offended by rank OBJECTIFICATION of writers

Yet again I’m thinking about branding. Initially I was very resistant to the idea that an author should have a brand. “What if I want to do something different?” I thought. “If I brand myself as a historical author, what will become of me if I want to write fantasy, or mystery, or Gothic historical…

Bad puns aside, I got a package through the door on Monday, and it was 8 little ‘imps’ of Black Phoenix Alchemical Laboratory (BPAL) perfumes and one full bottle of the like. Courtesy of Snakey who was selling his stash to finance a trip to the USA. I’ve heard so much about BPAL, and the…

Originally posted on wiscon: Email from Vonda N. McIntyre: “Hi everybody, Ursula K. Le Guin’s 80th birthday is on 21 October 2009 and I’m going to post a Happy Birthday Ursula message on my website and my blogs that day, and I think I have some other folks talked into doing the same. I just…

It being lo, these seven years and more since Captain’s Surrender came out from Samhain, the contract on this book is up. I have asked for the rights back and I recieved them (on the same day, no less! I commend them on their efficiency.) This means it’s time to give Captain’s Surrender a facelift…

Woohoo, I’ve finished chapter 19!  I have a strange plan with 21 chapters, but already suspect that I’ll need to renumber everything because some chapters are very short and some are very very long.  Nevertheless, a large part of the climactic battle is behind me, everyone now knows whose side they’re on and what they’re…