Writer Tamago

That was a lot of organizing. There are a few odds and ends, but the Japan itinerary is done. I'm waiting for a couple of phone numbers, information on whether or not we score Takarazuka tickets, some information on how late a gathering in Osaka will go, and that's about it. Pleased. Tonight, I'll start [...]

Well, that pretty much says it all. My week in writing has been getting the series together and the edits for Yellow Cat. I'd like to get the remaining 10 agents queried to before the big trip, so I'll get right back on the horse Monday. Jim Hines has a great link to a discussion [...]

We have the names. As soon as I get some details from the convention heads about scheduling, I'll be sending the letters out, and we'll be getting people set up to come to Dallas and read. Overall, we have six writers reading at Portus. I saw the new release from one of them at Barnes [...]

To see (and hear!) the playlist associated with Substance of Shadows visit Julie Rose's Writers and Soundtracks Blog. The interview goes up next week. Catherine

Rejections: Laura Peterson and Jennifer Flannery That aside, here are the promised notes on the panel Inside the Magic Book Machine. Panelists: John Klima, Sean Wallace, Shana Cohen, and Kandi Schaefferkoetter This panel used Sabrina Jaffries online time line of the publishing process as a springboard, but elaborated on the time line. Above all, the [...]

Meanwhile, in reality reality, I spent the day in meetings. I just now took a little time to do the minimal edits on Yellow Cat and The Man, and sent it back to Michael at the Friends of the Animal Center Foundation. It's just as well that I can't make the reading on June 6th. [...]

I decided to come down from the rankled feeling left to me from the Magical Realism panel. Back to the room, I relaxed and finished The Dead Zone, so now we're ready for June 9's reading group. Dan came up after the Realism panel, and he told me that I had been right to leave, [...]

Waiting for breakfast with Yolanda. One more of our party, Julie, fell to the flu, and it scuttled her evening of dressing up and going to the dessert salon, but my friend Laura had Immodium in her room, so after a walk over to the Inn on the Park, I hope we procurred a solution [...]

It's time to take a little time to talk more specifically about the convention I've been at for 4 days. Right now the dessert salon is happening. Dan and Lisa and I usually sit this one out and sort of catch our breaths before the Guest of Honor Speeches. Highlights, though, are appropriate. We three [...]

I've retreated to the room on Saturday party night for a little while to say hello to everyone, and to wait until the parties heat up a little bit here at the convention. It's been a good convention. There have been some highlights, and some spots that make me go hmmm. In the spirit of [...]