Real Friends and Fake Books
So, a couple days ago, I mentioned I was writing a fake back cover blurb for a fake book that will never be written, just for the heck of it. Several people asked me to share it, so here’s the whole story: Two of my…
Note: Minty Fresh
At the Powell’s Books signing a couple weeks ago, Lilith Saintcrow, Ilona Andrews, and I decided to finally make a lunch date. The Andrews have been in Oregon for about a year, and Lilith and I are both long-term Northwesterners, but none of us had…
Whimsical in the Brainbox
Why is it that when I’m in that last hard push to get a book in on deadline, I get ambushed by ideas for other books? That never happens when I’m in the planning stages of a book, or when I’m rolling up my sleeves…
One Step Forward, Two Some Other Way
Writing four books a year is something new to me. When I try new things, I make mistakes and screw up and generally scuff my knees and cuss and swear at least once or twice. (We shan’t speak about me re-learning how to ride a…
Signing, Tips, and Stick Figures
I will be signing books, (and generally hanging out to chat) TOMORROW Tuesday, April 12, 5:30-7:30 pm at The Reader’s Guide Bookstore in West Salem, Oregon. I hope to see some of you there! Yesterday, I went to the Midland Library…
Day after a book release
So I’m sitting here at my purple desk, an empty cup of coffee and a yarn bowl on one side, a gargoyle and blue power ranger* on the other and notes, knitting patterns, homework for Child Youngest, bills, a bottle of Liquid Paper and a…
