Writer Tamago

I've tried starting this post three times. My brain realizes that it's been getting little sleep and that work wants to suck it dry right now, so it looks like I will NOT be regaling you with clever anecdotes from my convention experience. Not right now. Not today. The weekend was an educational blur. I [...]

Caveat: This is certainly not my most pressing writing issue. I would go so far to say that I doubt that it will ever be my most pressing writing issue. *** There was a moment this year when I was making my plans to go to Wiscon, and there was the possibility of staying on [...]

Busy times here at work. We are hiring a new office assistant, and we're trying to get that done before I rush off to Europe. And on the home front, there's a lot going on. Wiscon coming up, getting ready for the big trip, supportive wife stuff. All this makes for a very full life. [...]

Let me see if I can get this done. I started at 9:30 am, but it's been a day. Two things of note: It's the day of my fake birthday party, as I will be in Helsinki on my real birthday, and Bryon's like that. AND my vintage make-up and hair books came in the [...]

Earth 2 me, Cath Schaffer, has written an excellent article on how to hang out in the bar for authors. *** Some of you might remember that last year I participated in the Clarion Write-a-thon. We did make a little money for the effort, and I would like to do so again. My Viable Paradise [...]

Let me get the self-denigration out of the way. Because I am amused. This morning, in our efforts to be environmentally conscientious citizens, Bryon and I are juggling our schedules to take one car. We have failed in this effort twice this week, so we were extra cautious this morning. At 7:15 a.m., he dropped [...]

Here are a couple of cool things I found out about last night! Retro MakeUp is a book that covers make-up styles from the twenties into the seventies. Vintage Hairstyling shows a variety of old-fashioned hairstyles. This is the second edition. Both books are written by Lauren Rennells, who has a ton of experience with [...]

I...grapple with my current work. It's a commitment of time and energy. Five books that will examine four generations of one family over ninety years. We take it one book at a time, with a different focal relationship for each book. Currently I am revising what I can save from the old version of what [...]

Yesterday at work, I sort of lost it for a bit and decided my brain needed a break. I spent some time researching our upcoming (next summer) trip to Disney Paris, and ended up looking at Disney Cruises as well. With the budget I have to work with for anniversapalooza, it looks like we can [...]

Irina Ivanova is soft spoken. Yet, she writes a tough cookie of a heroine. Guess you never can tell what is beneath the surface. Tamago: When did you first know that you were going to be a writer? Irina: I wrote my first story at thirteen, for a literature class. The assignment was to come [...]