i commissioned this portrait from phoenix lu. =)
her digital art work is nothing less than stunning.
i cannot wait for you to read zhong ye and silver
phoenix’s story in Fury of the Phoenix.
and YES! i am making postcards to give out as swag!!
just finishing up line edits and this commission
couldn’t have arrived at a better time [...]
Category Archives: the enchanted inkpot
silver phoenix and zhong ye portrait
August 11, 2010 – 4:49 pm
in which cindy can’t let go
September 27, 2009 – 7:08 pm
after my meeting at harpercollins on friday,
i definitely had post publisher moments of
amazement. i am still taken by surprise at
odd moments that i’m a published author.
on the one hand, it’s the everyday mundane
business of writing and revising, usually in
my pajamas at a messy dining table, loopy
writer inside her own loopy head. then you’re
in nyc meeting [...]
a perfect saturday!
June 27, 2009 – 9:51 pm
very fun and full day today.
i started by writing at a cafe. then headed
to melissa marr’s signing at the mysterious
galaxy, where part of the brat pack (amy
and heather) met up with me.
it was lovely meeting melissa. she was more
petite than i imagined and so vivacious and
random and fun! she threw prizes at the audience
and i [...]
you spin me right round
April 20, 2009 – 2:43 pm
i used to be very protective of my writing.
in fact, few people ever read what i wrote,
my best friend who just visited being the select
few. i still remember when i shared a poem with
an acquaintance back in high school and he laughed
after reading and said, “it rhymes!” with such
derision i felt my poetic soul crumple [...]
just chillin’
April 9, 2009 – 4:51 pm
i know. i’ll miss blogger too! but BUT if you
take the time to comment, i’ve made sure that
you can look like a funny alien thingy. =) i seemed
to have been randomly assigned to a rather goofy
looking one–but it’s probably appropriate. ha!
i feel like my alien avatar of late.
right now, i’m up in los angeles hanging [...]