I need your help/ Magic Strikes ARC give-away
Hey guys, I’m trying to spread the word about OpusFest (http://www.opusfest.com/). It’s sf/f convention in Denver, which will take place March 13-15th. And Gordon and I will be the guests of honor. We don’t generally get out to conventions, so
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Morning! Surely they couldn’t know the nature of the mischief he’d indulged in while bored and roaming the surrounding countryside. A few dead slinks weren’t likely to matter overly much, despite the fact that he’d left them lay in rather
...read moreInteresting emails from BFF's (final post today – I know you're sick of me.)
From my BFF “You didn’t tell me you were doing a new antho! From PM today: January 29, 2009 Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy P.N. Elrod (anthologist)’s DARK AND STORMY KNIGHTS, a star-studded collection of supernatural, modern-day knight stories, featuring authors Jim Butcher,
...read moreOn Husbands and Children, Interesting Conversations with
Walking through the mall, discussing the purchase of Nike’s versus New Balance. He: The Nikes are just like my old pair. Me: Except blue. He: Don’t get me wrong, I liked the New Balance okay, but I prefer Nike. I
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I wanted to throw a couple of points out there. First, thank you so much for coming and commenting! I’m so glad that some discussion started in the comments. Please feel free to jump in. Second, please don’t take my
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Morning! Thank you for the well-wishes. I’m feeling a bit more together this morning. Onward then! It’s not every day that you see someone walking down the street covered in fresh blood. There were a couple of screams, shocked whispers
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What are you scared off? I’m scared of a few things. Cancer. Some mysterious malady that may rob me of kids or husband. My mother died of cancer. My grandfather, who was a huge presence in my life. My mother
...read moreDeadline has now passed – no more submissions will be accepted
:stares at a load of paragraphs: Oh boy. I’ve completely trashed a friend’s query this morning. It’s good that I have earned a bit of karma.
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:waves at four email query writers: The deadline to submit is today by noon (EST). Yes, you can still send the paragraphs.
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Morning! I managed to weasel out the route to [UNKNOWN PLACE NAME] from a stoned blonde kid in a jungle clearing; heady with marijuana and woodsmoke. A mop of ratty, shoulder length, dreadlocks crowned a thin, tanned face and a
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