A big thank you to Marcia at A Girl and Her Books for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour with a new host each month. May’s host is MariReads. This week I received an ARC of The Arrivals by Meg Mitchell Moore from Anna of the Hachette Book Group. It’s a debut novel… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – May 16th
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April 2011
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in April: 0 Rejections in April: 0 Submissions sent out in April: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 1 In April I took a workshop on plotting with Tina Gerow. She gave some examples of different techniques and we tried one or… Continue reading April 2011
Mailbox Monday – May 9th
A big thank you to Marcia at A Girl and Her Books for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour with a new host each month. May’s host is MariReads.  I received an electronic copy of The Summoner from the author, Layton Green, for review. It’s the first in a series featuring Dominic… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – May 9th
Ohioana Book Festival and Free Comic Book Day
It’s Saturday and there’s a convergence of events in town. This year the Ohioana Book Festival is moving to a larger location. I went to the festival last year and came home with about a dozen books (mostly signed). As usual, they’ll have readings, book signings and panels with Ohio writers and illustrators planned throughout the… Continue reading Ohioana Book Festival and Free Comic Book Day
Earth Day 2011
Are you doing anything for Earth Day this year? I went around the house and turned off or unplugged unnecessary items before I left for work. Eco-Libris has been keeping track of 41 Reasons to Plant A Tree for Your Book
Mailbox Monday – April 18th
A big thank you to Marcia at A Girl and Her Books for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour with a new host each month. April’s host is Passages to the Past. I received a $25 Amazon gift card last week (from asking Bekka Black a question during her visit to Bitten… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – April 18th
Mailbox Monday – April 11th
A big thank you to Marcia at A Girl and Her Books for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour with a new host each month. April’s host is Passages to the Past. All my books this week are from NetGalley. Bite Me and Fang Me by Parker Blue. These are part of the… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – April 11th
Mailbox Monday – April 4th
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for originating Mailbox Monday. It’s now on tour and the April host is Passages to the Past. I received a Kindle “gift” this week from E. P. Shirleyjack of her novellette The Association 1: President Park Incidents. This was my first time receiving something this way… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – April 4th
Mailbox Monday – March 28
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour. The hostess for March is Laura of I’m Booking It. Be forewarned that reading and participating in Mailbox Monday posts can increase your TBR pile. For the past three weeks I keep reading Amanda… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – March 28
Ian Rankin on NPR
Yesterday’s NPR interview with Ian Rankin is going to add another book to my TBR pile. I’ve heard of him but haven’t read anything by him. The title of his newest book is The Complaints and features an internal affairs police officer, Malcolm Fox. He sounds like a straitlaced sort of guy trying to do what’s expected… Continue reading Ian Rankin on NPR