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 a variety of books. First up is The Walled Garden by Michele Lang. The main character is a… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – May 30th
Month: May 2011
Mailbox Monday – May 23rd
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 a copy of The Borgia Betrayal: A Novel by Sara Poole from St. Martin’s Press for review. Francesca… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – May 23rd
Mailbox Monday – May 16th
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
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