Poking my nose out of the writing cave

[jmward14]

Very briefly--to remind everyone it's Thursday Thirteen over at the Fantasy & Enchantment Blog.  Today it's fantasy names, and as a bonus, you'll find introductions to writers Dayna Hart and Melissa Lopez.
Yeah, I need to become a more active presence on F&E, but I'm trying to finish Highway from Hell and get it to the betas next week, and I'm crashing and burning on some copyediting jobs for Samhain.  With Jana Oliver (Sojourn), I'm also prepping a program for a high school in Richmond next week on history in sf and fantasy--two hours of unfettered access to all those young and pliant minds.  Mwahahahahaha!  Should be a great talk.  We plan to cover everything from Blood Ties to The X-Files, with a few kitchen sinks thrown in for good measure.
Will post more when I catch my breath.  Meanwhile, hope you're enjoying the return to more spring-like temps.

Comments

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

I picked up Jana's book at Left Coast Crime this year, havent started it yet, but the cover is good.My brain isnt doing much for higher levels of cognition at the moment.. but I look at it and think that its going to be good when I do read it.

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

I confess I haven't read it either. Teri called dibs on it when it arrived in the CB review pile, and it was one of the books SJ boxed up to prep the apartment for the painters. I'll either go over and try to find it before RavenCon or I'll pick up a copy there.
The book's up for the Compton Crook Award and a Foreword Award for Science Fiction. Not too shabby. ;-)
Hugs and grins,
Jean Marie

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

thats cool, I had bought the only two copies at the con, and had given one to my friend monkeywilliams and she liked it, and she had a great time chatting with Jana there.

My To Be Read pile is actually two bookcases, and several large piles at the moment, I do try to keep them confined to the bedroom and not spred thru the house.

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

LOL I hear you! My TBR piles are too scary to contemplate. But I take the opposite approach. No books in the bedroom except the ones I bring in to read. (Greg, like a lot of guys, simply doesn't read in bed. It's the comfy chair or nothing at all.) It's the only way I can be sure the bed stays clear enough for sleeping. LOL

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

why waste good wallspace .. I have a lot of books, so every room in the house has some, and I have always read in bed, no bedtime story is not a lifestyle choice. Comfy chairs are for sleeping in.. grin.

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Don't think of it as wasted wall-space, think of it as extra insulation. LOL