Category Archives: Miscellaneous
I’m asked, semi-frequently, to join Goodreads. I actually started this post as part of a FAQ I’m working on, but then it got too long to be useful there. (I know this will come as a huge shock to all of you.) So! Here it is. I haven’t joined Goodreads, yet. This is not because I don’t read — I do — or because I don’t want to interact with my readers — I do, obviously, which is why I have this website, my Facebook page, my Twitter feed and hopefully, if I can figure it out, my Tumblr. (There’s an “Ask me anything” link at both the top and the bottom of the Tumblr page, and it sends the question to my inbox, where I can answer it, and the answer will be posted. In theory.)3 … Continue reading →
This is my new home on the web. It has, among other things, a home page — which is largely meant for people who surf by and want information, rather than interaction. I couldn’t actually figure out how to transfer the blog subscriber list from the wordpress.com blog to this one, so if you want to continue to get email alerts when a new post goes up, you’ll need to subscribe here. I have a new Facebook page — which is on the sidebar. I have a Tumblr account which I’ve never really used, and I’m considering using it for questions & answers — as in, I’ll answer questions there if they’re asked. I’ll also continue to answer questions here. I have a new email address: michelle@michellesagara.com. And I have a new book, due on the first … Continue reading →
People who post here are going to be discussing evens in the book itself, so if you hate spoilers, this is not the thread for you :).
Well. The end of 2011 was hectic, and I’ve been a little snowed under with work. I’m an introvert by nature. People who’ve met me in real life often find this description a bit confusing, because in real life, I don’t generally strike people as shy. But introversion is not synonymous with shyness. I like interacting with my readers. Actually, let me rephrase that. I like interacting with readers for whom reading is a lifelong obsession, because that pretty much describes me, and it’s something we have in common. But interaction, when I’m overwhelmed, takes thought, focus, and energy, and when writing is particularly difficult, that’s where all the mental energy goes – and it leaves me with very little left over. When I am in that state, it resembles … Continue reading →
At Apple.com today is an obituary. It is absolutely done in the Apple style; it’s simple, it’s graphically arresting — and it is also startling, almost unbelievable. Steve Jobs is dead. When I heard the news that he had stepped down, I was almost in tears, something my mother couldn’t understand. She was happy for him; he’d worked so hard for so long, she wished him a happy retirement. That wasn’t my first thought; my first thought was: he’s dying, and he knows it; he literally can’t run the company any more. Why was that my first thought? Because it’s exactly the way I’ll retire from writing. Writing is my job, but it’s also my obsession, my compulsion, my avocation. I will stop when they pry my rigor-clenched … Continue reading →
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