Mentoring Sale from Judith Tarr!

The supremely talented Judith Tarr is offering a sale on writing/editing/mentoring advice -- 5 hours for $180. This can be quite in-depth -- she elaborates over here.

There is also mention of a sale price for Fat White Ponies Retreats. If you have ever wanted a writing retreat with Lipizzans -- or just a retreat, or a beginning writer retreat, or an advanced equestrian retreat? Discuss it with Judith. She has a herd of the phenomenal creatures who help make it happen -- right up to a session of horse yoga! (If you've ever wondered, Lipizzans -- Judy's horses -- were the inspiration for Misty Lackey's Valdemar series.)

This is a fundraiser, in a sense -- the drought in the southwest has caused the price of hay to skyrocket, and as you can imagine, these wonderful creatures eat hardy. So pass the word along!

And a Kickstarter is coming up for artwork for her next ebook. This will be exciting, because not only is another Tarr masterpiece about to be born, but I watch Kickstarter with interest.

If NYC fails me with Allie, I'll be doing a Kickstarter to get cover art for three Allie novels, plus seed money for dead tree editions.

Aspiring Writers Info: Four Tools to Aid Writer Productivity

Writer Lori Devoti talks about four different software programs that are making her life a lot easier these days.

That Writer's Cafe intrigues me -- I was just about to start doing that next month with a huge tablet of newsprint and some 4x5 index cards....

Going to Have to Bail on ConDFW

Sorry, folks. I've tried, but I've been ill for over a week. This means packing has been sporadic, and that there's no guarantee I can get safely to the convention and then home.

I'm just going to have to hope for strength and time to attend next year! It's a great convention -- I recommend it.

As of right now, I do intend to be at ArmadilloCon. Everything else, we'll just see.