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And Alice Henderson was last week. Next Friday is Jennifer Brozek.
Please visit my "real" blog, Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys for author interviews, thoughts on writing and writers' resources. Just now, there's an interview with Peter F. Hamilton. I also reviewed his latest book over at Mostly Fiction.
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- SF author.
- Do You Have A Website?
- http://www.annwilkes.com
- About Me:
- I write SF, read SF, review SF. Why do I write? Why do you eat, drink, sleep and breathe? I must or I might explode! And why SF? People are fascinating. I can pick people and society apart in a safe forum. I can push the limits. But mostly, I can build worlds!
When someone asked me why the arts were needed I said, "We don't need art to live but we need art to live well." Who wants to live badly?
I'm married with five children who aren't children anymore though they'll never stop being mine. The youngest is still at home, going to junior college. My wonderful husband supports my habit (writing). I love chocolate, cheese, single malt scotch and chardonnay. I also enjoy dancing like a Greek at the local taverna even though I'm half Portuguese and half melting pot. And I thank God for helping me come as far as I have and leading me to the next right thing.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://sciencefictionmusings.blogspot.com
- Favorite Books:
- Kingsblood Royal, Practice Effect, Uplift War, Saving Fish from Drowning, Beloved, Anything by Daphne DuMarrier, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams or Jasper Fforde.
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Mysterious Future Bookstore, Santa Rosa, CA. Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA. Amazon via MostlyFiction.com and FantasticFiction.com.
Awesome Lavratt
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author interviews and reviews - and submission parties
Please visit my "real" blog, Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys for author interviews, thoughts on writing and writers' resources. Just now, there's an interview with Peter F. Hamilton. I also reviewed his latest book over at Mostly Fiction.
Broad Universe is having one of its mailing parties. I really needed this one! I got 8 Stories mailed (or e-mailed) in… Continue
Broad Universe is having one of its mailing parties. I really needed this one! I got 8 Stories mailed (or e-mailed) in… Continue
Posted on June 20, 2009 at 8:39pm —
Survey for Published Authors & Great Agent Blog
I found this published author survey over at swivet, the newest addition to my blog feeds. It's an agent's blog. It's a survey for published authors regarding helping with their own publicity.
Posted on September 11, 2008 at 5:08pm —
Sequel and Writing Resources
So many people, including reviewers, have asked if there will be more, that I'm now starting on a sequel to Awesome Lavratt. Like the first one, it will begin and end with Horace. Unlike the first one, he'll get much more stage time.
I wanted to pass on a great resource I came across yesterday. It's a publicist's blog with lots of useful stuff on book promotion. Find it here: Enter the Octop… Continue
I wanted to pass on a great resource I came across yesterday. It's a publicist's blog with lots of useful stuff on book promotion. Find it here: Enter the Octop… Continue
Posted on July 17, 2008 at 11:40am —
Story up on EDF and local appearances
I have good news. My funny flash fiction piece, "The Heist" is up at EveryDayFiction. Stop by and read it and vote.
I have three more appearances this month, if you still haven't had a chance to get my new book, Awesome Lavratt. They are as follows:
I'll be at the Afternoon with Local Writers at the community center in Cotati put on by Redwood Writers Club (see their website for more info or mine) on June 21 at 2 PM. This is a free event.
On June 22nd, I'll be reading (probably a short story-… Continue
I have three more appearances this month, if you still haven't had a chance to get my new book, Awesome Lavratt. They are as follows:
I'll be at the Afternoon with Local Writers at the community center in Cotati put on by Redwood Writers Club (see their website for more info or mine) on June 21 at 2 PM. This is a free event.
On June 22nd, I'll be reading (probably a short story-… Continue
Posted on June 9, 2008 at 4:31pm —
Awesome Lavratt Reviewed with words like "brilliant, genius, wicked sense of humor"
It's reviewed on The Book Smugglers and New Myths. Please do read!
