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Independent Bookstore Day 2016
Saturday, April 30, 2016 marks the second annual Independent Bookstore Day. This one-day-only event started out as the California Bookstore Day, going national in 2015. Initially 93 stores...
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Bookreview: Spellcasting in Silk
Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet BlackwellMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI love Juliet Blackwell's Witchcraft Series for her characters, her setting, and the way she handles magic. It's believable, but not...
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World Backup Day - March 31
Don't be an April Fool.Be prepared. Back up your files on March 31st. What a tagline! It's so apt! With all the methods of backing up, there's no reason not to, yet I can't tell you how many writers...
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Five Authors, Prizes, and Fun April 24
Five Authors. One event. Sunday, April 24, 2016, 1-3 pmJoin five local authors for fun and food, readings and refreshments, prizes and pretties, cookies and chocolate, and books, all at the beautiful...
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I'll be joining two other members of Broad Universe on member Elizabeth Black's online radio show this Thursday, April 14, 2016 from 6:30-7:00 PM Eastern Time. It'll be me, Trisha Wooldridge, and Terri...
View ArticleAuthor Event Tomorrow (Sunday, April 24, 2016)
Just a reminder that tomorrow's five-author event at Some Enchanted Evening in Spencer, Massachusetts, starts at 1 pm. Join Jennifer Allis Provost, Morven Westfield, Becca Boucher, Diane Haynes, and T....
View ArticleAssume Goodwill
Yesterday I was in line at a department store. The woman in front of me was doing what I usually do while the cashier is ringing up my purchase: removing hangers, putting things in piles. The cashier...
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Book Review: Spellcaster (#1)
Spellcaster by Claudia GrayMy rating: 4 of 5 starsWhen I picked this book, I didn't realize that most of the characters would be in high school. I wasn't sure if I could identify with that age group,...
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"The Witches' Apprentice" Published in Wicked WitchesMy short story "The Witches' Apprentice" appears in the latest New England Horror Writers anthology. Wicked Witches: An Anthology of the New England...
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Author Event in Cambridge, MA, Saturday 11/19/16
Come join the New England Horror Writers at the Boston area's premier SF book and game store to celebrate the release of the Wicked Witches Anthology. I'll be one of the authors who will be reading...
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Book Review: Rejection Proof
Rejection Proof: 100 Days of Rejection, or How to Ask Anything of Anyone at Anytime by Jia JiangMy rating: 4 of 5 starsAs a writer (or job-seeker), you face numerous chances of rejection. I saw the...
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Due to the release of Wicked Witches, an anthology in which my short story “The Witch’s Apprentice” appeared, October and the first part of November were busy, but fun, months.I combined my appearance...
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Witches Almanac 36: New Articles
The Spring 2017-2018 edition (issue 36) of The Witches Almanac would make a good Yule gift. This issue's theme is Water: Our Primal Source.In addition to its usual features — Moon Gardening, the Moon...
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Broad Universe Reading at Readercon 28
I'll be reading at Readercon with other members of Broad Universe, an international organization dedicated to promoting, encouraging, honoring, and celebrating women writers and editors in science...
View ArticleNecon Panel on July 22
On Saturday, July 22, at 9:00 AM, I'll be participating in a panel at Necon in Portsmouth, RI.With two exceptions, I’ve been attending Necon since 2000. It’s a different type of convention; only one...
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Witches' Almanac #37: New Articles
The Spring 2018-2019 edition (issue 37) of The Witches Almanac has just been released. This issue's theme is The Magic of Plants.In addition to its usual features — Moon Gardening, the Moon Calendar,...
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NaNoWriMo 2017
It's that time of year again. The time when I have something to do each weekend, I have deadlines for those non-fiction articles I promised, and I really should be getting out my Fall clothes before I...
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NaNoWriMo - DONE!
The folks at NaNoWriMo call finishing 50,000 words in the month of November "Winning." For some reason that's never felt right to me. Maybe it's because I have the metaphor of a race in my mind. At the...
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Arisia 2018 Broad Universe RFR
I'll be reading at Arisia 2018 with other members of Broad Universe on Saturday, January 13, at 10:00 AM.If you've never been to a Broad Universe RFR (Rapid-Fire Reading), give it a try. They're a lot...
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Here's my final schedule for Arisia. Hope to see you there.Writing Deities, Magic and the OccultFri 7:00 PM AlcottMagic is a large part of what makes the fantasy genre distinctive. But how do you...
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