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Why I’m Quitting Zazzle

March 8, 2019 By Deirdre

In 2014, I signed up as an artist with Zazzle. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’ve never really put in a lot of elbow grease onto that site as I vastly prefer Redbubble and Society6. One of Zazzle’s terms is that they won’t pay royalties if the amount’s under $50. New rule: if a company […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: graphic-design, zazzle

Kilauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissure 8

August 6, 2018 By Deirdre

I know a lot of you know I love my volcanoes, though I don’t love the human trauma they cause. Lately, I’ve been watching the developments in Fissure 8, which first took over half of Leilani Estates and then pressed onward to the sea, taking out several hundred more homes in the process. In the […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: hawaii, volcanoes

Samhain Publishing Closing, So Download Your Books

February 10, 2017 By Deirdre

Romance house Samhain Publishing is closing on February 28th, so now’s a great time to ensure that you’ve downloaded copies of all the purchases you’ve made directly from their site. Here’s their announcement: Greetings, Samhain Readers. It’s with a heavy heart that we announce Samhain Publishing will be closing at the end of February. Due […]

Filed Under: books, Publishing Tagged With: publishing, romance, romance-writers, samhain

EC for Books: Early June Update

June 1, 2016 By Deirdre

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Reminder: Ellora’s Cave has rebranded as EC for Books, so all posts will contain both the old and new branding in the first paragraph for a while. Since last October, EC for Books/Ellora’s Cave has completely reverted two New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Authors: Amanda Ashley and Lora Leigh. But one of the […]

Filed Under: Ellora's Cave Tagged With: ec books, ec for books, ellora's cave, ellorascave

EC for Books: May Update

May 22, 2016 By Deirdre

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Ellora’s Cave has rebranded as EC for Books, so I’ll be using that in my headers from now on. I will keep the header graphic as it was, though. I’m torn about the rebranding for two reasons: often, a rebranding for a troubled company signals a new direction that only hastens its demise, especially in […]

Filed Under: Ellora's Cave Tagged With: ec books, ec for books, ellora's cave, ellorascave, rwa

Some Quick Facts About Transgender People

May 19, 2016 By Deirdre

Recently, the US government sued North Carolina over HB2, the restroom bill. I found that the section that describes transgender people remarkably enlightened, and included things that I hadn’t known until entirely too recently. Thus, I’ve included paragraphs 30-42 from the court filing here. (Link to original document.) Individuals are typically assigned a sex on […]

Filed Under: LGBT Tagged With: lgbt, politics, transgender

My BayCon Schedule 2016

May 10, 2016 By Deirdre

BayCon—san francisco bay area science fiction & fantasy convention

I have two panels at BayCon this year, which will be held from May 27-30 at the San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport (this is a change of hotel from the previous years). BayCon Guests of Honor Writer Guest of Honor: David Gerrold Artist Guest of Honor: Chris Butler, F.R.A.S Fan Guest of Honor: Anastasia […]

Filed Under: Conventions, Graphic Design, WordPress, Writing Tagged With: baycon, conventions, fantasy, science-fiction

Tyler Glenn Has a New Song: Trash

April 29, 2016 By Deirdre

Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees © kobbydagan, used under license

Tyler Glenn just released a new song and video, “Trash.” Tyler’s a gay Mormon who had a faith crisis after the LGBT policy change last November. One of the things that most fascinates me is why people leave faiths, and the process people go through, as it’s usually a difficult change that upends a significant […]

Filed Under: LGBT, Music Tagged With: faith, lgbt, mormon-stories, mormonism, music, podcast, quiltbag, religion

Ellora’s Cave: Diving into Data

April 17, 2016 By Deirdre

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Quite a bit of Ellora’s Cave news in this post, including: First quarter publications update; A bigger look at historical author counts; A comparison of author and book counts on various plaforms (tl;dr: they don’t agree!) Tons more! One of the reasons I went to this effort was that there’d been something nagging at me […]

Filed Under: Ellora's Cave Tagged With: ellora's cave, ellorascave

Book Covers and Stock Photos

March 23, 2016 By Deirdre

I’ve heard a few things lately about book covers and stock photos that have been bothering me. First, let’s go into a primer of how stock photos work with regard to book covers. How Stock Photography Works from the Photographer’s Perspective When a photographer takes photo sessions of a model (or a landscape), they add […]

Filed Under: books, Graphic Design Tagged With: book-covers, books, graphic-design, stock photography

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