Monthly Archives: April 2009

22:39 7% rise in Australian book sales due almost entirely to Twilight saga: is.gd/tmZk # 00:02 Great NPR profile of legendary indie publisher Barney Rosset: tinyurl.com/d47vf7 # 11:52 Filming of New Moon halted due to plagiarism lawsuit against Meyer: is.gd/ttZp … Continue reading →

13:31 Poster for 2nd season of True Blood employs a clever optical illusion–can you see it? is.gd/tavH # 00:12 100-year-old Nobel Prize-winner Rita Levi Montalcini says that her mind is sharper than it was when she was 20. is.gd/te7L # … Continue reading →

14:37 I have a passport! 🙂 # 17:06 I’m doing ART in Paint Shop Pro. 🙂 It’s fun! It’s painstaking. Man, if you thought writing was time-consuming, try graphic arts. 8-( # 23:13 I’ve been working on cover art for … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, kradical! And, since you asked:

12:00 These are *great.* Every mgr shld read. RT@shelhorowitz 5 mgt lessons from gen Y: tinyurl.com/dkn8gp (I’d add a 6th: do social media) # 12:03 Author of Jane Austen zombie novel signs deal for *Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.* is.gd/sMkV # … Continue reading →

12:07 Filmmaker Blair Murphy to host week-long “Dracula-con” in Windber, PA April 19-25: is.gd/sAir # 12:11 Erg…”hot pan, cold oil” means turn on heat under pan, forget about it, wonder what funny smell is # 15:53 I’ve just had a … Continue reading →

16:49 When Obama says US is “not a Christian Nation,” he’s exactly right. US was premised on tolerance & inclusivity: is.gd/smhs # 16:52 Don’t bail out banks so they can loan more money to heavily indebted Americans. Stimulate economy at … Continue reading →

I forgot to wish stefanie_beana Happy Birthday! Hope you had a nice one!

15:24 Chocolate & “escapist” (i.e. genre) fiction among industries “thriving” in recession: is.gd/sdd1 I know my sales have been good! # 20:41 Desperate for books in Iraq: tinyurl.com/dexyy8 # 21:49 Focus on the Family founder James Dobson retires, concedes defeat … Continue reading →

I’m on Readercon’s Guest list. Granted, it’s a big list. 😀 But they link my author website and everything!