in more of your internet
I’m thrilled to be joining the wonderful folks at the Pub(lishing) Crawl blog, where I will be blogging once a month about topics of interest to readers and writers. They were kind enough to invite me to join their ranks this year, along with new members Janice Hardy and Adam Silvera. I have had the pleasure of hanging out with several of them in real life, and even more often on Twitter, so I think this is going to be a great experience.
January 1, 2014
the year of doing less and more
My last photo of 2013, just before midnight.
Wow, it has been a long time since I last blogged! Sorry about that. See, I’m under a deadline on a Secret Project™, and I have to focus most of my writing time on that these days. I should be able to pay more attention to the blog in February, when I’ll try to catch up on the many posts I’ve been meaning to write, including some TV, film, and book recommendations. I also have some other things I want to try out this year to mix things up a bit. Oh,...
November 23, 2013
doctor who: the untold story
Actually, I have told this story, but I haven’t blogged about it before, so that hardly counts, does it?
The last time I wore the T-shirt in this photo (given to me by my friend Dan, who I have to thank for introducing me to Doctor Who back before most people in the U.S. had even heard of it!) I stopped in at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Harlem. I ordered a couple of donuts and a bottle of Vanilla Coke, my poison of choice at the time, and had this exchange with the clerk, a Desi man, as he rang up my...
