New Endeavors… New Challenges
The editing & proofreading tests are in. We’ll see what happens when I get the results back. However, I’m beginning a new phase in life — the freelance editor/proofreader. As well as writer. I’m still applying for stuff with companies and things, but I’m also going to be putting myself out there for freelance work. [...]
Why Aren’t YOU Watching The Middleman
In the past year, my husband and I have finally rejoined the vast majority which has cable/satellite *and* computers. Having Cable/Satellite has enabled us to watch programming we never before thought we could or would — and if you have the desire, you can watch many of the same programs on the internet. Why is [...]
LazyDragonCon – Personal Appearance
This weekend I will be attending LazyDragonCon in Allen, Texas. I’ll be in the Dealer’s Room Friday and Saturday. Come see me.
What I’m Reading #6 – Hawking
This is the last one of the “already read” portion of my segment. These will start being a lot more spread out as I actually get stuff read. Well, at least as fiction. I have a non-fic book I will recommend as well… George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy & Stephen Hawking George’s [...]
What I’m Reading #5 – Aspirin
My husband and I bought the last MYTH book as well as Dragon’s Wild right after Bob Aspirin’s passing. I didn’t know Bob well, but I had met him a couple of times, he has been an influence on my work, and the industry is sadder for his loss… That being said, I give you [...]
What I’m Reading #4 – Wittig-Albert
Nightshade by Susan Wittig-Albert Nightshade: China Bayles #16 (China Bayles Mystery) Price: $0.01 (26 customer reviews) 128 used & new available from $0.01 I met her briefly at a luncheon and was intrigued by her series “starring” China Bayles. I’ve not read the rest of the series, but she predominantly writes 1st person, China POV. [...]
What I’ve Learned Today…
Standard Manuscript Format is one of my Hot Button Topics. Who knew? I went on two different rants about it today. If you really care, the Follow Up Rant is here. I actually opened that one up to the public. The first one is a copy of the one below. But now I want it [...]
Standard Manuscript Format Rant Open to Debate
Okay, so I was going to do my next installment of “What I’m Reading”. And I may still… But… This just came up on a good friend, fellow writer, and editor as HER rant on Standard Manuscript Format. And some of it shocked me. Because she has some things I’ve NEVER heard of in Standard [...]
What I’m Reading #3 – Shanna Swendson
Installment #3 is Shanna Swendson’s, Don’t Hex With Texas Don’t Hex with Texas (Katie Chandler, Book 4) Price: $14.49 (34 customer reviews) 64 used & new available from $1.78 . (Disclaimer: These books are not in order read. Just sayin’. Oh, and I refer to her by her first name, because I know her. It’s [...]
Apologies to John Scalzi
I misnamed his book in my previous posting. It’s Ghost Brigades not Ghost Soldiers – which is INDEED the book J.Cheney refers to about the WWII South Pacific Theater and the atrocities done to the POWs. Sorry for the confusion. It has been corrected.
