I really do like the blue walls and ceiling and bookshelves in my office. Suddenly it’s a whole new world. More places for books and media, but also a whole different feel to the place as well. Even once I took the blue paint masking tape off the windows and it no longer looked like…
Category: book trailer
Carnival Playlist
By the time this posts, I should be in Glasgow for the Graphic Novel/BD conference. I hope to meet up with folks I know and folks I don’t yet know at the conference, and with some of my on-line friends who live in town. With luck I’ll get around to some galleries or museums as…
Keeping Abreast of the Fabulous
All right, even I am having difficulty at times keeping up with all the news, so if I repeat something here, it just means you’re paying attention, well done, here’s a cookie! Soon I have to leave the glories of Alba for the um, gories? of Albany. Alas. Which means I have to figure out…
Crime Pop and Burning Bridges
I’ve got a piece over on A Knife & A Quill on pop music with crime (no, not criminally bad pop music, although I do make mention of The Buoys’ “Timothy” alas): I was listening to Skydaddies’ “Murder in the Park”, a fine Beatlesesque — no, really more Rutlesesque! Not because it’s a parody, but…
Postcards, Bridges, a Knife and a Quill
I model the latest SL Johnson design with lighting by Garbo I have got so far as narrowing down the entries in the First Annual Postcard Fiction Contest to a pool of final contenders (yes, Ale! Your card arrived). Agonizing to make the final choice! I may need a glass of wine for this. Alas,…
Interview & Friday’s Forgotten Book
Hey, that’s me over at Book Reel talking about book trailers, my prodigious output and where I get my ideas (not Schenectady!). I had a terrific time answering the questions, so stop by and leave a comment if you’re of a mind to and feel free to share the link where you can. Help me…
Snow Day
An official snow day: a rarity! It’s eerily quiet around here. The only birds to be seen are the crows. The usually-busy street below my eyrie has only the occasional car. The drummer downstairs, however, is home. It was snowing quite hard yesterday morning as I walked to campus. During the short walk, here’s how…
BitchBuzz: How to Ruin the Holidays + Mangrove Trailer
First, my column for the week: if you’re mild-hearted and love the holidays, you may want to skip it. I am particularly proud of finding that picture of Katy Perry: How to Ruin the Holidays By K.A. Laity Whether you celebrate Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Solstice or Yule, you have an equal opportunity this year to…
WLoAD #1 and a Book Trailer Review
Hey kids, get yourself a fine publication for just 99¢! Yes, it’s the inaugural issue of the Women’s League of Ale Drinkers journal featuring some wonderful art by pal Stephanie Johnson (who designed the whole issue) and a whole lot more — like my long unplaceable story, “Fear and Loathing in Deptford,” in which I…
Talking Book Trailers at Sia’s
Here’s Sia’s introduction to my piece on what I learned from making book trailers: please stop by and comment, and be sure to check out the many interviews with writers featured on her blog. PROMOTION AND BOOKTRAILERS My guest is a favorite of mine, Kate Laity. She’s written some wonderfully entertaining stories under various names, including…