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I’m heading off in a couple of hours to teach a writing workshop at the local library. The class is going to span four Saturdays, and I’m hoping to take the kids all the way through the creative process, from … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2011
When an idea strikes you, what do you do with it? Write it down in detail or as it jumps out at you? Or do you make an outline of it? To some extent, it depends on how strongly the … Continue reading
Naturally, as I have just gotten back from Japan, I have started reworking my Japan book! (I wrote a very rough first draft a couple years ago, but I didn’t want to take it any further until I’d actually visited … Continue reading
Thanks so much to everyone who entered the Great Paperback GHOST Giveaway, and extra thanks to those who helped spread the word! I tallied up all the entries and ran them through my number randomizer, and the winners are… For … Continue reading
Thanks to the magic that is GoodReads, I have discovered that the German translation of Give Up the Ghost is due to be released on September 1, 2011. Just a few months away! So any German readers interested in checking … Continue reading
While I was away in Japan, the awesome Romanian book blogger Sabinna was running a very cool contest for Give Up the Ghost, where fans designed alternate covers for the book. As part of the judging, she had me look … Continue reading
I was hoping to post this yesterday, but between jet lag and having a meeting at the day job, there just wasn’t time. So you are getting it today! In any case, I am back! And so, so glad we … Continue reading
Inside the tunnel of torii gates at the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto. … Continue reading
Very friendly deer in the park in Nara. … Continue reading
Missed the last couple days because I was without WiFi, so I’m sharing three pics, one from each day, to make up for it. 🙂 Day Nine Charms for sale at the Ise shrine. Day Ten Traditional houses in the … Continue reading