Are you ready to join Pedro in a weekend of blogging fun? Our friend serves as a reminder to: Plan. Edit. Review. Organize. From experience I know it’s impossible for me to keep up with all of the mini-challenges during the weekend and I work on Friday which cuts into my time. That’s why I’m… Continue reading And So Bloggiesta Begins!
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MayNoWriMo 2010
Throughout May I’ve written about some of the community events that allow me to keep up with other writers. They include Coyote Con, Writo de Mayo, and the Muse Online Writers Conference. May was a busy month with Coyote Con, Writo de Mayo and MayNoWriMo. MayNoWriMo 2010 was the brain child of Joely Sue Burkhart. … Continue reading MayNoWriMo 2010
Mailbox Monday – June 7th (A Day Late)
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. It’s a weekly meme I look forward to each week. Sunday I finished reading Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I made a comment to my husband on Thursday or Friday that the book was so thick it wasn’t… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – June 7th (A Day Late)
Kitty’s House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
 Title: Kitty’s House of Horrors Author: Carrie Vaughn Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Source: The Columbus Metropolitan Library In the newest installment of the Kitty Norville series, Kitty and some of her paranormal friends are talked into doing a reality show. A few strangers are thrown into the mix and one skeptic. They’re at a… Continue reading Kitty’s House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
Get Ready for Bloggiesta!
Pedro and his friends are ready to see everyone again later this month (next week!) for Bloggiesta. Natasha at Maw Books Blog hosts Bloggiesta to help bloggers of all kinds improve their blogs. So what do bloggers accomplish during Bloggiesta? All kinds of things. You can: Write future blog posts. Work on a series of… Continue reading Get Ready for Bloggiesta!
Story of the Month – “Salvation’s Children” by Christopher Hivner
This is a special story of the month because it fits in with Father’s Day.  Over a year ago I reviewed The Spaces Between Your Screams by Christopher Hivner for Niteblade. One of the standout stories for me was “Salvation’s Children” in which a father confronts a vampire for exacting revenge upon his family. Owen is… Continue reading Story of the Month – “Salvation’s Children” by Christopher Hivner
The Bag of Bones – Vivian French
Title: The Bag of Bones Author: Vivian French Publisher: Candlewick Press Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library  This author was recommended to me by a Columbus NaNoWriMo’er. She thought I’d be interested in French’s work based on my 2008 NaNo project in which a widow finds out her husband was keeping a magical secret before his death and she must… Continue reading The Bag of Bones – Vivian French
Interview for Niteblade
I keep forgetting to mention… I conducted an interview with Frick Weber earlier this month for Niteblade. He’s one of the talents behind The Field on the Edge of the Woods. The interview has been posted. Enjoy!
Muse Online Writers Conference
Each October, Lea Schizas and friends pull off an amazing online conference. This will be the fifth year and I can only see it getting better. I’ve attended the past few years and each one improves on the last one. Bigger chat rooms, forums, and editor pitch sessions are some of the changes I’ve seen. My… Continue reading Muse Online Writers Conference
Mailbox Monday – May 17th
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. Nothing arrived in my mailbox this week and I am happy about it! I’ve read two books in the last week which is distracting me from getting my writing and reviews done. What arrived in your mailbox this week?