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Seeing parallels

So I’m working up a new story, and thinking I’ll do a big scene around Peterloo, a mass meeting in Manchester, England, in 1819 that was bloodily dispersed by ill-trained, sabre-wielding near-vigilantes. I don’t usually think much about protesting for social change, beyond the latest march on Washington, but lately it seems like that’s all [...]

Posted 17 August 2009 † nickyp § Thinking § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

Chillaxing

Perfect vacation afternoon: Sitting in a lawn chair at the edge of Grand Traverse Bay, sipping a cappuccino and reading a book during the break between films at the Traverse City Film Festival.

Posted 04 August 2009 † nickyp § Playing ‡ Comments (0) °

Literacy signing a hit

Here’s some of us waiting to get in. Here’s about half of the floor. Sales totaled more than $60,000, all for charity.

Posted 15 July 2009 † nickyp § Books § Marketing ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

At RWA: ‘Readers for life’

On Wednesday, the Romance Writers of America national conference opens its doors to the public from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for its annual “Readers for Life” mega-autographing session. Buy books! Get them signed by one of 500 romance-loving authors! The money goes to ProLiteracy Worldwide. It is free (except for the books you buy, of [...]

Posted 14 July 2009 † nickyp § Books § Learning § Marketing § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Be an Early Reviewer: Treating the Brain

Here’s another chance to read and review a Dana Press book before it’s released to the general public. July’s title is TREATING THE BRAIN: WHAT THE BEST DOCTORS KNOW, by top neuroscientist Walter Bradley. Even in this information age, people dealing with often-serious neurological problems face the daunting task of finding accurate, credible and understandable [...]

Posted 09 July 2009 † nickyp § Brain science § Marketing ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

RWA: Nationals is local

This year, the Romance Writers of America holds its national convention in my own back yard. In less than two weeks, July 15 through 18, the happy horde will land in Washington at the Wardman Marriott Park Hotel for workshops, parties, industry panels and the big awards ceremony. First, there’s a huge public booksigning event, [...]

Posted 03 July 2009 † nickyp § Books § Learning § Marketing § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

How the Net changed my reading

I have a small streak of the obsessive: Last summer I read every Sharpe book by Bernard Cornwell except the Chile one (21+?), in order, over two months in the summer. Or maybe it’s a need for immediate gratification: I sometimes like to wait until every book in a series I’ve found I like is [...]

Posted 28 June 2009 † nickyp § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Bumpy first ride

Day 3 of Nasty Head Cold, so I haven’t gotten as much work done as I planned this week (plus, as a plague-carrier, I should skip this cool WRW workshop tomorrow that I was really looking forward to). But if I couldn’t create, I could consume, and I raced through the first two of Scott [...]

Posted 12 June 2009 † nickyp § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Tempting

My copy of A TALENT FOR SIN, by Lavinia Kent, calls to me while I am concentrating at work. Luckily it’s lunch-break time.

Posted 29 May 2009 † nickyp § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Update

Very busy fortnight at the daytime job, so I haven’t done much new writing. But alpha-reader has just returned the MS with notes, so that’s a kick in the [deleted] to get moving again. Today, I’ve been rereading my research notes, trying to catch the cadences of newspapers of the time. I wanted to quote [...]

Posted 23 May 2009 † nickyp § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: