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Before we begin, let us answer the question posted in the sub-head: yes, publishers are really that desperate. Using that as our starting point makes the rest of this little post so much easier. For those who haven’t been paying attention for the past thirty or so years, Christmas has become a gigantic buy-a-thon. Oh, […]

It is rare* that we venture outside the Center of the Universe. When we do put on the grown-up shoes, we expect a good time. Last night, we did something so rare, it was nearly unprecedented: We Went Out On The Town. The Elegant Variation hosted a gathering of local writers and bloggers (live ones […]

It’s hard to work up emotion when you think the body’s been buried forever, but we’ll give it our best shot. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. Well, so much for crying on cue. As it turns out, there was one agency out there still collecting a piddly 10% commission on sales, but no more. Who knew? The […]

Okay, we have to admit we weren’t aware of the breadth and depth of our geekiness until a certain individual looked askance at our adoration of RSS feeds. Now we’re not suggesting anything, but some people seemed a bit unaware that RSS is poised to rule the world. Plus it’s like the best acronym ever. […]

It’s clear I am totally unprepared for this booksigning. After reading some of the comments from my previous blogs, having something to pass out to passersby came into play. Daniel Olivas suggested a bowl of candy and keeping copies of reviews handy. Susan Gable suggested passing out a bookmark. Booksquare reminded me to use the […]

Nothing like irritating a whole bunch of people by not finishing a story. Many apologies. The husband’s new iPod came yesterday and the computer was hijacked. I long for the day when we have two. Booksigning Nightmares Part 2 (or is it 3?) Nervously I call the bookstore manager and explain how there may be […]

We have a dirty secret: sometimes, with close friends, we use shorthand and acronyms and such. We don’t (always) write clear and concise email to certain people. However (and pardon us while we preen), we do work hard to make our professional communication clear and concise. Despite the fact that our effort is often unappreciated. […]

We admit it: we have a hard time separating our fiction novels from our non-fiction novels. Where is the line? Isn’t that what makes creative non-fiction so compelling? Is it any wonder we’re of a certain age and still trying to figure out where we fit into the world? We like the B.J. Robbins Literary […]

I was going to call this blog “Insert Your Own Subject” to describe my first booksigning. I had quite a few ideas: Glad I didn’t waste the 18 bucks (see previous blog about manicure) No Reason For Shoe Buffs (again, see previous blog about mother’s nightmare) Upside to Booksigning: No Bathroom Directions Given But when […]

Yes, yes, it doesn’t take much to get us all worked up — but this time, we have a good reason*. A few weeks ago, we participated in The Emerging Writers Network’s second interview with literary bloggers (hard to believe we fooled someone like Dan Wickett, but there you go). If you’re wanting a behind-the-scenes […]