As my late great Aunt Dolores used to say about old age, “There’s nothing golden about these years. They’re rusted clean through.” In more ways than one. I feel like Lady Macbeth again. I can’t …
Author: jmward14
It Takes So Little to Make Me Happy
All right, who’s having the attack of hysterics in the nosebleed seats? Do you have any idea how hard it’s going to be to get the medics up there? They’ll have to carry their own …
The Pretty! The Pretty!
A couple months ago I commissioned Anne Cain of dragonsdisciple to paint a picture for the WardSmith web site, and this is the result: Shared Dreams, (c) Anne Cain 2007 Wow! Can’t wait ’til our …
Kabuki Is As Kabuki Does
Feeling a bit like Forrest Gump here. Saw my first Kabuki with Greg earlier this evening, and I’m still processing.Not that the production wasn’t spectacular. The Japan-America Society of Washington, DC, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary by bringing …
Hide in the car first, THEN worry about the other guy
Which lolcat are you? I appear to be: Lion Warning Cat62% Affectionate, 62% Excitable, 35% Hungry You are the good Samaritan of the lolcat world. Protecting others from danger by shouting observations and guidance in …
One of these days I’ll learn to blog small
But it probably won’t be my biweekly Fantasy & Enchantment contribution. *headdesk*I try. I really really do. But I always seem to wind up babbling about the stuff that makes me scurry around researching cross-cultural …
Just Added to the DragonCon Guest List
I’m official. My name and novel now appear on the DragonCon Guest List. Thanks, gang! I am so looking forward to the Labor Day weekend. Can’t wait to see everyone there…and to raise a glass …
Does anyone have a link to the posts on books sales figures?
Oh, to have an icon that kicks me in the head! Maybe I could jump-start my brain. Arrgh! A few months ago, one of the big writing blogs posted some stats showing less than 10 …
For the Librarians Among You
Specifically, for the lucky librarians attending the ALA conference in Washington, DC, over the next few days.Courtesy of RWA, I’ll be signing free copies of With Nine You Get Vanyr at the RWA booth from …
Sending a shout-out to the Fort Worth contingent
Are you guys okay? Worried hugs, Jean Marie