Tag Archives: Jo Mann

Heavens!

I can’t believe I haven’t posted a new blog all year. Well, I have given up on the Patreon experiment, so maybe I will be better at keeping things updated here. We’ll see. Today, I am procrastinating when I should … Continue reading

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Shivering in Anticipation!

And for once, that isn’t referring to The Rocky Horror Picture Show — though I am looking forward to seeing the new version on October 20th. It stars the very talented Laverne Cox as Frankie, with Tim Curry as the … Continue reading

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It’s FenCon Weekend!

Looking forward with great anticipation to another great FenCon weekend. I always love the con, and this year the Guest of Honor is Jim C. Hines, who I truly enjoy talking to–even if he is kicking my butt at Words … Continue reading

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Sorry to have been silent…

…but there has been a lot going on in the background! The Nearly Notorious Nun is out for one final read with some new beta-readers, and I got a good response from the first one. I am hoping that the … Continue reading

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The Kittens Are Nameless No More!

Last weekend at ConDFW, Alistair and Jo held a contest to have people vote on the names for the kittens. There was a prize of a $25 Amazon Kindle card for entering. Whether it was the incentive or boredom, at … Continue reading

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Building a World

I am the first to admit that world-building is not my forte. I skim over a lot of detail. In the case of the Chronicles…I am torn. I got an email today from one of my intrepid beta-readers (Who I … Continue reading

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And Now, We Vote…

Here are the names submitted. If you don’t see yours, alas, it was a reference to something that would have been unavailable to the denizens of 1874. I do try and keep some semblance of validity to my timeline, even … Continue reading

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Decompression Time Almost Over

Well, I finished NaNoWriMo despite Jo’s last minute stalling, and I have had a lovely week of doing pretty much the minimum daily list work, which will culminate this weekend in my first visit to Dickens on the Strand, which … Continue reading

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First Official Entry

Well, today I am making my first official post on the diary. This will be a weekly thing, scheduled–at the moment–for Mondays. It will typically be late in the day, but it will be here. 🙂 My! The last month … Continue reading

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Procrastination Station!

Okay, so we are down to the wire on NaNoWriMo. There are only 5,697 words to go. Jo has behaved herself admirably through most of the draft, and the book has done some things that I really am loving, but… You knew … Continue reading

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