• writing goals for december

    writing goals for december

    I’ve actually been writing again, and am pleased to report I’m almost done with the novella Daughter of the Hammer, thanks to participating in Writing Month. Next goals: finish the novella, get it beta read and edited, and find it some cover art!

  • how to follow me on bluesky

    how to follow me on bluesky

    I’m not actually on the Bluesky social network, but I CAN be followed there via a bridge bot that lets Mastodon talk to Bluesky and vice versa. This post is an explainer for how it works, for Bluesky users who might like to follow me there.

  • Down to the wire, so begging one last time

    Down to the wire, so begging one last time

    As should surprise none of you, I have voted for Harris and Walz–early, since WA is a vote-by-mail state. I beg everyone else out there to vote for them as well, and lay out why in this post.

  • The 2024 Nanowrimo scandal explosion

    The 2024 Nanowrimo scandal explosion

    Reaction post to this week’s outcry about Nanowrimo coming out in favor of generative AI. Includes a list of various links I’ve seen going around my feeds about it all.

  • Now looking for freelance work

    Now looking for freelance work

    I am seeking freelance work in a variety of areas, including proofreading or beta reading for authors, consulting on WordPress or self-publishing, ebook creation, or website testing. If you’re in need of any of these services, consider working with me! This post includes what services I can offer, as well as potential negotiable rates.

  • Slowly whittling away at updating

    Slowly whittling away at updating

    Work on my new website in progress is ongoing. All book pages are copied in off of angelahighland.info, and have been checked to fix broken links. Now porting in content, including photos, from annathepiper.org.

  • Some more work on this site

    Some more work on this site

    I let work on this site lag a bit over the last couple of months, but I haven’t forgotten it. And I had a new person actually buy one of my books lately, which reminded me that I really needed to get off the dime and finish updating this place. So, here’s a brief update.…

  • Vexing header problem, solved!

    Vexing header problem, solved!

    Posted to Mastodon about the issue I was having with the header I wanted to use on the blog home for this site–and actually got a solution, yay! The way to solve the problem turned out to be to adjust a setting on the Cover block at the top of the page. Instead of telling…

  • Vexing header issue

    Vexing header issue

    So I’ve been mucking around with the WordPress site editor, a new-ish bit of functionality that’s come in over the last several WordPress releases, and which is supposed to make it easier for you to design a website without having to really dig into the underlying code. I am… unconvinced. My problem is that I’m…

  • Bringing more of the book pages online

    Bringing more of the book pages online

    It’s a damn good thing I started working on bringing up live versions of my book pages on this new site, because I realized after checking angelahighland.info that some of the preview and buy buttons are not working there. I don’t know how long that’s been the case. But it’s made it clear that I…