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 …
Reed My Lips
My dad isn’t turning in his grave in Arlington National Cemetery. He’s spinning 48X.For eleven years during the Vietnam War, Major then Lieutenant Colonel John J. Ward served as the registrar–or chief administrative officer–of Walter Reed Army …
Absentee Apologies
No, you haven’t been imagining things–or the lack of things, like responses to emails. *sigh* My mom’s youngest sister died on Monday, and I’ve been scrambling ever since. Greg and I are heading up to …
Oops! Mom Did It Again
The Amazing One-Eighty Old Lady has struck again.They call me Wrong Way Ward. My mom, on the other hand, is famous for her wrong way prayers. When hundakleptisis was so sick last year, qnotku and …