Tidbits
Getting some very nice Christmas cards in the mail today reminded me that I have mine halfway done. I just need to address them–they’re labeled, stuffed, and everything. I also got a cover of Red Dragon Codex drawn by a …
Author: Stacy
Stacy Whitman is the publisher of Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books. She specializes in fantasy, mystery, and science fiction for children and young adults.
Braaaains
Totally AWESOME zombie movie on SciFi right now. As I watch them devour braaains on mute, because yeah, gross, and I’m too tired to change the channel, some thoughts on my day. Drove up to Salt Lake with in what …
Fortunately, we can help. Little brothers are standing by.
I heart BBBS. What a clever way to get guys thinking about volunteering! Oh, here’s the national one I just saw on the Colbert Report:
It’s the little things
Got a package in the mail this morning. Two, actually. It’s always so fun to get a package. One from my sister, one from my Grandma, both Christmas presents. Dilemma: do I open them? It’s so tempting! But the temptation …
Speaking of social networking
I’ve decided to try out twittering. If you want to follow me, you can find me at http://twitter.com/stacylwhitman.
Further back in the not-so-way-back machine…
This link is over a month old, and but Booksquare’s Kassia Krozser speaks directly to what we were discussing a couple weeks ago about reaching our readers through online efforts. Specifically, Kassia is talking about social networking vs. viral marketing. Our …
Congrats to Tiffany, thanks to Dave!
Over at Fantasy Book Critic, Dave Farland was recently asked what his favorite reads of 2008 were. He listed Hallowmere volume one, In the Serpent’s Coils, by Tiffany Trent (), among his year’s faves.
And then there’s the writing end of things…
James Owen just pointed me in the direction of his post from a few days ago, A Career as a Novelist–In Layman’s Terms, a metaphor which those of you who are still in the throes of writing your first book will sympathize …
More on marketing
I’m afraid that even before I left Mirrorstone, I wasn’t reading my friends page daily, because there are just so many things to keep track of, and if even half of my 73 friends were to post daily, that’d be …
On buying books: hardcover vs. paperback
Cherie Priest posted today about her new release–happy book birthday, ! Her post relates to several things I’ve been hearing lately, so I thought I’d put them all together in one goulash of a post. Laurie Halse Anderson () and …