, who is what I consider to be really truly American, ethnically speaking, is participating in this ongoing discussion regarding racism. Right now the discussion is focused on racism in the publishing industry. One of her debate partners feels strongly that anyone who has any black genetic material in their makeup is by default black, and that claiming to be anything other–like, multiracial–is selling out and so on and so forth in that manner. Now, what I can remember of Sarah’s ethnic background off the top of my head includes…
Year: 2007
bibs and bobs
Every time I go outside it starts to rain. Ok, sometimes it starts to rain when I don’t go outside, too, but it’s a bother to go out for a walk and discover doing so is an invitation for the skies to open up. But I walked! And now I only have 20 miles to go to Dunharrow, and 12 days before the end of the month, so hopefully I shall get there before April. Revisions proceed apace. I actually got a decent amount of forward motion done today, and…
jez’ a reminder
My monthly two week writing challenge starts today and goes through the end of March. Participants can keep track of what they’re working on and how far they’ve gotten in their goals over at ! thinks to do today: – fold the laundry – exercise, which is not the same as – go for a walk – see how far I can get with HoCH …and not that this has anything to do with anything, but I want the ability to create more ‘current moods’ and assign new pictures to…
Good grief.
The ARC thing generated a lot more commentary than I expected. o.O For the record, it’s really not that I care about losing a sale–I think most people who buy ARCs probably also buy the final version of the book. I’m genuinely pleased that people are interested enough in the books to buy ARCs, and as I said to someone in comments, it’s not at all that I object to people buying them. I object to people *selling* them. I realize that this is a double-edged sword, but there you…
Coyote ARC on ebay
An ARC of COYOTE DREAMS is up for sale on eBay. I inevitably find myself torn on what to do about this. Really what I want to do is contact the seller and explain in small words that what they’re doing is illegal, as should be obvious by the words NOT FOR SALE emblazoned across the book’s cover, but that I’m willing to overlook it so long as they provide me with a reciept stating they’ve donated the amount of money they sell the book for, including shipping and handling,…