Xandra | May 22, 2010
In case you haven’t been paying attention, I am a writer who is also a mother to young children. Oftentimes, those children need to be directed towards productive activities (as opposed to activities that involve paint, carpeting, electricity under uncontrolled circumstances and/or cats under uncontrolled circumstances). May is one of those months where that direction [...]
Xandra | April 25, 2010
Sometimes you’re the bug, sometimes you’re the windshield… Today, I’m the bug. On the interstate. I can see a deadline approaching (with the word “Peterbilt” emblazoned across the grille) and I’m flapping my little ladybug wings as hard and fast as I can over the keyboard in hopes that, like a quantum butterfly, I can [...]
Xandra | April 2, 2010
For the past week here at Casa de Xandra, it’s been Spring Break. And for once, it actually feels like Spring Break and not, “gee, let’s give the kids a week off school when the temperatures plummet, only two inches of snow falls on the ground (not enough for sledding), and the sky is the [...]
Xandra | March 26, 2010
Over the past several months, there’s been fierce debate raging over what, exactly, ebooks mean to the present and future of publishing. Publishers of traditional, paper-based books are finding it no longer optional to address a growing demand for their content in digital form. Arising from that discussion is the need for people to determine [...]
Xandra | March 19, 2010
Where I live, we’re just emerging from what’s felt like a long, cold, gray-ass winter. The air still has a bite to it, and cloudy days are more often than not still cause for thick sweaters and soup for lunch. But today dawned sunny and while it’s still mighty chilly in the shadows, the sunshine [...]
Xandra | March 12, 2010
Anyone who’s a parent knows that it’s almost impossible for the kids not to show up in the middle of the night and burrow in next to you at least some time in their young lives. Mine are notorious for midnight flights, and it never ceases to wake me up as soon as I hear [...]
Xandra | March 8, 2010
But I swear I had a great excuse. I had a :gasp!: computer issue (easily solvable, I love linux and the community that supports it *in instantaneous realtime, no matter how late it is!*). Computer, easily surmountable. Two sick kids with tummy bugs…not so much. There is no support community or quick fix for that [...]
Xandra | February 26, 2010
This week I submitted the sequel to Jolly Rogered. I’ve been submitting manuscripts since 1998. Granted, I write slow, and many of my submissions have been to traditional publishing (and via snailmail, to boot), so it’s not as if glaciers move much slower than the process. Every time I do this, I get a little [...]
Xandra | February 19, 2010
A very wise, multi-pubbed chapter member once stood up in front of our local RWA chapter and said, in a quiet voice, “Promo will eat you alive.” It almost went unheard amidst the exciting chatter about what it was like to get “the call,” work with an editor, decide whether to hire a publicist, and [...]
Xandra | February 16, 2010
I was overjoyed to receive the news that Jolly Rogered received a 4.5-star, Top Pick review from Vallerianna over at Night Owl Romance! It made me squee to see that someone else loved Nigel as much as I do. It’s easy for a writer to become obsessed about finding reviews–it can really kill your writing [...]
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