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Author Archives: The Velvet Zebra
girls just wanna have fun
I was going to write a ranting post about an article on Yahoo yesterday, wherein a family earning $250,000/year claimed they were really “poor” with that income – then I thought I’d just write a ranting post about the lack of respect given to Science Fiction fans by network television . . . But thenContinue reading “girls just wanna have fun”
the more people I meet, the more I like my dog
I’ve been pondering this, off and on, for some time now. A short while back, some literary agents got together and started to Twitter something called QueryFail, wherein they openly – if anonymously – mocked the queries they’ve received from hopeful, inexperienced, probably completely virgin writers. I don’t know what they were intending, beyond theContinue reading “the more people I meet, the more I like my dog”
my 2 pack-a-day habit
Would be a ridiculous title for this blog post about writing, but I was a little stumped for a better one. So today, I was going to do a real Debbie Downer post about how greed has brought our country to its knees – but a friend suggested I write instead about how I manageContinue reading “my 2 pack-a-day habit”
economy = fail
Contrary to the familiar movie line – Failure IS an option. Sometimes it’s the best option, in the long run. Think about when you learned how to ride a bike. You probably fell down a few times until you go the hang of it, right? You fall off a horse, you get back on, butContinue reading “economy = fail”
Good Girl!
Lori posted over at the Commune about some escaped parrots in her town, and chatting with her about it reminded me of a funny thing that happened to a co-worker a few years ago. He had a Cockatoo, big beautiful bird that had bonded to him the way most birds tend to bond with aContinue reading “Good Girl!”
got shirts?
I couldn’t resist – I’ve opened up a Cafe Press store with custom shirts (so far) and more to come. So check it out: http://www.cafepress.com/MidnightReading Just when you thought it was safe to go in your closet!
Wazzup!
I’m pretty pleased with the new look to Midnight Reading’s front page. You can find links to the novels there, and follow me on Twitter. Pete Tzinski’s Twitter is displayed there too, if he ever rejoins the online. Ether’s newest chapter is up tonight and it’s getting rave reviews. And I’m officially sick of WinterContinue reading “Wazzup!”
News and things
So I think I’ve finally gotten it together enough to say that the Keeper series is in full swing, and now available (in part) at the Midnight Reading site. Right now, you can buy/download/read the first book: KEEPER and also Book 2 in the series: MADNESS. Book 3 in the Keeper series will be availableContinue reading “News and things”
Grab your flea collars!
It’s Westminster Time ! I’ll be glued to the TV Monday and Tuesday, watching the best of the best compete for #1. Anyone want to wager which breed wins? I’ll be back on Wednesday, though, with a progress report on the Keeper series coming public 🙂 But in the meantime – SEND IN THE HOUNDS!
The Velvet Zebra 