Howie Good--you know the one--his work is everywhere and he set some kind of record for the number of poetry chapbooks published by a single poet in a year in 2009? He has yet two more chapbooks in the works (and I know of at least a third, but Shhhhh! I'm not talking).
Check them out. They are:
Pig/Iron
&
Anomalies
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Because I am Tired, and Shameless, and Writing Moves Me.
Things that have kept me lately from blogging as I should:
1. Working what I think works out to about 100+ hours per week.
2. Reading stories like this one, by Scott McClanahan.
3. Bringing home a brand new bundle of ISBN. (Yes, the plural for ISBN is "ISBN," which cracks me up. It figures that the initialism to such a term has its own grammatical rules.)
4. Getting published in Metazen.
5. Getting mentioned at The Kenyon Review.
6. Getting rejected (again) by The Collagist.
7. Having my work read on video here.
8. Having my book on children's publishing reviewed here and here.
9. Finishing up the final edits on my book on Kindle publishing.
10. Being a guest reader at Lynn Alexander's Full of Crow Poetry Hour.
11. Reading Aqueous Books submissions.
12. Reading submissions for Prick of the Spindle.
13. Final judging for Prick of the Spindle's Poetry Open Competition No. 1.
14. Gearing up for the Art Party VII this weekend.
15. Keeping track of Prick of the Spindle Kindle Magazine subscriptions.
16. Being afraid of missing my deadline to send in my NewPages book review for March, for The Cormorant Hunter's Wife, by Joan Kane.
17. Reading Mel Bosworth here and here and here.
18. Writing a story for an upcoming e-book from Metazen.
19. Having Light and Trials of Light reviewed here .
20. Guest blogging here and here and here.
21. Getting mentioned here and here and here.
22. Getting interviewed here and here.
23. Finishing a painting and another.
24. Listening to this. Over and over.
25. Writing blurbs for such excellent forthcoming books as Paper House by Jessie Carty.
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1. Working what I think works out to about 100+ hours per week.
2. Reading stories like this one, by Scott McClanahan.
3. Bringing home a brand new bundle of ISBN. (Yes, the plural for ISBN is "ISBN," which cracks me up. It figures that the initialism to such a term has its own grammatical rules.)
4. Getting published in Metazen.
5. Getting mentioned at The Kenyon Review.
6. Getting rejected (again) by The Collagist.
7. Having my work read on video here.
8. Having my book on children's publishing reviewed here and here.
9. Finishing up the final edits on my book on Kindle publishing.
10. Being a guest reader at Lynn Alexander's Full of Crow Poetry Hour.
11. Reading Aqueous Books submissions.
12. Reading submissions for Prick of the Spindle.
13. Final judging for Prick of the Spindle's Poetry Open Competition No. 1.
14. Gearing up for the Art Party VII this weekend.
15. Keeping track of Prick of the Spindle Kindle Magazine subscriptions.
16. Being afraid of missing my deadline to send in my NewPages book review for March, for The Cormorant Hunter's Wife, by Joan Kane.
17. Reading Mel Bosworth here and here and here.
18. Writing a story for an upcoming e-book from Metazen.
19. Having Light and Trials of Light reviewed here .
20. Guest blogging here and here and here.
21. Getting mentioned here and here and here.
22. Getting interviewed here and here.
23. Finishing a painting and another.
24. Listening to this. Over and over.
25. Writing blurbs for such excellent forthcoming books as Paper House by Jessie Carty.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Just...stuff
The manuscripts for Aqueous Books are rolling in. I'm really looking forward to reading the material we're receiving.
If you haven't caught it yet, Jason Behrends of Orange Alert kindly interviews me here. Thanks, Jason. You are good people.
I'm looking forward to receiving my shipment of Light and Trials of Light. And, of course, the first issue of Artifice, which is stacked. Have you seen the line-up? Gaw. Check it out.
And, on a non-writing-related topic, I feel the need to document somehow, in some medium (and blogging is as good a medium as any other), the cuteness of my 3-year-old child. Most of you are familiar with how children go through phases, especially when they are very young and when it comes to their speech patterns. I know I am not alone as a parent in thinking that my child is precocious (and precious). For example, his latest cute-ism has been, "When you were a..." His dialogue is often:
"When you were a _____, you (or I) _____."
Examples of late have been:
"When you were a chicken nugget, I ate you all gone."
"When you were a race car, I drove you."
"When you were a light bulb, I turned you on."
"When you had a foot on your head, I put a boot on it."
"When you were a bottle, I drank you."
"When you were a chair, I sat on you."
"When you were a hat, I put you on my head."
To me, this is the perfect fodder for a children's book. Who knows, with inspiration like this, maybe one will be in the works soon.
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If you haven't caught it yet, Jason Behrends of Orange Alert kindly interviews me here. Thanks, Jason. You are good people.
