The weather forecasters called for snow this past weekend and a winter storm warning. We received about two feet altogether. I’m sure other parts of the state received more. Early Friday morning is when it began to snow. By Saturday nearly everyone in my neighborhood was stuck inside their homes. Believe it or not, I… Continue reading Snow Bound
Published Book Review and Updates
The March 2008 issue of Niteblade came out yesterday with my book review of T.C. McMullen’s novel, The Unseen, which is the first book of her Manipulated Evil Series. Rhonda Parrish put together another great issue. In other news… Today the ten finalists for the Amazon Break Through Novel Award were announced. In order to vote… Continue reading Published Book Review and Updates
storySouth Million Writers 2008
Nominations begin today for the 2008 storySouth Million Writers best short story award and ends March 31st.  Editors can nominate up to three short stories of 1000 words or more that have appeared in their online publication during 2007. Readers can nominate one short story of 1000 words or more. Again, the story had to be published… Continue reading storySouth Million Writers 2008
February 2008
These statistics are all for short stories or poems. Book reviews are not included. This may end up being depressing so I may not do it every month. 🙂 Sales in February: 0 Rejections in February: 0 Submissions sent out in February: 1 Total stories/poems pending responses: 4 One of my goals this year is… Continue reading February 2008
The Oscars and Postage Rate
In years past my husband and I celebrated the Oscars by attending or hosting parties. Most recently we’ve watched them by ourselves. I enjoy seeing the celebrities walk down the red carpet, trying to figure out who the date is, and wondering what question is going to come out of the interviewer’s mouth. As the years have… Continue reading The Oscars and Postage Rate
Ideas
One question writers are frequently asked is “Where do you get your ideas?” Some play the “what if?” game when a scenario strikes their fancy and a spin is put on it. Other writers will say they get their ideas from dreams. Or if they write horror they write about what scares them. My own… Continue reading Ideas
James McBride
I must admit the days have really passed me by. I try to update the site each Monday and before I knew it, Monday had come and gone. Spike Lee was the recipient of the Wexner Prize for 2008 and came into town last Monday to receive the prize and participate in some events surrounding the… Continue reading James McBride
The Moment When It All Changes
Do you remember the first book you read that spoke to you? I don’t mean the one that made you nod your head because you can relate to the story or the characters. And I don’t mean the one that made you cry because the words were so beautiful. There’s one book that makes you… Continue reading The Moment When It All Changes
Works in Progress
A few weeks ago (actually on the 14th) I finished the last book review I had assigned to me. The editor is in Fiji so I have no idea when the reviews will be posted. In general I don’t like to talk about the things I have in progress. When talking about the work face… Continue reading Works in Progress
Plagiarism or Copyright Fair Use?
While traveling to the AAA auto repair center to pick up my car I heard something on NPR that caught my attention. The latest literary scandal involves Cassie Edwards, Paul Tolme, and the black-footed ferret. Cassie Edwards is a historical romance novelist. I don’t think I’ve read any of her work. Her 100th novel, Shadow… Continue reading Plagiarism or Copyright Fair Use?