Posted on May 14, 2008 at 11:59pm —
Comment Wall (12 comments)
- At 10:17am on May 15, 2008,
Margaret O'Rourke-Kelly said… - Thank you Ann. Today I pick up the galley.
- At 12:10pm on March 26, 2008,
Daniel Weasner said… - Hi Ann from Daniel ! YES Morgan, Tim, Shirley, and Ruby, and Ann !
I know them somewhat, but Ruby the best of all !
Bye now!
- At 8:42pm on November 27, 2007,
Norm Cowie said…
- Hi, Ann,
Thanks for the invite. Hopefully some reviewer will see the Douglas Adams in you ... wait, he's dead ... um...
Norm
- At 12:34pm on November 25, 2007,
Christopher Hoare said…
- Hi Ann:
Thanks for the invitation.
Thanks also for the link in your blog to The Internet Writing Journal, that I hadn't seen before. Do you know how to request a book review in the journal? I don't see a link saying requests.
Chris.
- At 4:03am on November 25, 2007,
Victoria Ridley said…
- Hi! Jasper Fforde really is great, isn't he! Gotta say, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Daphne DuMaurier are pretty excellent too.
- At 1:16pm on November 24, 2007,
Margaret Karmazin said…
- Hi Ann,
Thanks for inviting me to join your friend circle. It's nice to meet another sci-fi writer. I will go check out your blog right now! Marg
- At 1:08pm on November 21, 2007,
Ann Wilkes said…
- Thanks Paula. Actually, you did a while ago. You posted it to OWWWnoise. It's grown since then and now I have a book to promote. I was putting you on my blogroll and that's how I was reminded of it. Do you have a URL for Book Marketing? Thanks again.
Ann
- At 12:45am on November 21, 2007,
Paula R. Stiles said…
- Hi Ann! Was going to mention Book Place to you but you beat me to it. You should check out Book Marketing, too.
- At 9:33pm on November 20, 2007,
Ann Wilkes said…
- Thanks Morgan,
So far, so good. I've already plugged Book Place on my blog and told a bookstore friend. :)
Ann
- At 9:27pm on November 20, 2007,
Morgan Mandel said… - Hi Ann,
Welcome to Book Place.
I hope you have a great time here. Lots of fellow authors and book people to rub shoulders with.
If you like us, be sure to tell your friends!
Morgan Mandel
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I'm very carefully going to check out the Cyber Monday deals. I have a few items in mind that I plan to buy, but it would be very nice if they'd go on sale and save me some money. I won't be spending much. Can't afford to do so this year.What about you?
Did You Shop on Black Friday?
There's still time to take the poll to the left about what you ate at Thanksgiving.About Black Friday -
The DH despises mob scenes, but my brother and I do love the adventure of shopping on Black Friday. We weren't courageous enough to get up at the crack of dawn, though, so we did miss out on a few goodies, like the snuglee blankets and pots and pans sets at Menards, and some other items. I did manage to get some work gloves at almost 50 cents each pair, and a boot/shoe dryer which sounded interesting and was less than $9.00. The biggest extravagance there was this turntable with MP3 encoding/AM FM radio combination thing, but that was only $49.00, which isn't too bad. I didn't go for any of the high ticket items.
I didn't do too bad, but do have some Staples rebates to send in. They're pretty easy to do online, so I don't mind doing them. I bought some USB flash drives, batteries, and CD rewrites there.
I also bought a reversible light grey, almost white bubble coat and some grey boots at Walmart, both items $7.00 each, which I plan to use walking Rascal.
What about you? Did you shop on Black Friday? If so, what kind of deals did you get?
So, this year I was pretty practical, but it was still fun and I did get a few things I hadn't expected to find.
What about you? Did you shop on Black Friday? If so, what kind of finds did you get?
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Since it's a busy time and an eating time, here's an easy poll to take in the left column. It's okay to pick multiple answers as long as they don't conflict. You can also leave a comment about a particularly favorite dish, if you wish.Morgan
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Still time to let us know below when you read.Today, at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com/ I'm giving thanks for the gift of writing. What about you?
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