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Campus Clockwork Heart Reception

drupagliassotti @ March 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Come on by California Lutheran University’s Roth Nelson Room on April 10, 5:30 p.m., to say hello! We’ll be holding a little book party to celebrate Clockwork Heart’s publication. All are welcome.
There’s even a chance I’ll get the correct forms approved to ensure the presence of a couple of bottles of wine on our […]

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Under the Gun!

drupagliassotti @ March 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Well, despite my best intentions, I’m putting together the new issue of The Harrow at the last minute again. For the last 10+ years I’ve been saying that I’m going to get the issues put together early … maybe even a  month or two early … but it’s yet to happen. I’m not, in general, […]

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I’m Cold!

drupagliassotti @ March 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet

OK, so, it’s not snowing here, the way one of my friends tells me it’s been snowing in Seattle. It’s sunny, with a clear blue sky, and temperatures in the mid-60s. Yes, I’m living in Paradise. But right now Paradise is a bit chillier than I like — in the last few years, my […]

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On Not Watching TV

drupagliassotti @ March 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

I don’t own a television. I watch DVDs. If there’s a TV show I want to see, I wait for it to come out on DVD so that I can watch it commercial-free and avoid those annoying cliffhanger pauses from week to week.
I didn’t quit cold turkey. I eased into it. I’ve always been an […]

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Got My Copy of Clockwork Heart

drupagliassotti @ March 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet

At last! I’ve finally received my own copy of Clockwork Heart. It’s been a little funny hearing people tell me that they’ve been reading my book but not ever having seen it, myself.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I didn’t get a chance to check the proofs, and as a result, I’m […]

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Using Nouns of Direct Address

drupagliassotti @ March 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet

One disagreement I occasionally face with my writers is how to capitalize and punctuate nouns of direct address. Here’s everything you need to know about these nouns in a few easy paragraphs:
“Now, wait a minute, Son. You don’t want to fly off the handle like that.”
“Say, Professor, when’s our assignment due?”
“Aw, Dad! Cut it out!”
“Hey, […]

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Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?

drupagliassotti @ March 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet

I’m, er, a little obsessive about self-improvement and uncluttering. Back when I had a TV and a cable subscription, I loved to watch Clean Sweep. Oh, the wicked schadenfreude of groaning over other people’s horribly cluttered houses and getting a glimpse into their secret lives and hang-ups as Peter Walsh gently urged them to […]

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Clockwork Heart at Fantasy & SciFi-Lovin’ Book Reviews

drupagliassotti @ March 26, 2008 # One Comment

SQT gave Clockwork Heart a great review over at Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ Book Reviews. “I don’t know if it was the technological slant of the book or the romance that hooked me, I suspect it was a little of both, but I thought it was very well done.”
Yay! Y’know, I […]

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Clockwork Heart Reviewed at FantasyLiterature.Net

drupagliassotti @ March 26, 2008 # One Comment

Reviewer John Hulet at FantasyLiterature.Net gave Clockwork Heart four out five stars. However, he wasn’t certain how to classify CH — that’s been a problem for us all along, I’m afraid! When I started writing it, my intention was to write a romance. However, it didn’t take long for my […]

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Trust Your Gut, Get Your Bookmark Back

drupagliassotti @ March 25, 2008 # One Comment

Today I was dropping off my library books and, as I slid What Would Jesus Really Do? into the bin, I thought I saw a flash of white. Was that my bookmark? I asked myself. I hesitated, wondering whether it’d be stupid to ask at the circulation desk for someone to check. At last […]

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