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May 17, 2012
10 Tunes I Can Always Hear
No matter how much I might enjoy a certain band or singer, an album or even just a single song, there’s only so many times I can hear it. Sooner or later, I just get listened out. I need a break. And yet there are a handful of songs I never seem to get tired of [...]
April 23, 2012
ICON 2012: Where’s the Finders Keepers Movie?
Sorry for the delay in reporting back, but after ICON I got hit with a wave of colds and allergies that kept me in no-man’s land for a while. But now that I’m back in action, here are the highlights: While sales were not quite as brisk as last year, I still sold many copies [...]
April 21, 2012
There and Back Again: The Evolution of a Chris Daughtry Fan
Be with me. Here’s the scene: My apartment. Queens, NY. Saturday morning. The sun is shining. I go to the computer, and load up iTunes. I scroll for Chris Daughtry’s new album, Break the Spell. I click on the third song, Outta My Head. I turn up the volume. Loud. The music blares: Bahm! Bahm! [...]
March 14, 2012
Russ’ Speaking Schedule at Lunacon 2012
Hey Gang- It’s convention season again and I’ll be making my first appearance of the year. I’ll be speaking on several panels at this year’s Lunacon, a sci-fi convention in Rye, New York, March 16-18. Here’s my schedule: • Book Trailers, Sat 12:00 – 13:00, Westchester Ballroom A1 • Humor in Science Fiction and Fantasy, [...]
Russ' Speaking Schedule at Lunacon 2012
Hey Gang- It's convention season again and I'll be making my first appearance of the year. I'll be speaking on several panels at this year's Lunacon, a sci-fi convention in Rye, New York, March 16-18. Here's my schedule: • Book Trailers, Sat 12:00 – 13:00, Westchester Ballroom A1 • Humor in Science Fiction and Fantasy, [...]
February 15, 2012
Russ' Newsletter: Vol. 6, Issue 1 - Crossline Getting Close!
Hi Gang-
Welcome to 2012! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday (which I know seems like centuries ago already) and is starting off the new year with a bang. (and apologies to anyone getting a duplicate here, as I’m still finalizing a new email template).
Of course my highlights continue to be time with the family. My little ones are a constant riot, dancing to music, building Lego towers that baffle my mind, tossing all the couch cushions on the floor and generally filling my world with hugs, laughter and smiles (when they’re not running me ragged!).
In the mean time, Liz and I have put our apartment on the market, and we’re doing some house hunting in New Jersey to give us a little more elbow room. So one of these days we’re moving back to the burbs!
As for my adventures in publishing …
* At long last I have Crossline pages back from wordsmithing buddy James Chambers, who went all out to find the brilliance (and clunkers) within the manuscript. I’m going full throttle (ha-ha) on my edits, and hope to have a finished, ready-to-go manuscript some time in the first half of 2012.
* Now that convention season is getting underway, I’ll be making appearances at the following venues this spring:
Lunacon, in Rye, NY, March 17-18, on various panels and schmoozing with the gang
I-Con, in Stonybrook, NY, March 30 – April 1, where I’ll be selling and signing books, and possibly be appearing on a few panels. Details to come.
* For you readers out there, I’ve been picking up an increasing presence on Goodreads (www.goodreads.com) which is really a great site for those of us who still love books (it’s like Facebook, but just for book readers). So if you haven’t already, drop by the site and let’s be friends!
* And last but not least, as Finders Keepers continues to make the rounds, I’m starting to pick up the pace on character arcs and key punch points for the sequel! So once Crossline is done, it’s back to the crazy world of Finders Keepers and those see what those backpacking goofballs will get up to next.
That’s all she wrote for this edition, but I’ll be back soon with new updates, and hope to have some more specifics on the panels I’ll be speaking on at the various conventions. Until then …
All the Best!
Russ
Welcome to 2012! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday (which I know seems like centuries ago already) and is starting off the new year with a bang. (and apologies to anyone getting a duplicate here, as I’m still finalizing a new email template).
Of course my highlights continue to be time with the family. My little ones are a constant riot, dancing to music, building Lego towers that baffle my mind, tossing all the couch cushions on the floor and generally filling my world with hugs, laughter and smiles (when they’re not running me ragged!).
In the mean time, Liz and I have put our apartment on the market, and we’re doing some house hunting in New Jersey to give us a little more elbow room. So one of these days we’re moving back to the burbs!
As for my adventures in publishing …
* At long last I have Crossline pages back from wordsmithing buddy James Chambers, who went all out to find the brilliance (and clunkers) within the manuscript. I’m going full throttle (ha-ha) on my edits, and hope to have a finished, ready-to-go manuscript some time in the first half of 2012.
* Now that convention season is getting underway, I’ll be making appearances at the following venues this spring:
Lunacon, in Rye, NY, March 17-18, on various panels and schmoozing with the gang
I-Con, in Stonybrook, NY, March 30 – April 1, where I’ll be selling and signing books, and possibly be appearing on a few panels. Details to come.
* For you readers out there, I’ve been picking up an increasing presence on Goodreads (www.goodreads.com) which is really a great site for those of us who still love books (it’s like Facebook, but just for book readers). So if you haven’t already, drop by the site and let’s be friends!
* And last but not least, as Finders Keepers continues to make the rounds, I’m starting to pick up the pace on character arcs and key punch points for the sequel! So once Crossline is done, it’s back to the crazy world of Finders Keepers and those see what those backpacking goofballs will get up to next.
That’s all she wrote for this edition, but I’ll be back soon with new updates, and hope to have some more specifics on the panels I’ll be speaking on at the various conventions. Until then …
All the Best!
Russ
Vol. 6, Issue 1 – Crossline Getting Close!
Hi Gang- Welcome to 2012! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday (which I know seems like centuries ago already) and is starting off the new year with a bang. (and apologies to anyone getting a duplicate here, as I'm still finalizing a new email template). Of course my highlights continue to be time with [...]
December 29, 2011
Russ’ 2011 Top TV & Movie Moments
With 2011 wrapped up I was all ready for my annual top 10 lists for best movies and best TV shows. Well … through a combination of not enough time to get to everything I want to see — I knew fatherhood would slow me down somewhere — and a rather lackluster year of entertainment, I’ll be mixing [...]
Russ' 2011 Top TV & Movie Moments
With 2011 wrapped up I was all ready for my annual top 10 lists for best movies and best TV shows. Well … through a combination of not enough time to get to everything I want to see — I knew fatherhood would slow me down somewhere — and a rather lackluster year of entertainment, I'll be mixing [...]
December 20, 2011
Russ’ Newsletter: Vol. 5, Issue 11 – Happy New Year!
Hi Gang- 2011 has been a heck of a ride on numerous fronts, so I thought this would be a good time to recap the year, offer many thanks and give some insight into what lays ahead for 2012. So as my hero Jackie Gleason used to say … and awaaaaaay we go: * More [...]
