Category Archives: Publishing

It’s Official!

It only took a year or so, but I can officially say that my book will see the light of day! I am now the proud signer of a contract with Open Books, which produces a whole swath of interesting material. … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces

So, Stephanie Meyer is re-releasing the Twilight series, but with all the names and genders changed?  That’s a new way to milk a cash cow, I guess. I wonder if she’ll make Edwardine a creepy stalker in the image of her male … Continue reading

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OK, Break’s Over

(I only ever hear this phrase in my head as spoken by David Foxxe on that Sting song “St. Augustine in Hell.” This is not so odd for someone of my age and musical taste. What IS weird that I remember … Continue reading

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Analysis

I was looking at my computer desktop the other day and realized that 1: I’m pretty tidy with my desktop, as stuff is mostly grouped in folders, not scattered all over the place, and 2: As fits the stereotype of … Continue reading

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All I Want for Christmas…

… is an agent. Well, or a publisher. But I’ll take an agent. I wrote a novel this summer. It’s a book for teens, it draws on popular themes without being entirely derivative, and I think it’s a decent concept … Continue reading

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