Congratulations, yourstrulee and sweetchibihentai! You’re the grand prize winner and runner-up, respectively, in WardSmith.com’s first contest of 2007. Yourstrulee will receive the crystal egg (suitable for containing wishes or demons as needed) and three Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab imps …
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Done
At long last the revised version of Highway from Hell is done. All except for two small descriptive paragraphs I’ve decided to change tomorrow–er, later today. I plan to let it sit while I finish …
Poking my nose out of the writing cave
Very briefly–to remind everyone it’s Thursday Thirteen over at the Fantasy & Enchantment Blog. Today it’s fantasy names, and as a bonus, you’ll find introductions to writers Dayna Hart and Melissa Lopez.Yeah, I need to …
April Foolin’
That pic of the Japanese maple on our deck wasn’t taken last fall. It was taken twenty minutes ago. If you squint hard enough you can even see the budding azalea budding behind the fence at …
Waldenbooks Signing (With Pics!)
Sending a big thank you with smoochies to Store Manager Tracy McPeck, her colleagues Stephen and Susan, and all the staff of the Landmark Mall Waldenbooks in Alexandria, VA. The Landmark Waldens’ is my neighborhood bookstore. Literally. …
Book Signing in Alexandria, VA
The good folks at my neighborhood bookstore have been kind enough to host a booksigning for me this Saturday, March 31. The details are: Who – Jean Marie WardWhat – Signing With Nine You Get …
Samhellion Celebrations
Just in case you missed all the squeals of delight, it’s official, Samhain Publishing has been recognized by Romance Writers of America. This is a major achievement for any small press. It’s doubly impressive in …
Catching Up
You can always tell when it’s sorta kinda related to writing biz on this blog. The Vanyr cover shows up. LOLThis will be relatively short and painless. Promise.First I’d like to thank Catherine Chant and …
Fan Girl Squee
It’s official. Sunday has just become my favorite night of the week. First The Dresden Files at 9 p.m. followed by an hour with Vickie Nelson, Henry Fitzroy and, er, Whatsisname-the-Cop (guess you know who …
Buttons & Happy Dances
Isn’t it pretty? It’s all pink and shiny and it’s mine, Mine, MINE!Well, actually, it’s Teri’s and mine–for this year, at any rate. With Nine You Get Vanyr scored an Honorable Mention (#2) in the …