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
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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?
Mailbox Monday – May 10th
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. A lot of new books flew into the house this week courtesy of the Ohioana Book Festival. This is the fourth year of the festival in which Ohio authors are featured. Starting from the top of the stack is Don of the… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – May 10th
Ohioana Book Festival
    It wasn’t until May 2008, the weekend of the Ohioana Book Festival, that I first heard of it. Friday was the opening night for Jeff Smith’s exhibit at the Wexner Center for the Arts. Both Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner were in attendance. The next morning they were off to the Ohioana Book Festival. The… Continue reading Ohioana Book Festival
Writo de Mayo
Way back in 2007 a LiveJournal community I belong to decided they wanted to tackle a writing project similar to NaNoWriMo. And thus in January of 2008 the month of May became Writo de Mayo. The idea was to pick a writing goal and stick to it for a month. The NaNoLJers community is still holding… Continue reading Writo de Mayo
Mailbox Monday – May 3rd
It’s Monday once again. A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. In case you’re not familiar with Mailbox Monday, it’s a meme that can make your TBR pile bigger. Participants note which books arrived in their mailbox (or email box) during the week. Then we all look at… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – May 3rd
Coyote Con
Writing is something that should take place all year long. Ideally, every day. Sometimes it gets a little stale working in a vacuum. Workshops, conferences, and online challenges are a good way to add a little bit of the unexpected into one’s writing life. Today I’ll mention Coyote Con since today is the first day of it. … Continue reading Coyote Con
Giveaway Winners for I Has a Hotdog!
Congratulations to the three winners of the I Has a Hotdog! giveaway! Gerri, Ron Roseborough and Kathy (aka Bermudaonion) are the winners. Look for a follow-up email in your mailboxes from this evening. 🙂 Thank you to The Hachette Book Group for providing the books for the giveaway!
Free Comic Book Day is Almost Here
A day I look forward to (and nearly always forget until that day) is almost here. Free Comic Book Day! The last few years I try to get a copy of Owly because it always has Korgi art by Christian Slade. I like his Corgi style and he’s a fellow owner.
Mailbox Monday – April 26th
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. This week I received an ARC of Katie Up and Down the Hall by Glenn Plaskin. While I was in Washington, D.C. the Hachette Book Group held a Blog Talk Radio interview with Ben Huh about I Has A Hotdog! and… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – April 26th