I don’t know how I continue to let days and weeks go by without writing something here. I’m busier than I think, I guess. My to do list hovers around 100 items still undone (95 at the time of this writing), and these are all work related—covers or ads, mostly, and there are so many because a few of my publishers are really, really great about giving me plenty of lead time. I’ve already got cover requests for October releases,…
My cat’s getting on in years. At 13, she’s still fairly young, but already she’s having trouble getting up on the bed by herself. Sometimes she needs a little help. I’m worried that eventually she will need help getting down, too. Perhaps the jump down will be too jarring for her joints. Then, of course, there are the stairs. One day, those might be too much, too. One day. Distant, I hope. But lately she’s been in pain. I don’t…
It’s been ages since I’ve posted about any of my crafts, but I just sent a couple of them off to people so it’s probably time. This one (photo taken with the iPhone) is a little cat blanket I made for Minnie’s cat, Arianna. It’s a little bit like the one I made for my cat, but in a different pattern, and I made it with the yarn I had left from doing previous projects. My cat likes her blanket,…
It’s Friday the 13th, and I’m excited. H.E. got me an appointment for a one-hour massage today, and I get to have someone professionally work out the kinks in my back. Sitting at the computer all day making book covers isn’t exactly strenuous work, but it can be pretty hard on my neck and shoulders; I often have to take breaks just to stave off stiffness and headache, and at the end of a full day’s work I truly welcome…
This is just a quickie, as I don’t really have the time to compose anything meaningful. I’m over at the Creative Direction Workshop with Anne Cain, CrocoDesigns, and Christine M. Griffin, where we’re teaching cover design and all that jazz. My classes focus more on the tools and the techniques, since vision and inspiration aren’t really as teachable. Either you have an eye, or you don’t. I’m also busy working on covers and various other things, getting over my second…