Unexpected stop(s) on the blog tour this week… (Updated)

Posted by on May 4, 2012 in Blog Tour, Books, Fighting Gravity | 0 comments

Boingboing.net. I won’t pretend this was an unwelcome surprise, in fact, it’s very nice to see that I’m not alone in the exciting new world of (alleged) trademark infringement and a general sense of “huh?” in response to this fun situation: Read more about it from boingboing here. And then The Passive Voice addressed it as well: An...

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Cease and De…What???

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Books, Fighting Gravity | 21 comments

Got a lovely email today: “Fighting Gravity v. Leah Petersen, et al. – Trademark Infringement” Now isn’t that what every girl wants to read as she’s sitting at the dentist’s office while the kids are getting their semi-annual cleanings? Well… no, actually. The claim is from a live-performance group who assert that my use of...

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Weekly Blog Tour Roundup 4/27

Posted by on Apr 27, 2012 in Blog Tour, Book Review, Fighting Gravity | 0 comments

The blog tour’s been going great and I want to make sure you know about these great blogs that have hosted me this past week(ish.) Guest post at Wake Up Your Wild Side: Creating New Worlds for Science Fiction Stories Guest post at Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess: How Do You Make Science-Fiction Relatable to the Average Reader Guest post at LASR:...

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Just Email it!

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 in Random | 2 comments

Not too very long ago I was just a blissful reader, never even dreaming of one day being a published author myself. And when I’d encounter a book I loved I’d just gush about it and tell all my friends and I’d just be glowing for days about how wonderful that book was. You know what I didn’t do? Tell the author. Me? Email or tweet or...

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I’ve Done a Crappy Job of Promoting My Own Blog Tour

Posted by on Apr 24, 2012 in Blog Tour, Fighting Gravity | 5 comments

‘Cause, you know, that’s just how I roll. Or not. Have you seen these lovely people who have given me a place on their blog as part of the celebration of Fighting Gravity’s release? Interview at Lisa Haselton’s Interview at Dawn’s Reading Nook Guest post at Guys Like Romance, Too! about putting romance in science fiction. Guest...

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