Last night was the book release party for Offbeat Bride and it was a blast! You can see photos over here. For those of you in the Seattle area who weren't able to make it, I have a ton of readings coming up in the next week and I would love to see you. Check 'em out over here.

Another offbeat event for those in the northwest:

What: Reading and author Q&A
When: February 20th, 7pm
Where: University Bookstore Bellevue
990 102nd Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98004
tel: 425-462-4500

I will probably bring my hula hoops and hoop outside the store for a bit, too.

I've been chewing over publishing trends, the Dooce suit, my own book coming out in a few months, and the emails I've gotten with book questions … this is to say, chewing over bloggers becoming authors. I'm hardly an expert on the subject other than my own personal experiences (my book and Columbia Publishing Course), but still … I've got some thought about bloggers becoming non-fiction authors. (Fiction is a whole different beast that I know nothing about.)

Continue reading "Bloggers to Authors" →

As part of the editing process, the copyeditor who's working on my book put together a list of uncommon words that I used that she wanted to make sure she styled consistently. It cracks me up. What a window into the weirdness of my book! Want to see?

Continue reading "Offbeat Bride wordlist" →