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House Reading Lists
Some truly awesome intellectual geeks created reading lists of actual books for each house in Hogwarts. I thought some of you might find it interesting. They'd make good Facebook banners, too. :)
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I made it!
For those not on my Facebook feed, which I've trolled all day with this news, my novel, Split Shift, made the quarter-finals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest! I am so happy and still a little bit shocked. If you would like to read the first two chapters, it's available for free download here: Split Shift. I welcome all reviews. They can ( Read more... ) -
Dear LJ
Fuck you for making me change my layout and then making it impossible to customize said layout, even though I have a fucking paid account. The very least I should be able to do is pick my own background and fonts. Oh, and you'll let me customize the friends page but not my main page? Bite me. I had a very nice set up that worked well for me, and ( Read more... ) -
Despite some down-sides, this has been a good week
Yes, it's Thursday, but I'm in the mood for a Good Stuff Friday post, and as I almost never do anything before it's due, I am enjoying the novelty.
Getting the down-side out of the way first:
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Today
I entered Split Shift, my therianthrope* novel the Amazon Breathrough Novel Contest. Which, if you're on my facebook, you already know. Anyway, I did that. And I didn't hurl after clicking "submit." It was a possibility, but I didn't, so there's that. I have a 1 in 10,000 chance of getting top prize. If nothing else, it made me acknowledge that the ( Read more... ) -
Would you read it?
Assuming you read urban fantasy, of course. This is my pitch for my most recent novel:
Jenny Ambruster grew up in a small mountain town where puberty could bring on the ability to shape shift. Having long since avoided that fate, Jenny has established a nice quiet life, a quaint little store, and a comfortable companionship with her handsome ( Read more... ) -
If not this, then that
We were supposed to put in the kitchen floor today. Unfortunately, Angus got the flu shot yesterday and is having a poor reaction to it, sort of a mini-flu. Since I prompted him to get the shot in the first place, this is kind of on me, though I maintain that it was still the smart thing to do. Needless to say, I was quite disappointed that the ( Read more... ) -
Empty bag meme
So apparently ariadne1 and miamadwyn had the brilliant idea to celebrate the end of the year by examining what we all carry around in our bags. How could I resist?
I dumped out my purse and the messenger bag I tote around when I'm working.
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