Random Photos/Random Linkages/Random Video

Video of a little mountain storm come to the cove at Killian Knob. This was the storm where we lost the top off a big tree - *sad* - and it knocked down another tree in the process. Luckily, we let our trees grow wild around us, and so does our neighbor next to us, so we hope soon another tree will take the place of the fallen one, and the one with the top off will grow back okay, or another will take its place.

So. I'm back from SIBA/Daytona, and a one afternoon/night in Savannah. I'm swamped with things to do, so I can't talk about the trip today, but I will say it was fun, and I met some wonderful people--booksellers, authors, publishers, bloggers, etc. If you are on twitter, there is a hashtag #siba10 where they 'tweeted' during the entire trade show, so that's a way for inside scoops. Some of the authors (I may do this if I have time) will be blogging about the experience on the Siba blog; et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!


But for now I leave you with some photos taken from my room, all but one are from the Plaza hotel room, where I snapped them from my balcony. There is one, the last one below, taken from my hotel room window at the Savannah Hampton Inn in the Historic District on Bay Street, which was a gorgeous hotel--if you ever stay in Savannah, do look up this hotel! Bay street was lined with historical buildings and some were made into hotels--the Hampton was charming, and very very clean, comfy, and I just loved it (I have a big love for Hampton Inns anyway!)


Our own  Janna Qualman has a post on the R&T Blog - go check it out! Angie (Gumbo Writer) and I, along with our wonderful staff, are busy working to get the fall issue of Rose & Thorn Journal, and the R&T newsletter out - if you haven't signed up for our newsletter I hope you will -it's free and we never sell or give away your email address. Just Sign Up Here. We hope you'll go by and read the summer offerings on R&T Journal, because soon they will be gone--well, not gone, for we have our Archives Page you can always peruse.

All these were taken from the 'balcony' in Daytona Hotel

I also wanted to give a bit of news. I'd been talking about a novella-length work that would be published along with two other author's novella-length works. From what I understand, that is happening for sure, and the book will be released Winter 2011. The authors who I will be published with are two NYT Best-Selling authors (and I will be there one day! yes....yes I will...): Sarah Addison Allen and Deborah Smith. I saw the book cover (image later) and loved it. So, more as I know it!

from room, out of my hotel window, in Savannah

Y'all have a great day - I am going to be having some give-ways on my blog - probably starting Friday or Monday - stay tuned!

Random Photos-Random Linkages!

some photos of sunrise from my porch, with mists

It's Wednesday and time for random photos/random linkages. I'm busy this week with Rose & Thorn doodly dah, and getting ready for my trip to the Siba Conference. Since Tender Graces was nominated for a SIBA award, I get to be on the writer's auction block (lawd) -proceeds go to charity, so it's a good thing. Link below  on the trade show!

Our own Angie Ledbetter Gumbo Writer was on Eddie's Clouds and Silvery Linings Sunday Roast - go by and read! What fun! 

AND! Angie Gumbo Writer's husband can sing! You can listen to him on Amie Street - go Angie's DH!

shy Maggie Girl wouldn't let me snap photo of her face (just like her owner, Kat! haw! ask Angie!)



"Grandmother" - bought from Woolworth Walk in Asheville - love this artist - I have many 'totems' from this artist



My beautiful friend Kim Michelle Richarson's book bookmark

Kim's book "The Unbreakable Child" will be released October 1. It is available now on Kindle. She's re-opening her blog this week and will be having a contest. Her publishers have a wonderful blog - Behler Blog - stop by and read. This is a powerful book and one most difficult for Kim to write and one difficult for me to read - except for the hope: the hope saves this memoir from despair. Yes.


Big Jake all tuckered out



Teresa Frohock is brilliant - if you aren't subscribed to her blog - do it! I loved this: Writing Fiction with the 3-2-1 method, but she has many more gems there.


These photos of rugs/throws are why I can't truly be a vegetarian ... although I told GMR this is sheared not skinned ... he begs to differ; I tell him "LA LA LA can't hear you LA LA LA LA LA LA



Backspace The Writer's Place is a great forum - I just re-signed up after letting my "dues" laspe for over a year. Check them out - the dues are quite reasonable. There's a good group of writers, editors, agents, publishers . . . join the forum!

Wanda's Wonderful Book Blog - check out Lady Banks Bookshelf, where I want to be!

As I mentioned, I'll be at the SIBA Trade Show from Friday through the weekend. I'll be driving from my little cove at Killian Knob to Daytona Beach, while GMR holds down the little log house all alone wif-out his sweet wonderful wife (snork) - if you see my Boop Mobile, give me a honk and a wave (you'll know it's the Boop Mobile if you see it :-D )

Have a great day everyone!