Just thought I'd give you a little stuff(ing) that's not a Twitter update...

Big welcome to brigidsblest and mariness, two newcomers to my flist and both to be published by Morrigan Books later this year!

We've now got all the names for The Phantom Queen Awakes and it's just a case of awaiting confirmation that names are spelled correctly and that they are happy how ( Read more... )

Quick break from editing (for anyone keeping tabs on me)...

I'm up to number 19 (joint) on the poll for best book editor over at Preditors:

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/bookeditor.shtml

You voted yet? (Don't vote if you're going to vote for someone else of course... ;))

Getting very close to the final selection for The Phantom Queen Awakes ( Read more... )

Brain is cotton wool today and not much has been succesfully done...

Except for listening to great music of course:

Four of top five decided on

I do believe I have found my album of 2008. I have looked over recent tags and noticed that I have not made any wild assertations of what was to be the album of the year back on January 3rd this year and this time am a bit more confident of my choice ( Read more... )

Please, please, please tell me to listen to something other than Chad VanGaalen at the moment, otherwise my end of the year chart is going to be very sparse and samey!

Mark's stuff on the turntable:

Kings of Leon: Only by the Night - was waxing lyrical about this a bit too early. It is good and I think the opening track Closer is brilliant. I think I need a few more listens.

Lambchop: Oh (Ohio) - has some harking back to Is a Woman and overall is very good. I don't think it'll be in the final list though ( Read more... )

There's a blog around, which details what books are currently being read (by the author of the blog you see) and which books are due to be read and it got me to thinking that I could bore you with what I'll be listening to in the month of October and beyond.

Mark's to-listen to list:

Kings of Leon: Only by the Night - am three tracks in and this ( Read more... )

If you are curious about the best song of the moment then look no further than:

Portishead - Nylon Smile

as it is unbelievably gorgeous and matches anything they have ever done before (yes and I have heard Sour Times and Wandering Star)

(I may have some linkage on that soon)

And anyone wondering about the icon can read about that cheeky
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