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posted by christen roberts @ 5:33 AM 0 comments  

The New Cool

That would be me.

I am going to be cool soon. I just wanted you all to be prepared. It's gonna be big, baby!

posted by christen roberts @ 1:28 PM 0 comments  

Toronto Photobloggers

As posted below, I look at Daily Dose of Imagery as often as possible (lately I've been slacking because I'm more and more busy) - today I discovered, in back tracking, three other Toronto Photobloggers, all featured on Photogrammetry.

Check them out:

Sam Javanrouh - daily dose of imagery
Matt O'Sullivan - the narrative
Gayla Trail - making happy
Davin Risk - low resolution

Now if only we can get our very own Alice Merchant to do a photoblog, I'd be in photoblog heaven!

From The Narrative - Matt O'Sullivan

posted by christen roberts @ 11:18 AM 0 comments  

A Call to Action!

Finally! The foster kids are gonna get some cred! ABC is launching a call to action to investigate and report on the state of the foster care system nationwide. I'm so very glad. The only problem is that there are some many different issues regarding foster care, I'm very afraid they are going to focus on those areas that suggest 1) all foster homes are good home; 2) kids are placed for their own misgivings and not necessarily that of their parents; 3) that no matter why they are placed, foster kids will become "special needs" - not true, not necessary, and that's how stereotypes are born; 4) foster kids will appear as orphans with no direction, no goals, limited potential, less worthy than the rest; 5)any label is a bad label.

For research, things to know, statistics, volunteer information, etc., go to my delicious page. And because I had to, I had no choice, I wrote a letter to Primetime. I had to. Yes, I know. I can get dramatic. But like I care. What on TV isn't dramatic?

posted by christen roberts @ 7:07 AM 0 comments  

Agents can be bitches!

I have no idea if any writers at all visit my site, but I came across some interesting news today. A popular website for writers, that I admittedly never visited until today, posted a 20 Worst Agents List on their website. The site, Absolute Write is one of the few writing sites not meant to post your short poem/opera/screenplay version of "Puff the Magic Dragon" - done in three lines. This site actually has writers.

One literary agent took offense to her presence on the list of bad agents and complained to the host, claiming the site was causing her spam and thus, labeling them as spammers, and thus: shutting them down. You can read a direct account here. And Miss Snark, an honest and rockin' literary agent, posted her own response to the debacle here.

Let's all take a minute to thank Miss Snark.

Being that I am a writer and I love all acts of free speech (including calling Barbara Bauer a scared cow whose scams are caught), I will also post the list of worst agents. Take a look:

* The Abacus Group Literary Agency
* Allred and Allred Literary Agents (refers clients to “book doctor” Victor West of Pacific Literary Services)
* Capital Literary Agency (formerly American Literary Agents of Washington, Inc.)
* Barbara Bauer Literary Agency
* Benedict & Associates (also d/b/a B.A. Literary Agency)
* Sherwood Broome, Inc.
* Desert Rose Literary Agency
* Arthur Fleming Associates
* Finesse Literary Agency (Karen Carr)
* Brock Gannon Literary Agency
* Harris Literary Agency
* The Literary Agency Group, which includes the following:

Children’s Literary Agency
Christian Literary Agency
New York Literary Agency
Poets Literary Agency
The Screenplay Agency
Stylus Literary Agency (formerly ST Literary Agency)
Writers Literary & Publishing Services Company (the editing arm of the above-mentioned agencies)

* Martin-McLean Literary Associates
* Mocknick Productions Literary Agency, Inc.
* B.K. Nelson, Inc.
* The Robins Agency (Cris Robins)
* Michele Rooney Literary Agency (also d/b/a Creative Literary Agency and Simply Nonfiction)
* Southeast Literary Agency
* Mark Sullivan Associates
* West Coast Literary Associates (also d/b/a California Literary Services)

Writers unite!

Now find me a literary agent to publish my memoir, will ya?

posted by christen roberts @ 7:33 AM 0 comments  

Max Zappa and Kenneth Parker

A big THANK YOU to Helen Day for linking me to these two:


Max Zappa

and


Kenneth Parker

posted by christen roberts @ 9:55 AM 0 comments  

Easter 2006

Last weekend was Easter. I did not know this on my own. The day the bunny was born was of no consequence to me. However, Joey made a good point about Good Friday. If that is the day the Bunny died, why is it so good? And what help is that Bunny if his death caused all daycares to close?! Bastard...



Anastasia had fun anyway... the Bunny was back and she had candy, a park, and rockin' friends (click photo to see pics).

posted by christen roberts @ 1:36 PM 1 comments