Avert Your Eyes
In honor of the imminent release of The Faker’s Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But Didn’t), I will now disembowel some of the greatest of the greats, highlighting their tragic endings with pithy commentary. (Spoiler: Scroll down to see how you can win a copy of Faker’s!) Moby Dick Cap’n gets it when Moby drowns him and the rest of the crew—except Ishmael, who chills in a floating coffin in the middle of...
Read MoreCopyright Basics for Writers
I recently did a buttload of research on U.S. copyright laws, for both my own writing (thanks, Faker’s Guide to the Classics) and as a presenter on a panel discussing copyright for authors. I’ve condensed that info here to focus on the basics, plus links on where to find more info as well as how to do your own research on copyrighted works. Timeline of Copyright Anything before 1923: Public domain for all! From 1923 to 1963: Go forth and research: Catalog of...
Read MoreAm I doing enough?
I would consider myself a fairly accepting individual, with friends from various places around the world, but every single time I get a bit cocky and think, “Pshh, I know how to be color-blind. No need to lecture me,” something happens (either that I stupidly did or saw in the world around me) to make me rethink just how inclusive I really am. I’m going to assume you’ve heard or seen news stories about the tragic killing of Trayvon Martin. As you’re reading this...
Read MoreLetting it go
In which I ramble about the emotions accompanying the release of my first book Facing the release of my first book into the world, my emotions are different than I thought they’d be. I’m a bit surprised, actually, as I’ve seen the publication of many titles that I edited and worked on, but this is the first time that I’ve sat on this side of the desk, not knowing what will happen with my little book. I anticipated anxiety and nervousness to accompany the release, but I...
Read MoreA crappy trailer
I should mention that 1) that’s not me on the front cover, and 2) my last name is pronounced “witty,” though that isn’t a big deal. Hey, at least it’s closer than “White.”
Read MoreHoly craptastic!
Crap on a stick! This is awesome! I’m totally not going to be one of those authors buy my book! who goes on and on about how amazing her book is it’s really really awesome & you need to buy it and is always tweeting out links to Amazon or posting a link to Barnes & Noble on Facebook or telling you to support your local indie bookstore or even suggest that you let others know about a fun book they might...
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