Official Maria V. Snyder Blog

Yes, I know - you haven't heard from me in a few weeks.  I was at Seton Hill teaching for a week and then my family went on a Caribbean Cruise for a week, and I was banned from using the computer (me?  addicted?  obviously not since I went a whole week without logging on to anything! **shuddering at the memory**). I spent all this week updating portions of my website, and writing my bi-monthly (yeah, right, more like tri-monthly) email newsletter.  If you are not a subscriber you are missing out.  I'm sending a short story about Yelena and Valek that only my newsletter subscribers can read.  If you like to subscribe go here:  http://www.mariavsnyder.com/news.php   Then fill out the form all the way down to the bottom of the page.   When you get the “confirmation” email – please click on the link provided to complete the process, then let me know and I'll send you the latest issue. As part of my newsletter, I promised links to the big ...

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!  It's the start of a new year and I already said back in December I would blog more as a resolution.  Well 6 days into 2011 and I already messed up!  Here are the excuses :) In the last two weeks, I... - wrote a 7,500 word short story titled, The Coldest Game for the Bewere the Night anthology coming out in May! - wrote 10,000 words in the new healer fantasy novel (still no official title), but the book is due early March - yikes! - prepared for three classes that I'm teaching for Seton Hill University's MFA writing program (leaving tomorrow - and side note to all aspiring authors out there - the Seton Hill Program is the best - just saying ;>) - went skiing two nights (my legs are like jelly right now!) - And did the whole holiday thing, shopped, wrapped presents, cooked, baked, entertained, you know... If you've been looking forward to my next newsletter, you'll have to wait another wee...