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
Month: May 2010
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?
Update on Annie’s Ghosts by Steve Luxenberg
Tonight I received an email from Steven Luxenberg about Annie’s Ghosts. It’s ready to be released in paperback tomorrow with a new cover. My review of Annie’s Ghosts from July 2009 is still available for view. Isn’t this a nice cover?
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
April 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in April: 0 Rejections in April: 2 Submissions sent out in April: 1 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 1 So the poetry contest winner reading came and went around tax day. Guess who wasn’t there? I did send an entry this week… Continue reading April 2010