Happy Holidays!
Because nothing says “merry” like fuzzy balls dangling beneath something long, red (and floppy). Have a great one, everybody! meljean
A beyond-awesome contest for writers and comic book fans
From Newsarama: Most contests in the comic book business are geared toward artists. Shadowline, in partnership with Newsarama, is bucking the tide and creating a contest geared toward writers! According to Shadowline editor, Kristen Simon, “I’d been hoping to see a super-hero book with a strong female lead to act as a counter-point to our […]
Another Link
Romancelandia Gift Exchange at Carolyn Jean’s blog. Too, too funny.
Mostly Links
Marjorie Liu has her cover up for her new urban fantasy series, IRON HUNT. Have I ever mentioned how much I love tattoo covers? I do. And, as I’m sure I’ve noted before, women’s backs. The New York Times has “The Geek Hierarchy” chart up (you might have to be a subscriber, but it’s free). […]
Dear APC
So we meet again, Automated Postal Center. I see you were intimidated by my mad MacGyver skills that time you tried to eat my debit card, and so you have dreamed up new and horrid trials for me to overcome, new ways to thwart me. And you have almost succeeded. At midnight last night, I […]
Fangirl Squee!
Now Comes with Trailer One thing that interests me about this movie (aside from the fangirl aspect) is how they are creating buzz: the Joker-related websites, the Gotham Gazette. Interesting and playful, and highly interactive with users. Reminds me of the buzz that started with the Cloverfield project, and their site with the flippy-pictures … […]
NO POWER IN THE 'VERSE CAN STOP ME!
…except my stupid internet. 2007 shall be remembered by me as the Year of the Shitty Connection! (the exclamation is important.) My computer would connect everywhere but at my house (where I resorted to using dial-up from my old university account (26.4 kbps!! WTF? Do they still make them that slow?) that couldn’t actually send […]
On Historical Accuracy
Because they don’t get any more accurate than this. Yes … I think this captures the 1870s 80s perfectly. 😀
DEMON NIGHT ARC — Winner! (And see what everyone is reading.)
Thanks to the power of random.org, we have a winner! Shari C.! You’ve won the Demon Night ARC! Congratulations, and thank you to everyone who entered! There were many fantastic book recommendations; click through and see what everyone has been enjoying and looking forward to (it almost looks like an Christmas list 😀 )
Warning! Time Suck Ahead!
I was doing a little research and ran across this blog: Strange Maps. Holy crap. There are historical maps, fictional maps (Gotham City, anyone?), speculative maps (a post-Armageddon map), humorous maps (South America, made out of laundry), statistical maps (patient:doctor ratios by area) … all kinds of stuff. All with commentary, and a fascinating look […]
Meljean's Tips for Getting Your Debit/Credit Card Out of the Weighing Scale on Your Local APC Machine
Tip #1: Do not give your four-year-old child your debit card to hold while Mommy finishes up her business. Not even if you’re there on a Saturday because she’s been sick all week, making it difficult to get to the post office, and she still kind of looks miserable and tired, and she says, “Can […]
Early Demon Night Stuff
As part of a guest blogging post for the 2007 Love of Reading Book Fair, Jane from Dear Author had some really nice things to say about Demon Night. That early feedback is always the most frightening — after the book has been out a little while, you know what reactions have been so although […]
I think I need this book.
I saw this review over at Bookfetish.org. It includes this tidbit. The advices from this biography of facts about the holy Chuck are as follows: Grow a beard, build a shrine for the Chuck and be sure to offer up young maidens to it daily and always be alert for the Chuck is all-mighty. The […]
Demon Night ARC — Contest
It’s that time again! I have an ARC (plain white cover, might have a few typos, 448 pages, small type) of my upcoming release, Demon Night (February 5) to give away. There is a catch, however: because this is an advance reading copy, I want to use it in the way it’s intended to be […]
Halloween (the Moon edition)
Every once in a while, you come across a concept that is so freaking cool, that you bang your head and wonder why you didn’t think of it. I ran across one of those today when I read an interview at Occasional Superheroine, regarding a new Zuda.com webcomic by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis called […]