Signing Reminder

Sherrilyn Kenyon, a passel of other authors and I will be doing a local signing (I know, they’re rare…) at Sherlock’s Books (support your local Independent Bookstore!) on Saturday, November 8th. I’ll have some Beauty & Dynamite on hand! See you there! NOV 8,1-5 PMLebanon, TNBooksigningSherlock’s Books200 Maddox-Simpson ParkwayLebanon, Tennessee 37090615-449-9807(Across From Middle TN Electric) **blue hair not included…

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Chad Orzel Dances Like a Monkey

Or: "Capering about in a loose-limbed, vaguely simian manner." Worth every penny. From Chad: I hope this meets my obligation, and provides three and a half minutes of entertainment to stop you hitting "refresh" on your favorite poll-watching site during election day. Many thanks to those of you who donated, even if it did force me to make an…

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Go On, Win Some Stuff!

Because I know all you lovely people have voted already: It’s time for Apex’s Annual Post-Halloween Raffle! We’ve pulled from our high-security cellar vaults some the most fiendishly delightful goodies you’ve ever seen, like free fiction critiques, ARCs of as-yet unavailable books signed by the authors, valuable rare books worth more than $50, a steampunk classic with zepplins–REAL ZEPPLINS!–doodled…

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It’s All About You

The November issue of Apex Magazine is live, including the latest Beauty & Dynamite entry entitled: "I Bet You Think This Essay’s About You." A great artist is an artist who has their own distinct voice. Their “certain something” stands out from the crowd. Certain aficionados can glance at a painting and tell a Renoir from a Picasso or…

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“Ghost Dancer” Now Up at The Writer’s Eye

She shelved books like an accusation… Yesterday I came back from lunch (one should always go out to lunch on Halloween, especially if one is dressed as a princess) to a lovely acceptance letter (few acceptance letters are not lovely) from Amber at The Writer’s Eye. This pro-rate online magazine is celebrating its first year of publication. As a…

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Sk8er Girl: Week Three: Little Devil’s Night

Sk8er Grrls: Kitti, Lee, & Lillie In hindsight, I should have thrown my wings in the backseat. At least then I would have been prepared for Halloween Skate Night! I figured it would be our usual crowd of nobody–and less than nobody because Cherie and the gang had popped off to the Brentwood Roller Rink for the evening. Turns…

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I Have Achieved Elmo

Princess Mia I got a great letter from my friend Margo (of High School Reunion fame) the other day, and I had to share it. If you have any pictures of your kids with AlphaOops, please send them along! *************** My two year old daughter is beginning to learn her alphabet.  She has become enchanted with the story of…

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Sk8er Girl: Week Two

Wobbly Jenny tries out the speed skates I had been looking forward to last night’s Skate Night  all week long. By Monday at 4pm it had already been a helluva week. We invited about a billion people to come with us, but in the end it was just me and Jenny (a.k.a. "Jenger Snaps"). Not that we minded too…

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