The daring writer-chicks at Texty Ladies interviewed me this week–so I’m going to be terribly lazy and send you there to read my answers to many good questions!

I was going to wait until tomorrow to post this, but I have no patience whatsoever! Here’s the U.K. cover of Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts. It will be available here, though they usually make a US import copy available close to the North American release date (Dec 30). I just love it!

Did you know that today is the International Day of Peace, courtesy of the United Nations? What a lovely thought. I’m fairly neutral on the subject of the U.N., but I’m thinking that their press agents aren’t working very hard if I’ve only come across one reference to it today. I’m blessed here in Southern …Read More

So, W.B. Yeats is my new boyfriend. I know very little about poetry, but for whatever reason I feel compelled to read great quantities of it as the threads of my next novel gather. The breadth of Yeats’s subject matter is nothing short of astonishing and each poem is a revelation. One line I read …Read More

Yes! I couldn’t let today go by without reminding everyone that it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Here’s where you can get your very own pirate name. I’m Cap’n Uma Bloodgut. I love it! Here’s where you can read about the humble beginnings of ITLAPD. And I don’t know about you, but I really …Read More

On Sunday, Hurricane Ike took an ancillary spin through the Midwest and knocked out our power for thirty-six hours. Fortunately, Midwestern hurricanes are rare. We’re more prone to earthquakes and tornadoes around here. Ike made us a tad grumpy, and we lost some groceries and have a yard full of sticks and limbs–but otherwise we …Read More

I came upon this clever quiz via Shaken & Stirred (via Sarah W–is that enough vias? are vias infinite?). Your result for The Who Would You Be in 1400 AD Test… The Lady You scored 37% Cardinal, 46% Monk, 59% Lady, and 35% Knight! Chaste and pure, you are a good person. You try to …Read More