Laura Roberts's Blog, page 89
June 5, 2012
Why I wish ‘The Best of Catherine, Caffeinated’ had traveled back in time and hit me in the head
If you’ve been thinking about self-publishing your ebooks with Smashwords, I must highly recommend downloading a copy of Catherine Ryan Howard’s new book, The Best of Catherine, Caffeinated before doing so. Mostly because I’m currently re-living one of the most … Continue reading →
June 1, 2012
Ninja Blogger of the Month Award goes to…
In case you’re wondering who I ultimately handed out the Ninja Blogger of the Month Award to… you’ll have to check out my Pirates vs. Ninjas blog at Rebelsofthe512.com! I know. Sneaky, right? Got a suggestion for next month’s award? … Continue reading →
May 31, 2012
The art of traveling
“I don’t mean I’d mind being rich and famous. That’s very much on my schedule, and someday I’ll try to get around to it; but if it happens, I’d like to have my ego tagging along. I want to still … Continue reading →
May 28, 2012
Black Heart seeks Fiction Editor
As much as I love working on Black Heart Magazine, my online lit mag, it’s a full-time job to keep on top of all our fiction and poetry submissions, book reviews, author interviews, character crushes, and assorted commentary. And since … Continue reading →
May 27, 2012
Summer reading list
Since I think this list is almost completely bogus (barring the suggestion of The Sisters Brothers, which is actually on my To Read list), I’ve devised my own summer reading list. Here’s what I’ve got: The House in Paris by … Continue reading →
May 25, 2012
Blogger awards and Ninja Blogger of the Month
Recently, my Rebels of the 512 blog (dedicated to all things ninja and pirate) has won a couple of blogging awards. I was given both the Kreativ Blogger Award and the Versatile Blogger Award for my Ninja Weapons from A … Continue reading →
May 20, 2012
The Portable Laura Roberts
I’ve been half-jokingly saying that I’ll publish a volume entitled The Portable Laura Roberts for a while now. At one point in my life, a then-boyfriend had dedicated a website to the notable quotables I had constructed in my various … Continue reading →
May 16, 2012
Postcrossing: Reviving the art of snail mail
I recently joined Postcrossing, a neat postcard swapping site that lets people share postcards with strangers from all over the world. After sending off four postcards to various points on the globe (Russia, the Ukraine, Sweden and Taiwan, to be … Continue reading →
May 12, 2012
Work vs. play? Dividing commercial and artistic writing
Do you ever have trouble distinguishing between writing for fun and writing for money? I certainly do. I actually had to sit down and make a list of my work commitments versus my personal projects, as they were starting to … Continue reading →
May 7, 2012
Book In A Week: May 7–14
Last month I joined the Book In A Week online writers group, with the aim of taking my novel writing goals more seriously. Since I had such a blast doing the 3-Day Novel Contest and actually finished a novel, I … Continue reading →
