Yesterday around this time, I was floored by the news that Jamie Eyberg, fantastic writer and every writer’s friend, had died in a freak accident. In attempting to rescue him, his wife Ann also passed. They leave behind two very young children.
There has been such an outpouring of love and memories, and support for the children. Jamie never seemed to pass up the chance to help out the rest of us, and was always there with encouraging words and applause.
I just can’t believe that he won’t be there again, …

So, here we are, just shy of a month before Christmas. You really wanted to be reminded of that, didn’t you? Have YOU finished your shopping yet? If you haven’t, I have some suggestions, if you have, has anyone told you lately that you’re an overachiever? Just kidding.
Sort of. Overachiever.
Yes, that has been my word for November. Overachiever. Some of my friends from NaNoWriMo and NaNoWriYe and their amazing NaNo word counts, some from really early on – overachievers.
Speaking of NaNo… I have officially given up for this year. …

I swear Twitter is evil. I spend more time twittering than I do writing posts for my various blogs and writing in general. I really do need to rectify that, don’t I? Well, if nothing else, follow me (check the sidebar) and you’ll know what’s going on at any given time in the day. Usually.
Now, I’ve got some things coming up that I thought I’d tease you with. First off, Louise Bohmer has graciously taken the time from her crazy schedule of editing and promoting her novel, The Black Act, …

The last Friday of every month, I’ll be posting a new Writersphere. I may or may not add another posting during a month, depending on whether or not there is a lot of news to relate.
This week:
The Funky Werepig returns from Horrorfind with someone else’s shoes and what might be damning evidence to dispose of. Or at least, a handful of funny-ha-has and giggles to be shared during the show. Stop by, call in and give Baloo’s butt a pinch from me. This week’s special guests are friends from Liquid …

From the Writersphere 5.0
So, I caved in to peer pressure and became a twit myself, attended some interesting chats, awarded the first round of Follow New Bedlam contest prizes and sold another few stories. It’s been a hella-busy couple of weeks.
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I received the release letter for “Interludes” this week, meaning all rights to the novelette will revert to me as of November. I’ll be honest, I’m glad. I want to finish this one, and while I don’t regret being involved with Echoes of Terror, I …