First the bad news
Hello, it's me, badblogger SarahP. I do have good news to post, but that can wait until tomorrow. Those of you who follow me on Twitter already know about this because I've been fussing about it for...
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Now the good news!
For some reason, being stuck on the couch with a bag of ice on my knee makes me feel a lot more sociable. So hopefully I'll be around the blogosphere a bit more than I have lately. My old rule was that...
View ArticleSome book reviews
As my options are either crutching or sitting on the couch, I've been reading a lot lately and have some reviews to share. Only the good ones; I won't mention the books that haven't worked for...
View ArticleTrying something new...
Way back in June, for various reasons--mainly that he's a bright kid who is not "neurotypical" and school hasn't been working out despite his teachers' best efforts--I decided to spend this year...
View ArticleQuick note
Usually I think my interviews sound sort-of blah, but I really enjoyed answering the questions on this one, for Jennifer Wardrip at Teens Read...
View ArticleNow I know why they call it CARnage
As you may know, I blew out my knee about six weeks ago. As a running-addict, this was pretty tough to deal with. But in some ways, the injury has been okay, because it's helped me discover two new...
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One, two, three
There is wisdom in this post, but it's at the end. First, various bits of news (a round up of stuff that's already appeared on FB/Twitter, so sorry if you've heard it already).One is that the book...
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The Art of Conversation
The other day on the Shrinking Violets blog I posted a rant about marketing on social sites. The various responses to it got me thinking. I was cheating a little, calling it a rant, because doing so...
View ArticleWarious things.
Good morning!A bunch of other Iowa writers and I spent the weekend without Internet here:http://prairiewoods.org/It's a retreat center run by nuns, a spiritual place, and I'm about as spiritual as a...
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Dragon tattoo--before
Appointment today to get it finished. (click through for a close-up)
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Dragon tattoo--after
The other day I went over to get my tattoo finished. The first round with the tattooist, she just did the black outline.People asked if it hurt, and I was like, "pffft, it was nothing, ha!" I felt so...
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I don't do very many writing-craft posts...(jeez, have I ever done a craft post?)...but I'm participating in this mentorship program organized by the awesome Sacha Whalen, and I wrote a long email...
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Reading at World Fantasy Convention
Poster designed by jennreese. Click to see a bigger version.Hope to see you there!
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Leaf weekend
The leaf vacuum is coming! Do you know what this is? I'd never heard of a leaf vacuum until we moved to Iowa. Anyway, if you rake leaves out to the curb, this big truck comes around and sucks them all...
View ArticleBefore I go...
Yikes, I'm leaving for a book tour in India in (*checks watch*) three and a half hours. For the past two days I've been prepping for jet lag, trying to stay up very late and sleep during the day....
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Home already?
So I have this stupid chronic health issue that I’ve alluded to a couple of times here, but don’t really want to get into, and unfortunately, I got over to India and it flared up, so I had to come home...
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Words, Stories, Cards
One really good thing to come out of the India trip is that I had a day in the hotel with nothing to do, so I wrote 5500 words on the sequel to Winterling, which is about 5500 more words than I had...
View ArticleHoliday!
Howdy--Taking a short Internet holiday here. Back after New Year's.Have a good one!
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Happy New Year brunch!
My resolution for 2011: to eat more breakfast food that isn't yellow.What's yours?
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Once Were Dragons
For proof of their perfidy, I offer first Exhibit A:Then, Exhibit B:And finally, as if we need more, Exhibit C (note the gnawed-off horns):At which we can conclude, beyond any doubt, that cats are, in...
View ArticleSomething random
My daughter just offered my son this checklist of possible activities this afternoon:__ Me attack you__Cook brownies/cupcakes__Cook something random__Play outside__Make shoebox house__Write__Tennis...
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Various bunny-related updates
An update on the shoebox house. It is now being lived in by Aragorn, stormtoopers, and the Usagi Yojimbo action figure that usagiguy sent Theo a couple of years ago.#Dog update: Athena chases bunnies...
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Boy at the End of the Dog
You could win this!!The book, not the dog. All you have to do is click here:http://sprineas.wordpress.com/and follow the directions listed there. Remember, don't enter here, do it over on the other...
View ArticleThe Characteristic Creature
Hello!To celebrate today's release of The Magic Thief: Found in paperback, I've posted a free story on my other blog. You should read it if you ever wondered what Nevery's characteristic creature...
View ArticleWinterling cover
Hello, neglected LJ! I've posted the cover to Winterling, out from HarperCollins on Jan 3, 2012, on my other blog:http://sprineas.wordpress.com/Come check it out!
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