So, on the weekend, I was tired of writing my novel and just need something cheap and cheerful to clear my brain. I wandered downstairs to my dear friend and foe, the telly-vision and checked to see what was on. The Movie Network was just starting up Nights in Rodanthe, some dumbass "romantic" movie with Diane Lane and Richard Gere. Now, normally, ( Read more... )

I managed to miss this review by Lara Killian of my poetry collection, The Animal Bridegroom, which is really glowing & nice:

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/109276-the-animal-bridegroom/
(it takes a couple of minutes to load, so be patient)

So, thank you, Lara! I'm thrilled. Even better--I don't know her!! : )

Also got good news from Halli Villegas ( Read more... )

So, despite difficulties with the convention and being left out of the programme book, and then further drama when our book launch got picked up by media outlets, making the hotel freak out... in the end, the convention was a huge success for us. I think we sold about 75% of our stock, and about a third of that on the night of our launch party at ( Read more... )

So, oh my god! I sent 4 chapters and an outline of this novel I'm working on to the Anne McDermid Agency. And they signed me. So now I'm scrambling to get it done for September.

But I'm so excited!!! I have agent!

How the fuck did that happen??? : )

It really seems to be the week of tragedies. My dear friend Jason Taniguchi's mom passed away on Monday. She was a wonderful lady. Heartbreaking. Jason had the kind of relationship with his mother that I always wished for ( Read more... )

So I just came up with another novel idea. Steampunk. Or rather, screampunk (who else has coined this word? Someone else must have come up with it)--as it contains zombies. And gizmos. And Houdini. And Kali. And stuff.

"You can't hide from gravity!"

(Apparently from some Deep Impact/Armageddon/Meteor TV movie clone airing on Sunday on ABC.)

Best. Line. Ever.

So, apparently, I'm a novelist. I wrote four chapters of a novel. I wrote an outline. I sent them to an agent who was interested in seeing them. Whoda thunk? Fingers crossed, now. Gulp.

If you haven't checked out the latest offering from ChiZine Publications, you really should: The Tel Aviv Dossier by Lavie Tidhar and Nir Yaniv. It's sort of like a bunch of Cthulhu-esque monstrosities rampaged through Tel Aviv by way of Tim Powers' Declare, with a soupçon of Cloverfield... plus some original and highly enjoyable wackadoo shit that ( Read more... )

The Sextrology Anthology, edited by the ever-fabulous Sephera Giron, is 20% off at www.ravenousromance.com today! It has my smutty story "Wind & Glass" in it! Buy! Buy! Buy!

My story's also available as a stand-alone purchase for...$1.99, I think? The antho is something like $4.99 or $5.99. Cheap even without the discount. Download now. It's Friday ( Read more... )