I’ve blogged over at Bitten By Books today, about cover art and the controversies of having non-white characters accurately represented on them. Come on over and comment, if you like. I’m giving away copies of the Negotiator trilogy to three random commenters, so here’s your chance to win a set and give the ones you own to someone who doesn’t yet know they love CE Murphy books! :)
sunshine on my shoulder
…makes me happy. Really. Very simple. If the sun is shining, pretty much, I’m happy. Tell me again why I don’t live in Hawaii? Oh right. Because I would DIE OF HEAT STROKE. My tap class starts tonight. I dug out my tap shoes this morning and put them on. Sadly, I last wore them when my feet were still (or I thought they were still) a size 7, and they have expanded to size 9’s since then. (No, not pregnancy related, they did that bef…oh, *crap*, I bet that…
couldn’t wake up
I had one of those dreams this morning where you think you’re already awake and cannot convince yourself otherwise. This despite my hair changing, as I watched it, from a truly excellent Rogue streak to being shoulder-length with blunt bangs cut to an equally excellent 20’s style bob, all three styles looking fantastic on me. I was *sure* I was dreaming, to the point that I actually asked Ted (in the dream) if this was real, because I couldn’t figure out how my hair would be doing that if it…
tv shows i want to write blog posts about
“No Ordinary Family” — actually, this one, since I’ve only seen one episode, can be summed up quickly. Ted said yesterday, “Want to watch this?” I said, “What is it?” He said, “The new chick-less superhero show.” I stared at him, wondering why on God’s little green earth I would want to watch a superhero show with no girls in it. Right about the same time he started explaining, I translated “Chick-less” into “Chiklis” and it all made sense. Summary: we *really* enjoyed the first episode. Plus, Darla! “The X-Files”…
Authors Speak Out
Been meaning to post this for a couple days and keep forgetting: Bitten By Books is starting a new column for urban fantasy and paranormal romance writers. It’s called “Authors Speak Out”, and it’s an opportunity for publicity and to speak what’s on your mind. I don’t know that the topic *has* to be controversial, but the one I’m talking about next week in the debut column is–the whitification of characters in cover art–and anyone who’s interested is invited to contact BBB at their contact page. Please mention “Authors Speak…