Brief note today since I'm still feeling under the weather. Only seven more days until MidSouthCon. Looking forward to meeting lots of new people and establishing new contacts. I've been sitting on the publishing sidelines (as it were) for the past two years, and I think it's time to venture back into the madness of … Continue reading C-4 and a Smile
Publishing
Olympic Sport of Procrastinating
There is a male cardinal on my bird feeder right now, tormenting my kitties. He chirps, they chirp back. The brainwashing has begun. Excellent... Received my first royalty check last week and (I'm rich! Rich! Bite me, haters! Muwahaha!) can now buy myself dinner. Yeah, really. Authors don't generally make a lot of money, you know? … Continue reading Olympic Sport of Procrastinating
Saturday Posting Storm
It's Saturday and I am very pleased to announce that I survived the super storm that hit Kentucky yesterday. I got a little bit of hail, lots of rain and some freaked out kitties. To the north and south of us, not so lucky. Remember, donate blood people. It'll help. Other than that, just the … Continue reading Saturday Posting Storm
Quack Quack Quack
I really feel what Amanda is talking about here. We authors forget that oftentimes, the middleman is more of a gatekeeper these days than the gatekeepers (traditional and non-traditional publishers) are. This article was reblogged from Mad Genius Club and is their property. I did not steal it, merely helping them spread the word.
A Sunday Off
Over at Shiny Book Review we had a contest. Only 7 people entered, so choosing the winner was rather easy. We took an advanced randomization table, inserted a linear graph to calculate, used a high-tech algorithm to determine that our randomness was completely random, and then we drew straws to see which program would run first. Suffice … Continue reading A Sunday Off
Stalk Me At Mysticon
So my programming for Mysticon has arrived and I'm excited. Not because of anything important, just that CON SEASON is upon us (at last!!!). Wanna stalk me (well, discreetly at least)? Without further ado, here is my schedule: Fri, 7:00 PM - Signing Table -- I'll be signing whatever is thrown my way: napkins, boobies, small … Continue reading Stalk Me At Mysticon
The Writing News
Worked a bit on the Sha'Daa: Catechism story, featuring three of the lost Faberge eggs of the Romanovs. It's creepy and fun, but being a little stubborn at the moment. It's hard to write this style, which goes against the grain for me. However, I shall persevere. Or die trying. Two books being reviewed this … Continue reading The Writing News
Book Pretty!
Work (the non-writing variety) has been utterly brutal these past three weeks. I'm looking forward to a few days off, and then in a few more weeks off to Mysticon! Woohoo! Note to self: no absinthe. Not ever again. EVER. You know it's bad when I'm begging for some vodka to chase the original drink … Continue reading Book Pretty!
ONLINE
...and we're back. Sorry for the outage. I originally was leaving up the SOPA/PIPA protest for the weekend, but on Monday I lost my internet ("Lost: Reward" posters were, inevitably, a failure) and only got back online today. That means I missed my review on SBR, lots of interesting things on the 'net... ...and the … Continue reading ONLINE
A Strong Word
Inadvertently or not, Sarah Hoyt and Janet Morris have been the two most influential authors in my career. I take what they both tell me very seriously (or just spread amongst the masses to be helpful, which is still very helpful) and, using what they've told me, have accomplished far more than I thought I … Continue reading A Strong Word
Control
Thought about adding a new page on the website for book covers but... eh. Once I have more book covers to share (Sha'Daa: Pawns, Adventurers in Hell and What Scares the Boogeyman?) I'll probably create the page. It's not that hard really, one of the main reasons I like WordPress so much as a website … Continue reading Control
Heavenly and Hellishly
Huzzah! Happy New Year! ...oh wait, that was yesterday. This year is going to be the Year of the Dragon (woot... well, starting Jan 27) and though I am wasn't born in a dragon year (I'm a horse), I've always had a strong affinity and friendship with the dragon. I even have a few dragon … Continue reading Heavenly and Hellishly
End Note
Over at Shiny Book Review we've done a "Year in Review" for 2011 by talking about what our favorite books were that we reviewed. I should note, however, that one of the problems I faced was the three of my favorite books of 2011 weren't reviewed by our regular contributors but by guest contributors, which … Continue reading End Note
Keyboard > Face
I returned from my brief trip in one piece and have discovered a mountain of work awaiting me upon my return. SBR - Yes, I've seriously dropped the ball here, as I have five reviews now which need to get up on there. I'm waiting, though, until after the first of the year so I'll … Continue reading Keyboard > Face
Internet is Back
You may have noticed that a lot of my posts are now "naked". Until this "SOPA" thing goes the way of the dodo (thanks, Congress, for making yourselves look even dumber than normal), I am being über careful about any images that go up here. LOLcatz is safe (for now), but I was in a "click … Continue reading Internet is Back
Jason Córdova 