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The Currently Official Balticon Schedule!

So this is the as-of-now Balticon schedule. For Tea and Tarot, I WILL be doing readings, free of charge. Hopefully traffic will allow me to get to the hotel, check in, and arrive at the Mix and Mingle on time. We can always hope. I’m pretty sure I’ll make it.

SE-9a. Friday Face Time: Meet the Guests– Mix and Mingle
Fridayat9:00 pminCon-Suite
Mix and mingle with the Guests of Honor and Balticon 46 Program Participants.
Moderator:Con Chair Patti Kinlock
Speakers:Jody Lynn Nye (Guest of Honor)

Autogra...

Get ready!

Yes, so it’s been a couple of weeks since I posted. Things have been happening at breakneck speed around here, which is why I’ve been away. Part of the reason is that we’ve been putting the finishing touches on THE SWORD OF DANU, which, if the gods are smiling and the wind is blowing right, SHOULD be available soon. This week soon. I plan to launch the book at Balticon over Memorial Day weekend, so keep your fingers crossed.

Meanwhile, that means I will be posting excerpts and whatnot…maybe d...

I’m back!

Yes, sorry! I know you’ve all been waiting with mouths full of worms (baited breath) for me and my triumphant return. It’s been a long few weeks, dragged down by pages of seemingly never ending non-fiction writing for Grad School where I was held captive by APA format, and a bout with the Black Death. Okay, it was bronchitis, but it felt like the Black Death.

Anyway, I have another video blog for you! I felt I had to do this one, because it’s one of those topics that seems to have been croppin...

Do I need an agent?

I was going to do this as a video blog, but frankly I just don't have the energy today. I'm a writer, right? I can make this just as amusing and interesting as a video blog, right?

Right?

Okay, well, this is one of those questions writers often ask, especially if they've tried and failed to find an agent. Do you really NEED an agent? And, like so many questions in life (and in publishing), the answer is this:

It depends.

What it really depends on are your publishing goals. There are TONS of...

Video Blog – The Publishing Process

Hey all!

I managed to make another video blog this week! Now, I apologize in advance for the weird skip and the non-syncing of the audio and video. My camera went wonky, and it was about the eighth time it had done it, so i was tired of starting over and let it go. You'll see and hear it all, just…not…at the same time….

Enjoy!

Here it is!!! Cover revealed!!!

So, yesterday I got the final cover layout for THE SWORD OF DANU (The Library of Athena, Book 4). No definite release date, but it should be in the next, oh, six weeks. As soon as I get final page proofs and go through it all to make sure there aren't any more typos or missing commas (remember: Let's eat, Grandma vs. Let's eat Grandma – punctuation saves lives).

This is my sixth published book. Wait, is it? *thinks and counts on fingers* Yes, number six. Waiting for the cover is always kind...

Tips on Avoid Horror Story School Visits « Writing and Illustrating

Kathy always has the BEST stuff on her blog! I am not one of those authors who does a lot of school visits, and I've never done one where I needed to fly. Maybe someday I will – but I don't know what I'll do about my job when that happens . But anyway, this is a great article!

Tips on Avoid Horror Story School Visits « Writing and Illustrating.

Just another Video Blog – Publishing Myths

Finally I am back! All caught up and able to do another video blog for you. This one is all about publishing myths. Well, a couple of them. If you have any others, please leave them in the comments!

Enjoy!

 

 

Patience is a virtue…

Sorry, my lovelies, no video blog this week. My trip to NYC pushed me behind on grad school work, and so I am catching up with that, plus getting our taxes filed. Not that the trip wasn't worth every second — I shopped on Times Square and got a new Swatch (like I need another watch, but I love Swatch!), went and bought makeup in Sephora for the first time ever.  We walked down 57th Street in the rain and looked in all the windows (like Tiffany's and Coach) and ate too much, and enjoyed a...

25 Things I Want To Say To So-Called “Aspiring” Writers

This is awesome and pretty much everything I try to say in my video blogs. Take it heart, lovelies!

25 Things I Want To Say To So-Called “Aspiring” Writers.