Steven E. Wedel's Blog, page 49
June 14, 2009
Slime of the earth
A lot of lawyers get a bad rap in our society. Sometimes they deserve it. But I'm here to tell ya, there ain't nothing lower than a car salesman.
Today I received a letter in the mail that was marked "Cancellation Notice" on the envelope. Naturally, I was a bit concerned, so I tore it open to find a mailer from a certain local Chevrolet dealership. The mailer promises all kinds of stuff, like buying back the truck I bought from them about 18 months ago, and 2009 or 2010 trucks with monthly paymen
Today I received a letter in the mail that was marked "Cancellation Notice" on the envelope. Naturally, I was a bit concerned, so I tore it open to find a mailer from a certain local Chevrolet dealership. The mailer promises all kinds of stuff, like buying back the truck I bought from them about 18 months ago, and 2009 or 2010 trucks with monthly paymen
June 9, 2009
Mission: Wolf on board in battle against vampires
I am very pleased to say that Silver Cliff, Colorado-based Mission: Wolf has graciously accepted my invitation to join the werewolves in battle against Gabriel Faust and her vampire minions at Vampire vs Werewolf.
Mission: Wolf is a wonderful organization that rescues wolves born in captivity, as well as wolf hybrids, and gives the animals a safe home in a remote part of Colorado's beautiful Rocky Mountains. They encourage visitors to come out, see the wolves, camp on-site and wake up to the song
June 8, 2009
SoonerCon 2009 Recap
I'm tired. Maybe I'm just old. I don't know. I almost slept through my panel this morning, which would have been bad. I mean, like K. Hutson-Price kinda bad. Yeah. At least she had a good excuse for missing that panel, though. If, you know, excessive debauchery is a good excuse.
But I can't spend the whole blog picking on Kristy. She may return the favor, and she has a sharp wit better avoided. And, she was only one of several people it was good to see again.
Alan, Leonard and the crew put on anot
But I can't spend the whole blog picking on Kristy. She may return the favor, and she has a sharp wit better avoided. And, she was only one of several people it was good to see again.
Alan, Leonard and the crew put on anot
June 4, 2009
Can this be for real?
Can it be? I'm not sure. But ... yes ... it does seem to be.
I have finally -- no, FINALLY -- finished the first complete draft of The Girls Nobody Wanted to Date. Look at this:
Okay, well, this word meter won't let me show how I went over the original estimated word count which, you'll recall, was 60,000 words.
I was beginning to think this was the book that would never end. That was especially depressing considering the speed at which a certain still-kinda-secret project was written back in Decem
I have finally -- no, FINALLY -- finished the first complete draft of The Girls Nobody Wanted to Date. Look at this:
Okay, well, this word meter won't let me show how I went over the original estimated word count which, you'll recall, was 60,000 words.
I was beginning to think this was the book that would never end. That was especially depressing considering the speed at which a certain still-kinda-secret project was written back in Decem
May 31, 2009
Catching up
Well, for those of you who are wondering about the post I made about an hour ago, (yes, both of you) this is a project Gabrielle Faust and I have been working on. I have to add the donation link to that site once the werewolf charity is established, so it isn't finished, but I needed to create the page so we could move forward with the design of the main site. What's that? You know you wanted this. It's your chance to join the battle at Vampire vs Werewolf. I'll post more details about what's go
Support the Werewolves!
Welcome to the donation page for the Werewolf team of the Vampire vs. Werewolf book signing series! One of the purposes behind the Vampire vs. Werewolf book signing series is to rally support for charities such as wolf rescue centers and bat conservation organizations, as well as various literacy programs around the world. In the months before each book signing event, raffle tickets will be sold through the official site for each team’s chosen cause. Prizes will vary from month to month and will
May 26, 2009
Some random stuff
My computer will not let me eject my flash drive. It tells me something is still open or running and that I must wait. And so I blog about random things.
Today is Memorial Day. Well, it was. The clock just rolled over to midnight. I don't know many veterans, really. A few here and there. There are -- or were -- some in my family, but I never got to hear their stories. Most of them died before I knew enough to ask. But, from what my mom tells me, they probably wouldn't have talked about their expe
Today is Memorial Day. Well, it was. The clock just rolled over to midnight. I don't know many veterans, really. A few here and there. There are -- or were -- some in my family, but I never got to hear their stories. Most of them died before I knew enough to ask. But, from what my mom tells me, they probably wouldn't have talked about their expe
May 23, 2009
Vampire vs. Werewolf
You'll recall that the other day I suggested Gabrielle Faust and I might have something on the burner. Well, duh, it wouldn't have been mentioned if there wasn't something cooking. If you check out my Appearances page you'll see that it's been updated with several things, some past and some future ... but the one I want to bring to your attention is what's going on July 18.
Eerie Books of Wylie, Texas, will be hosting a Vampire vs. Werewolf smackdown. No, Gabrielle and I will not be mud wrestling
Eerie Books of Wylie, Texas, will be hosting a Vampire vs. Werewolf smackdown. No, Gabrielle and I will not be mud wrestling
May 21, 2009
New Interview
What have we here? Vampires and werewolves, Okies and Texans working together again! The inimitable Gabrielle Faust has just posted an interview she did with me for the Austin Literary Examiner. This is for promotion of a big group signing that will take place in Dallas this October. You will NOT want to miss that.
If you are not a fan of Gabrielle yet, you should be. I know, I know, it's all vampire stuff, but good books are good books.
Besides that, there are rumors flying that she and I might b
If you are not a fan of Gabrielle yet, you should be. I know, I know, it's all vampire stuff, but good books are good books.
Besides that, there are rumors flying that she and I might b
May 17, 2009
Finally!
Ya see that? I finally, finally broke the 50,000 word barrier on The Girls Nobody Wanted to Date this morning. I'm on page 207, chapter 21, heading into the climactic battle between Ashlie and her ex-friends Jenn and Anna. The final 9,000 words can't be that hard, right?
