Archive for March, 2009

The joy of talking shop

Recently, I had a wonderful interview with author Brunonia Barry, author of The Lace Reader. I’ve given a lot of telephone interviews since I’ve become a writer, but I haven’t given many for the blog. And, I realized shortly before my interview with Brunonia, I’d never before interviewed an author for WU by phone. My [...]

Surreality

I wasn’t sure if the Sudafed or the fumes from hand sanitizer finally got to me, but my head was spinning when Therese e-mailed me: “Hey Kath, check it out. Your book’s online, too!” I’ll explain the too business first. Therese’s debut novel THE LAST WILL OF MOIRA LEAHY is now ready to be pre-ordered [...]

Kindle 2: Are you listening?

[Update: Since I wrote this post on Friday, Amazon has changed their policy re: the Kindle. Though I still think this topic is worthy of discussion, it does make the point somewhat mute. No pun intended.] So you’ve probably heard that the second generation of Amazon’s e-reader, the Kindle, has been released. The mania finally [...]

The End of Plotting Month. What’s next?

It’s March, which means our first ever dedicated month of craft talk has come to a close. What did you think of plotting month? Are there any other craft or business topics you’d like to see us tackle on a larger scale like this? Thanks in advance for your feedback! Write on.