Author Archives: Gwaetgar

Publishing news: I’ve been working on spreadsheets, and accounting records, and contracts, and contract amendments, and book sales figures, and templates for printing reports and invoices and statements and packing slips…all that fun stuff that an intern would do if … Continue reading →

David McCandless was inspired to create a graphic image–just a pair of boxes in proportionate sizes–illustrating “cognitive surplus.” As discussed by writer Clay Shirky, this refers to “the idea of spare brainpower in the world’s collective mind just sitting there … Continue reading →

It’s been a low-energy week so far. Mostly I’ve been doing lots and lots and lots of catch-up, stuff that piled up long before Readercon while I worked on the cover design for Blood Justice (which will be changing somewhat, … Continue reading →

My hat went to Readercon this weekend and had a great time, basking in attention and compliments. (My hat has gotten very popular lately and it’s something of a mystery!) I think that I went to Readercon, too, but I … Continue reading →

…since the days when we rocked and rolled so much, Fort Devens made us “off limits” to base personnel! (That is a true story.) Wow. My kitchen window thermometer hit 102° today before it started slipping back down. I only … Continue reading →

At 1:30 p.m. this afternoon, my kitchen window thermometer read 99°. There is a dry well under my clothesline with a flat concrete cap. I went out in bare feet to hang up the laundry (which probably dried in 0.3 … Continue reading →

I get to read Puck in the Readercon A Midsummer Night’s Dream reading! At least, I hope I do. I won’t get all invested in it because the email says, “Parts subject to change.” But I really wanted to read … Continue reading →

I hope everyone is having a great Independence Day. It’s just another work day for me. I’m catching up on things that got backlogged while I worked on cover designs and Souvenir Books–purchase orders and accounting stuff, mostly. The Readercon … Continue reading →

How busy have I been? I’ve been so busy that I have two checks sitting here that I haven’t gotten to the bank yet to deposit! Yes, that’s “checks,” plural. That’s too busy! 🙁 The Readercon 21 Souvenir Book went … Continue reading →

To all my Canadian friends– HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!