Monthly Archives: July 2012

Jul
23

Con Info

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So many of my friends are gearing up for RWA this week – I’m not going, but I hope everyone has a fabulous time! 🙂 I’d like to go, but I’m trying to stick to things on the East Coast this year – budget and travel constraints and all that. Plus, I sometimes find myself wondering where my books really fit – I don’t really write romance and I don’t generally have HEAs. (Well. Except maybe this last one. In a manner of speaking. Ahem. There will hopefully be some happy readers this time around, yes?) So, weird place. Too much romance for the hard core fantasy readers…not enough for the romance readers. But it is what it is, so I’m not going to fret about it too much. I just thought I’d maybe take a spin through some different cons this year, since I’ve only ever really attended RT… Read more
Jul
20

Friday Shinies

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I’m still under the weather and feeling cotton-headed, but I wanted to show off a few new Abby Sinclair sketchards (done by Aimo). The cool thing is that they weren’t commissioned by me or for me…someone else commissioned her for them (and I was  given permission to post them here.) I’m feeling pretty snazzy about that – for one, the pictures are awesome and  secondly, I’m extremely flattered that anyone would actually commission art based on my series. So, huzzah! Enjoy! (And if you like, think about commissioning Aimo yourself. 😉 ) Also – I should have details soon about my upcoming Trace of Moonlight blog tour, so watch out for that!              … Read more
Jul
19

Word Whore ~ Fox and Willow Thursday

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Late post today because I’m in a bit of a sick space. Still not feeling well, so just popping on to mention my post over at Word-Whores – just a few thoughts on some personal mistakes I’ve made in the publishing process. Also, new Fox & Willow up today, so check that out. Incidentally, I’m  getting some F&W swag printed up for the upcoming AAD con – just gotta think of a tag line for it. “Of Foxes and Fairy Tales?” My fever brain isn’t working particularly well, so perhaps I’ll just forgo that part of it for now…… Read more
Jul
18

Burning Bridges

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Just a thought or two about the small world of publishing. And in some ways, it really is small. Many of us tend to run in the same sorts of circles – whether it’s social media or mailing lists or writing groups or whatever. We follow the same sorts of people – the movers and shakers, the editors, the publishers, the agents, the gurus, the bloggers. Most of us are trying to pick up new bits of information. Find out where the trends are and where they’re going. Or whatever the newest controversy is. Or to network in the hopes that maybe it really *is* who you know. But one of the things I find fascinating is how many hats some of us wear. Some agents are also authors, for example. Some authors provide editing services. Or networking services. Or run workshops. Some people move and change circles throughout their… Read more
Jul
17

To Sweet Beginnings and Bitter Endings

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I guess this is the part where I breathe a sigh of relief. Or maybe I get depressed because it’s over? Yes, that is a shot of the pages before I mailed them out. Yes, I am questioning why douche bags is listed as two words, when it should be one. These are the things that make my world turn, obviously. It’s a bit odd knowing that for all intents and purposes, my book contract is officially over. I mailed those first pass pages off this morning and as of now, I’m done. (Yes, there’s all the promo stuff to do – the swag to hand out, the guest blogs and the cons, but the contract itself is filled.) And yes, it is bittersweet. Reading through those pages one last time and correcting the small things, I can’t help but wonder if I could have done things differently. Or if… Read more