Monthly Archives: October 2009

Oct
9

Watch Me Plot…

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Sort of. When I first started writing SotI, I knew how it would end. Didn’t matter to me how I got there, as long as I did. And while I envisioned that there would me more stories to follow, I didn’t pay much attention to the details. And yes, there are plenty of things that don’t get completely wrapped up in Book 1, just for that reason. And then when I pitched to Heather Osborn, she asked that when I sent the full I would also need a few paragraphs on the next two books. And I had to pause and think about that, because now I’m not just plotting out a single book, but an entire arc. And my original idea had been to have 7 books, since that’s how long Abby’s Contract is for, but I understand that an editor might not want to take that sort of… Read more
Oct
8

ShadowScapes

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Words cannot begin to explain how much I love this woman’s art. I’ve been following her since her very early days on Elfwood, when she was still an art student, and I just love how successful she’s become. I also love the new tarot deck she’s done – it comes out sometime this spring. It’s not available for ordering yet, but I *did* just order up the companion book for it (major arcana). She does commissions, but I’m almost afraid to ask her how much they cost. LOL.  Do yourself a favor and check out her website.… Read more
Oct
7

Save the Ta Tas

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!  Check it out and support your local Boobies!  ðŸ™‚https://www.savethetatas.com/home.htm… Read more
Oct
7

Pardon Me…

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…while I squee like a fangirl. Paul Durham of Black Lab facebooked me! And sent me a nice message wishing me good luck on the book! ** And I’ll preface this by saying, yes – I facebooked him a month or so ago, but whee! He actually replied.  Classy. *cough* Ok, back to your regularly scheduled web-surfing or what have you.… Read more
Oct
7

Useful Tools

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Just a short post for the moment, but wanted to share a few of the things I’ve found that have definitely made my writing life easier: 1) Get Drop Box – (and yeah, if you click on the link it’s a referral to me, but that’s ok, right?  You’ll *also* get an extra 250 megs of space, so everyone wins).  Drop Box is this nifty little program that you can install on as many computers as you like (and there are hacks for thumbs drives as well). You sign up for an account – 2 gigs of space for free and install the software, which makes a little folder on your desktop. You can put anything you want in there – docs, pics, whatever. When you edit and save, those same files are instantly updated on the website as well as any computer that has drop box running.  For me, it’s… Read more