Vacation and Mini Alex Photo
I’m back!!!
The wife and I had a great time seeing the sights and consuming food. (Don’t worry – we were go-go-go all week and I worked off all of my indulgences.) Actually had a couple chilly days – should’ve gone farther south!
Mini-Alex went along although he spent most of the time chilling in the hotel room. (Probably watched Sports Center and drank beer all day while we were gone.) He did slip out one day and posed by the river, but otherwise he preferred to stay indoors.
I missed everyone and tried to check in every day, although thirty minutes isn’t enough time to visit more than a few blogs and my email. However, I did work more on my outline and will pull back a day or two from blogging to start writing again.
Upcoming Events!
Tuesday, I am visiting
Jessica Bell at the
Alliterative Allomorph. I talk about the journey beyond your book’s release and how the stories in
Indiestructible can help you down that path.
Wednesday I have the honor of participating in the
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer’s Chat on Twitter! These weekly chats with authors, publishers, editors and others discuss relevant topics for SFF writing. They are hosted by author-editor, SFWA affiliate member, and
SF Signal contributor
Bryan Thomas Schmidt and reposted at the
SFFW Chat Website.
The chat is one hour and begins at 9:00 pm EST.
Follow along with hashtag #sffwrtcht and @sffwrtcht or @BryanThomasS.
Ninja News
I’m sorry I missed most of the
Realms Faire last week, but it appeared to be another successful and fun time this year. (And I believe the winning knight will be announced today.) Congratulations Mary – you’ve started an incredible event that will only continue to grow.
Rachel Schieffelbein’s Run for the Roses comes out Tuesday. The tour kicks off this week, so visit her site for details. Congratulations, Rachel!
Angela Orlowski-Peart’s latest,
Almost Matched, is out now! She’s offering a great giveaway including books from other authors, so see her site for more information. Congratulations, Angela!
Crystal Collier’s latest is out,
Moonless. Her blog tour for this historical paranormal YA story goes through the end of the month, so check it out. Congratulations, Crystal!
Last week I left you with some deep questions. (Not really!) The one I need to clarify was my question about people who don’t return comments. What I mean were those who don’t visit your blog after you comment on theirs. Not just one random comment, because I know those are easy to miss, but those who don’t return multiple comments. (And these can be seasoned bloggers, not just newbies.)
Hope that makes the question clearer.
And it really only takes three licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop.
Friday was amazing – so many balloons were released in Andrew’s honor! Kyra made a video for
Nick Wilford’s family and Andrew, and it’s very touching:
CheersFest 2.0
“Ever attended a Christmas party where you bump into the one
person who was always there for you during the past year. You’d thank them for being such a
RockStar, right?”
So began the inaugural
CheersFest (aka AlexFest) when our Ninja
Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh, was roasted and toasted in December 2012.
Everyone, including A-Cav had such a great time that we’ve decided to do it again.
(Tears really big envelope
with a flourish…)
“Ladies and gentlemen, the
2013 recipient of CheersFest is none other than Arlee “Lee”
Bird.”
On his main blog, “Tossing It Out,” Lee describes himself, in part, “as a writer, speaker,
entertainer, music lover, collector, husband, father, grandfather, friend,
traveler, seeker of truth and wisdom.” He majored in English while at the
University of Tennessee, has blogged since 2008, and currently has six blogs
that delve into his diverse mind.
The original brains behind
the annual A to Z Challenge, Lee can be counted on to pay it forward and is a
well-respected member of the blogging community.
In order to proper cheer (or
roast) Lee:
Here are four questions for you to answer on CheersFest Day, but
please keep the retorts short – (no longer than 20 words each):
·
Why
did Lee come up with the A-Z Challenge?
·
If
someone dreams about being a juggler, what does it mean?
·
Is
a post by Mr. Bird worth two in the bush?
·
Who
could play Lee in a documentary? (Living or dead.)
In +/- 100 words,
(excluding the title) write flash fiction using all these prompts:
·
Bird
·
Juggler
·
Challenge
·
Brown
Jacket
·
Tossing
·
In +/- 40 words, can you come up with a caption for
Lee’s Facebook picture?
As usual, the Very Demanding
Rules of CheersFest include:
·
Join
the Linky List *below*
·
Have
fun
·
Post
your 200 (total) word contribution
ON Monday, Dec. 9, 2013.
·
No,
seriously. Have Fun!
Two winners – chosen by Lee
– will each win a prize:
·
An
autographed color photo of Arlee Bird appearing as the Court Wizard in the
World of Fantasy Players. Also included in the first prize pack are an
assortment of promotional materials from Lee’s show biz days with a personal
letter and a brief history of his entertainment career.
·
A
personalized graphics design from Jeremy at Being
Retro for the winner’s
blog. (Jeremy will design a header, badge, button, banner, or whatever might
appeal to the winner.)
·
Excited to roast and toast our blogger buddy, Lee?
If so, the Linky is now open. Sign up and we’ll see you on
Dec. 9th
Did you miss me? Ready for a vacation? (I think I need another one.) Excited about the new books? Did you release a balloon for Andrew? Know why some people don’t comment? And are you ready to roast Lee this year for CheersFest? I’m ready to be on the other side of the roasting this year…
Don’t forget to visit Jessica Bell on Tuesday and follow the #sffwrtcht chat on Twitter Wednesday evening from 9-10:00 pm EST!
