Tomorrow is a travel day and that, of course, means a sleepless night spent tossing and turning, worrying about whether or not I've set my alarm properly. It's an 11:30 flight so chances are, even if I do sleep in, I'll be able to get to the airport with plenty of time to spare. I'm…
January 26, 2011: Another Opportunity Beckons! March’s Book of the Month Club Pick! Doc gives me the all clear!
"I'm enjoying the time off,"said Carl, sitting on my left, behind his desk, which used to be Robert Cooper's desk, and Jonathan Glassner's desk before his. "But I'm starting to feel like I want to get back to work." "Me too,"said Paul, sitting on my right on what may or may not have been the…
January 22, 2011: Today’s book haul! More food t.v. personalities to add to my growing lists! Testing a reader recipe!
To all those wondering - yes, I fully intend to follow up yesterday's Pitching for Television post with a Submitting the Perfect Outline entry (eventually) and no, yesterday's post does not mean we're actively looking for pitches. Sorry. Swung by the bookstore today. Check out my haul - Lisa the vegetarian (That's the name she…
January 18, 2011: Some Iron Hunt discussion! Fundraiser alert! And yet another mailbag!
The Iron Hunt discussion: ponytail writes: "I’ve always thought I did not like zombies, but after reading this book and a couple other choices from your book of the month club (like Boneshaker), I have come to realize I have always liked zombies." Answer: In all fairness, the zombies in this book are very different…
January 17, 2011: The Iron Hunt, by Marjorie M. Liu
Maxine Kiss is the latest in a long line of demon hunters. It's a responsibility with Earth-shaking consequences, both blessing and curse, bestowed upon her by her mother who received it from her mother who, in turn, had it passsed down to her from her mother before her, and so on dating back some thousand years. Her weapons against the…