Thursday, March 26th, 2009 | Author: jmward14 | Blog | No Comments
My name is listed on the DragonCon Guests Page, and they’ve given me a biography of my very own. So it’s official, I will be adding my own special brand of madness to DragonCon, September 4-7. Not only that, they’ve added a new track featuring everybody’s favorite new genre, Steampunk. Okay, now you have Lois McMasters Bujold, Charlaine Harris and ME–plus that brand new Steampunk track–on the schedule. Why haven’t you bought your membership yet? 
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 | Author: jmward14 | Blog | No Comments
Bob, one of the great staff members at the Landmark Waldenbooks.
I said goodbye to a good friend today.
After 19 years, four administrations and three moves, the Waldenbooks at Landmark Mall is closing its doors at 9 p.m. tonight. A lot of my personal history–good and bad–goes with them.
This was the store where I hid nearly every day in the weeks following Teri’s death. That wonderful new book smell always reminds me that the world is endlessly new and full of possibilities. It was something I desperately needed then.
The Landmark Waldenbooks hosted the first book signing for With Nine You Get Vanyr. The staff was thrilled when they heard one of my stories was to share book space with one by Bob Asprin. They ooh-ed and ah-ed when I showed them the flats of the proposals circulated at last year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, and they looked forward to the publication of Fantasy Art Templates, the book resulting from one of those proposals. I’d hoped to hold Fantasy Art Templates‘ “friends and family” signing there too. But that’s not going to happen.
I trust everyone will land on their feet. Several members of the staff told me the bookstore wasn’t their main job. It just kept them in books and let them hang with crazy auth–er, interesting writers. They’ll all miss it, though.
My world will certainly be poorer for the loss. I think the mall will be too. The Waldenbooks was my anchor store. I didn’t go to Landmark for Macy’s or Lord & Taylor. I went for the bookstore. Every other purchase followed from that. I may be a little unusual in that respect, but I don’t think I’m unique.
Oh, fudge!
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Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 | Author: jmward14 | Uncategorized | No Comments
My name is listed on the DragonCon Guests Page, and they’ve given me a biography of my very own. So it’s official, I will be adding my own special brand of madness to DragonCon, September 4-7. Not only that, they’ve added a new track featuring everybody’s favorite new genre, Steampunk. Okay, now you have Lois McMasters Bujold, Charlaine Harris and ME–plus that brand new Steampunk track–on the schedule. Why haven’t you bought your membership yet?
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009 | Author: admin | Blog | 1 Comment
Posted my latest blog at Beyond the Veil. This time I tackle caffeine and ghosts.
Hmm, caffeinated ghosts. Now there’s a story idea!
Cheers and grins,
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My new home on the web is complete. JeanMarieWard.com is now live. The links work, including the Amazon gifs. (Yes, I’m an affiliate. Don’t hate me.) I still can’t crosspost between blogs, but I can copy and paste for the time being.
I’ll be leaving WardSmith.com up on the web as a tribute to Teri. But all the new stuff–including free reads, banners and videos (when I get good enough to make them)–will be posted at the new place. Enjoy!
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009 | Author: admin | Blog | No Comments
After a very scary two days without any web site at all, I managed to figure out how to save the site and get my blog to show. It was all about the Reader Settings. Who knew? Certainly not me. Now to get back with the serious work of rearranging the columns and adding plug-ins.
Color me relieved.
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