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01/07/10

Writing Requires Cats

Mini-cat. Mini-laptop. Even with a million kitties and a million years, I’m thinking no good is coming from this.

01/06/10

The New Year apparently brings out a blogger’s inner need to have contests. I won’t be hosting one here today, but I wanted to point my fellow writers in the direction of a few good ones, if you haven’t already heard. Also: later this month, I may have some giveaways of my own. First and awesome, Kitlit.com is hosting a fab… Read More

01/05/10

Ink Spells talks The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief is a rip-roaring hero quest, with one sassy pants Percy Jackson our reluctant hero of the day. The Lightning Thief is Book One of The Olympians series (there are 5 books) and is crammed full of monsters, Greek gods (they’re still around, hanging out in New York) and half-blood heroes, the oft-neglected sons and daughters sired by… Read More

01/04/10

Ink Spells’ Raison d’Être

Why? It’s my favorite question. Hopefully those shiny new resolutions you made on New Year’s day still have their luster. I love making resolutions, even if they don’t survive to see February. Resolutions are a way of affirming the things that matter to us, the people that we strive to be: Yes! I want to be that person! The one that… Read More

01/02/10

New Decade and a Writer’s Mission Statement

The shiny new decade has inspired me. This blog is for my fellow writers. I think the most important part of being in the business of writing, is to know why you are in it. By what measure will you consider yourself successful? There is a saying that “writing is the only business where no one considers you ridiculous if… Read More

12/31/09

Llama and a Half!

Thank you to all the wonderful folks who left comments in our campaign to spread awareness of the great work of Heifer International. I’ve decided to donate my full pledge amount – because I can’t say “no” to the llama! I made my donation through Rothfuss’ Team Heifer page, so that he would match my donation with another 50%. How… Read More