and then there was After Five
Originally published by “that magazine”. I still don’t have my sample back… however, I am very fortunate that the sample size usually requested in magazines is my size. And that means I can play and have fun with the sweater in my own terms and styling before they create their beautiful layouts and styling. This pattern was edited by Joeli, who edits a lot of my patterns and is an eagle-eyed editor to boot. And as 6months since publishing date have gone by, I have every right in the book to do as I wish with my...
read moreThe not-so-lonely freelancer
Remember how about a week ago I felt woe-is-me because Brian left on business (he’s still out) and I was going to do my Single Knitter Behaviour? Well… let’s revisit I deep-moisturize my hair. This includes wetting my hair, slapping half a tub of conditioning mask on it and wrapping cling film around it. Sleep on it. I look like a lunatic but end up with luscious curls. Yes, actually I did. I soak my feet in hot water while watching tv, sandpaper remove dead skin, paint my toenails - Still needs doing. I stay up till 2am...
read moreThe Power of The Community
I’m overwhelmed. The responses I’ve received whether via comments or private emails are huge in amount and impressive in meaning. You guys rock. As we all know by now, the company I directed that letter to is All Crafts Media. Publishers of the old Yarn Forward / current Knit / who knows what their name may be in 3 months time, Inside Crochet, Simply Beautiful, Sew Hip, Handmade Living and the upcoming Modern Quilting. I thought this wouldn’t make much noise. I mean, crazy knitter berating a magazine woooo. But it’s far...
read moreWhy I love what I do (3)
Today’s post comes from one of the most singular women I’ve ever met. I consider Shannon Okey somewhat of a mentor – she’s helpful, fun, professional and open. Very open to questions, to discussion and to having a quick burger in the back of a car. Read on…. — After writing a dozen books in four years (gulp…looking back, I’m not sure quite how I managed that!) for a variety of publishers, I’d had enough. While I loved many of the people I’d worked with, especially at Interweave,...
read moreDear Publisher…
I’m writing this letter to you after much hesitation. I thought “let me leave it behind me and move on”. I thought “nah, what good does it do anyone to read this?”. Well. I reconsidered. Because you’re still putting out calls for designers to submit to you. If they don’t yet know what they’re about to get into, I will be the one to tell them – unfortunately, I wasn’t told, and I got caught in this mess. So please, dear publisher… —- When I publish with serious,...
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