For less than a dollar Mario here:

What I'm reading.


Just finishing Swamplandia by Karen Russell.










And have started On The Grind by Stephen J. Cannell.



 Update your calendars! Denver Post U hosts the seminar, The Story Behind The Story. Local authors Manuel Ramos, Mark Stevens, and Sandra Dallas will discuss how they develop and research their stories. Wednesday, April 3, 5:30-7:30PM, at the Denver Post Auditorium. The event is free but you gotta sign up.

Over at Jane Freidman's Writer Unboxed, she gives us five publishing trends we scribes should heed. One of them is the usual: exercise due diligence with your contracts. With the rise and importance of ebook rights, you should see how and when you can get your digital rights back.

Thankfully, she also says that writers (and by that I understand to mean fiction writers), and especially new writers, should bag the whole author-building platform. Instead, write and write well.

What can you get for less than a dollar? Hell, it seems that won't even buy a candy bar. But you can get some darn good short fiction from writer pal, Bonnie Ramthun. 99 cents snags you her new short story, Blood Print.

Labels: 99 cents, Blood Print, Manuel Ramos, Mark Stevens, Sandra Dallas, sequester, Steven J Cannell

  ¶ posted by Mario Acevedo @ 9:29 AM  2 comments

  Mish Mash This will be a bit of a disjointed blog this week..a little of this, a little of that. I'm in San Diego. Here's the schedule for the trip:

Thursday: Library Program – La Mesa Library 6:30 PM
8074 Allison Ave. La Mesa, CA 619-469-2151
http://lamesalibrary.wordpress.com/

Saturday: Mysterious Galaxy – Redondo Beach 2 PM
2810 Artesia Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 858-288-4747
www.mystgalaxy.com

Sunday: Mysterious Galaxy – San Diego 2 PM
7501 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego CA 858-288-4747
www.mystgalaxy.com

I'm really excited about being part of MG's soft opening for the new Redondo Beach store.


And here's a pic of me at the Tattered Cover signing here in Denver last week. Thanks to all who came!


And last weekend, I signed at Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference. I shared a table with Mark Stevens, If you haven't tried him yet, I have only one question...why not?



His newest:




For more pics from the con, go Facebook and you can see what's been sent to me. Thanks, Tamela for sharing.




So cute!!!! To be included with Deathly Hallows Part 2 Ultimate Edition DVD.



Very funny book trailer of the day: Record Collecting for Girls: Unleashing Your Inner Music Nerd, One Album at a Time by Courtney E. Smith (Mariner Books).



Okay, that's it for now. Off to press the flesh in San Diego. I love this place!!!

Labels: La Mesa Library, Mark Stevens, Mysterious Galaxy, Tattered Cover

  ¶ posted by Jeanne Stein @ 8:50 AM  2 comments