Author Archives: Rie Sheridan Rose

RieView — Random Realities by Melanie Fletcher — 5 Stars

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I picked up Random Realities for my Kindle because Melanie Fletcher is a friend of mine, but oh, am I glad she is. This collection of stories runs the gamut from pastoral to parody, and every story is a gem. … Continue reading →

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Petting a Peeve

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Just finished a story in How the West Was Wicked and I just had to come and make a comment to all you writers, editors, and proofreaders out there. This is not an isolated instance of the peeve I am about … Continue reading →

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ConDFW Report

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Friday: I had an interesting panel on Trends in Fantasy. We had a lot of audience interaction, but basically decided that you can’t look at today’s trends and write to them. By the time you are through with a manuscript, … Continue reading →

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Off to ConDFW

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

So excited to be on the road again. I have been neglecting this blog while concentrating on Here’s the Clean…, but this weekend I will have my writer’s hat on. Heading up to Dallas for the first con of the … Continue reading →

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1/19/2012 — Checking in

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

So, someone told me that if I didn’t have anything to say, it was perfectly acceptable not to blog everyday. That seemed like sound advice to me. Things have been rather slow on the writing front so far this year, … Continue reading →

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1/6/2012 — Oops…Missed a Day

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

So much for writing in both blogs everyday. I DID manage to get my Sales Taxes paid today though…first time on time in a while. I said I was going to try to be more responsible business-wise this year. I … Continue reading →

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1/4/2012 — Still Tweaking My Juggling Act…

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I haven’t totally figured out how to balance my 3 hour a day cleaning commitment and getting writing done. I did figure out how much my sales taxes would be yesterday. So, that is something related to the writing business, … Continue reading →

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1/3/2012 — Hmmmm…

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I passed two young women talking today, and overheard one say to the other “I can’t find any I haven’t read.” Immediately, I wanted to stop them and say “What genre are you looking for? What authors do you like? … Continue reading →

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1/2/2012 Taking Care of Business

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

It’s always hard for me to knuckle down to the practical side of the writing business. The writing itself, I can feel fairly confident about, but the nuts and bolts business end is a trial for me. These are the … Continue reading →

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1/1/2012 Where Did the Time Go?

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I’m a tad embarrassed that my last post was Halloween. I really have no excuses. Oh, I’ve been busy, but not THAT busy. I’ve just been a bit lazy. We’re going to be working on that. I vow to be … Continue reading →

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