Monthly Archives: January 2012

Jan
3

A Sliver of Shadow Trading Cards are IN!

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Sorry for the camera fail, but the trading cards just arrived so yay! I’ve got a few contest winners I owe books to, so you’ll all be getting a set of these as well. 😀 Artwork by the fabulous Darchala, as always. 😀 ETA: If you want a set of these or the first, just send me a SASE to the address on my contact page. About .65 in the US, $1.00 to Canada. (Not sure about everywhere else, but I’ll wing it.)… Read more
Jan
2

Balancing Act

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Such as they are. I don’t usually do New Year Resolution posts. Like Jeffe, I tend to feel the promises we make in private to ourselves are a much more telling sign of our ability to accomplish something. Not that we all don’t want praise and kudos for reaching our goals – there’s a big reason programs like Weight Watchers works for so many people, for example. But praise is a hollow motivator sometimes. I know for myself there’s a big difference when someone congratulates me on something I don’t feel like I’ve earned. It feels good for about 30 seconds, but after that? It’s all empty. Because inside, I know it’s not real. (But hey I finished the draft for A Trace of Moonlight, whee! Subbing to editor some point this week, so yay for me to get that done. Starting the new year without it hanging over my… Read more