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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

Added by Ann Wilkes on June 20, 2009 at 8:39pm — No Comments

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. Continue

Added by Ann Wilkes on September 11, 2008 at 5:08pm — No Comments

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

Added by Ann Wilkes on July 17, 2008 at 11:40am — No Comments

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

Added by Ann Wilkes on June 9, 2008 at 4:31pm — No Comments

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! Continue

Added by Ann Wilkes on May 14, 2008 at 11:59pm — No Comments

free story for your amusement

I posted my story, "Marfina" at my main blog. It's a short first contact story of sorts. And not a little autobiographical. ;) Continue

Added by Ann Wilkes on April 11, 2008 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Need a SF Review?

Do you have an exhaustive list of sf reviewers? Need to find some? I just put up a page after failing to find anything like it anywhere on the web. Check out Ann Wilkes' SF Reviews List. Continue

Added by Ann Wilkes on April 1, 2008 at 2:05pm — No Comments

How to Deliver a Successful Public Reading

Hey fellow authors, This is for anyone with a reading on the horizon. I delivered a talk on public speaking/reading for my local writer's club. I had to deliver a crash course in 40 minutes, so it's pretty basic, but I bet you'll find some of it useful. The newsletter guy throws together these summaries of the talks so thoroughly that it will be like you were there. Check it out here. Continue

Added by Ann Wilkes on March 8, 2008 at 8:19pm — No Comments

Awesome Lavratt available now!

The watched pot never boils, right? I go away on vacation and come back to find my book has been released. Learn more and find out how to purchase your copy here. You like mind control, passion and adventure? Like puns? Silly SF? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? You'll love Awesome Lavratt. Continue

Added by Ann Wilkes on March 1, 2008 at 11:40pm — No Comments

My 15 min. of Fame

Made it into the local paper today! Building Worlds With Words
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Added by Ann Wilkes on January 11, 2008 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Good Advise for Newbie Writers & Awesome Lavratt Galley arrived!

Thank you Kelly Swails of Writers' Symposium for putting this so well. Check out her blog on "Being Read". I still encounter people in that first, innocent stage of writing. And I remember it.

Alpha and Beta readers? I need them up to Zed!

I just received the galley for Awesome Lavratt yesterday. The manuscript seemed so near perfect when I sent it. I'm calling in my troops! I've found an ave… Continue

Added by Ann Wilkes on December 4, 2007 at 10:20pm — No Comments

Reviews for SF/F books

Check out my other blog for a list. If you have some to add, please do so. Thanks.
Ann

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Added by Ann Wilkes on November 26, 2007 at 10:48pm — No Comments

Introductions

Hi all.

I'm not going to keep two blogs but I invite you to check out mine at http://sciencefictionmusings.blogspot.com. I'm buried in rewrites of my second SF novel. I also have a third novel that I've put on hold until I get this one done. That one is mainstream fiction. A sort of anti-romance novel about personal growth. It's about a cowboy who tries to have a relationship with a basket case of a woman, then has to be caregiver to his buddy who got gored by a bull while bullriding a… Continue

Added by Ann Wilkes on November 20, 2007 at 7:07pm — No Comments

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New Killer Career Excerpt at Acme Authors Link

Hi Gang,
Today, I've got a new Killer Career excerpt up at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com/ . This one continues from the first excerpt I posted on Monday at http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/

If you're curious about my recently released romantic suspense, come on over to one or both blogs to check it out.

Thanks,
Morgan

Time Out for Kindle Reading

Our local library has 8 kindles available for its patrons. The DH and I both got on the waiting list, mainly so I could use one. His number was reached and we picked up the kindle on Sunday afternoon. Now I've got a kindle to read for 2 weeks! So far I'm really loving it, especially the current book I'm reading, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

What about you? Do you own a kindle? Or, have you tried someone else's? Would you like to?

Who's Doing Cyber Monday?

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?