I'm looking forward to receiving my shipment of Light and Trials of Light. And, of course, the first issue of Artifice, which is stacked. Have you seen the line-up? Gaw. Check it out.
And, on a non-writing-related topic, I feel the need to document somehow, in some medium (and blogging is as good a medium as any other), the cuteness of my 3-year-old child. Most of you are familiar with how children go through phases, especially when they are very young and when it comes to their speech patterns. I know I am not alone as a parent in thinking that my child is precocious (and precious). For example, his latest cute-ism has been, "When you were a..." His dialogue is often:
"When you were a _____, you (or I) _____."
Examples of late have been:
"When you were a chicken nugget, I ate you all gone."
"When you were a race car, I drove you."
"When you were a light bulb, I turned you on."
"When you had a foot on your head, I put a boot on it."
"When you were a bottle, I drank you."
"When you were a chair, I sat on you."
"When you were a hat, I put you on my head."
To me, this is the perfect fodder for a children's book. Who knows, with inspiration like this, maybe one will be in the works soon.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Poetry Chapbook Shipping
I just received word from Finishing Line Press that Light and Trials of Light will be shipping this week after a delay with the printer. I am excited to see it in the hands of friends, and to have a nice healthy stack of review copies to send out.
I am also still seeking reviewers for my book that just released from Atlantic Publishing, How to Write and Publish a Successful Children's Book (see left sidebar to order).
I am very excited for my client, whose memoir I recently finished editing. We sent out query letters to agents on Monday of last week, and by Friday she had a request for a full manuscript sitting in her inbox. The package should go out tomorrow, and then, we wait for 6 to 8 weeks to hear back. I don't know about her, but I will be awaiting the response with bated breath.
And, I just turned in the final copy for my book on Kindle publishing, which will release from Atlantic Publishing in the spring of this year. I am watching the Kindle-iPad problem with great interest. I would like to see the debate result in some healthy changes for the publishing industry--changes that I hope will work in favor of authors, and not media megaconglomerates.
Now it's time to dive into a gigantic stack of submissions, both for Prick of the Spindle and Aqueous Books, to try to find time to work on my short stories, and to prepare for Art Party VII, which is just around the corner, on February 27. So much to do, so little time.
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I am also still seeking reviewers for my book that just released from Atlantic Publishing, How to Write and Publish a Successful Children's Book (see left sidebar to order).
I am very excited for my client, whose memoir I recently finished editing. We sent out query letters to agents on Monday of last week, and by Friday she had a request for a full manuscript sitting in her inbox. The package should go out tomorrow, and then, we wait for 6 to 8 weeks to hear back. I don't know about her, but I will be awaiting the response with bated breath.
And, I just turned in the final copy for my book on Kindle publishing, which will release from Atlantic Publishing in the spring of this year. I am watching the Kindle-iPad problem with great interest. I would like to see the debate result in some healthy changes for the publishing industry--changes that I hope will work in favor of authors, and not media megaconglomerates.
Now it's time to dive into a gigantic stack of submissions, both for Prick of the Spindle and Aqueous Books, to try to find time to work on my short stories, and to prepare for Art Party VII, which is just around the corner, on February 27. So much to do, so little time.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A New Publisher: Aqueous Books
Yesterday, I announced Prick of the Spindle's new print publishing arm, Aqueous Books. We already have two publications in the works, to be announced soon. There is a third manuscript on its way, and I barely breathed word of this ten hours ago. That is indeed a good sign. Our first publication will be a collection of short stories, and the second will be a printing of the first novel ever published by Prick of the Spindle. I'll leave it you to investigate the latter. (Hint: It's not from the current issue, Vol. 3.4.)
Please visit the Aqueous page for updates, which will include submission guidelines and information about our royalty contracts. Also, thanks to Mel Bosworth over at Outsider Writers Collective and Press for giving us a shout-out.
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Please visit the Aqueous page for updates, which will include submission guidelines and information about our royalty contracts. Also, thanks to Mel Bosworth over at Outsider Writers Collective and Press for giving us a shout-out.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Guest Blogging and Podcasting
With the release of my book, "How To Write and Publish a Successful Children's Book," (available for purchase through the link on the left side of this page), I have a guest blog post appearance at http://atlanticpub.wordpress.com/ and a podcast available on YouTube at http://bit.ly/7AeHfB.
Also upcoming is a guest blog at http://www.womendaybyday.com.
For the release of my book on Kindle publishing, forthcoming tentatively in early spring, I have been invited to guest blog at Nik Perring's blog, and to podcast at The Creative Penn.
I am tremendously excited to have the opportunity to participate so actively in the marketing of my book.
More coming soon!
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Also upcoming is a guest blog at http://www.womendaybyday.com.
For the release of my book on Kindle publishing, forthcoming tentatively in early spring, I have been invited to guest blog at Nik Perring's blog, and to podcast at The Creative Penn.
I am tremendously excited to have the opportunity to participate so actively in the marketing of my book.
More coming soon!
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