on Reading and Writing and All the Speculation In Between
I’m trying for my third NaNo in a row this year, despite being in the middle of my second MBA class. I missed all my previous goals to finish book 2 of Red Slaves, so for some reason I have this thought that I’ll finish both that and book 3 in November. insanity So. For…
I got my final grade for my first class this week, and was happy to find myself starting off with an A. I was very pleased that my major research paper came back with the following comments: “The ideas you present in this paper are scholarly and astute. You make new and interesting connections between…
Happy Halloween week… It’s a surprise short story release day. 🙂 I’ve been working on this one all summer long. For all that it’s fewer than 5,000 words, it’s gone through more revisions than my novels–and more dramatic changes, too. I previewed it a few weeks back, but you may or may not see that…
I’m not sure how I either missed or forgot this, but two months back Kathleen Doyle tagged me for a sunshine award. Likely I just got mind-wiped by my first semester of grad school, but now’s the time to catch up on all my obligations. 🙂 I’m supposed link back, answer some questions about myself,…
I just turned in my last assignment for my first MBA class. And I wrote over 1,000 words for Blood to Fire this week. So on the one hand, I’m feeling like I accomplished a lot (including, did you see my fourth-wall Friday post over at Cabin Goddess?), on the other, I’m also feeling like…
I’m always a fan of supporting friends who are publishing new books, so this week I’m happy to host Sabrina Garie as she promotes her Fires of Justice release. Take it away Sabrina: I am so glad to be visiting Tonya whose thoughtfulness and intelligence shine in every word she writes. I hope I get…
Something about releasing a novel means I feel the need to do some kind of promo splash. So when I discovered my Tribemate Kriss was starting a new publicity company, I figured I’d jump on that bandwagon. I have to say, for being brand-spanking-new, First Rule Publicity sure pulled out the stops. I have more…
It’s been one of those weeks… Where your allergies poke through your sinuses like a distracting spear and generate regular headaches of epic proportions. So it’s been easy to rationalize feeling too tired to face all my many goals and deadlines. The good thing: I still managed to stay ahead of my schoolwork and turn…
On a recent day of malingering, while, for once, I didn’t have any urgent commitments, I gave in to my need for a bit of escapist brain candy. Denise Domning has offered her book as a freebie on Amazon for a while, and since it’s described as a Regency romance, I was intrigued enough to…
This week I had to turn in the first draft of my major research paper for class. I had chosen to write about the changes in the publishing industry, since that is a topic that profoundly interests me as an indie author. But I’m supposed to focus on it from a management perspective, and that…