…Tis the Season
Just a few days left and no I’m not done shopping yet. I blogged about it over at my Eat Something Sexy blog and for those of you who still need last minute gift ideas, I’ve included a list of my favorite gifts to give. Enjoy! Cat
Tag: Life
Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010
12 days until the new year. 2009 has been a mixed bag of good and bad. I suppose all years are, but 09 seemed even more so. I anticipate even more major changes in 2010 too. So what’s happening? It was a year ago that Samhain Publishing announced the purchase of Linden Bay Romance. That meant many changes for all of us, the biggest being Samhain’s decision to close Linden Bay’s virtual doors at the end of 09, which as I’ve mentioned, is upon us. What does this mean for me and my books? I am slowly working on getting the biggest sellers re-rereleased. Both Rough Stock and Unridden have found a new home at Samhain and at least some of my military books will end up there also beginning with Trey, the first story from Red Hot & Blue, releasing there in an expanded form in April ’10. The rest of my backlist is up in the air. I am deciding whether to just let those books go out of print (both in eBook and print) next week, or if I will seek new homes for them. With my time and energy limited right now, it seems more logical […]
Are you proud of what you’ve done? Or should you be ashamed?
While I was occupied with proofreading ARe’s Wildfire newsletter yesterday (yes, I am the one to blame if it goes out with a typo), the program on the television I was mostly ignoring as I worked changed from the noon news to a game show. As the contestant sought to become a millionaire, and I was about to turn off the TV, one question captured my attention. It was about Randy Pausch and The Last Lecture. The one hour plus video of a lecture delivered by a little known professor at Carnegie Mellon University captured the nation’s attention. The video on YouTube now has over 10 million views. Why? Because Randy was dying of pancreatic cancer and that was literally his last lecture to his students. Even though by some strange coincidence that proves it is indeed a very small world I happen to be friends with Randy’s cousin who is a member of my Junior League, I watched Randy’s final months play out in the media just like everyone else. For once the media got it right; instead of just covering the lives and deaths of celebrities who don’t deserve the time we give to them, they devoted lots […]