Angela Tung Oversharing on the internet since 2005.

In addition to the shout-outs I mentioned earlier in the week, I got a lovely review from Wyn over at Everything Is Connected.

Wyn and I have “known” each other for several years. I think I found her blog randomly, and admired how active she was (and is!). From there I saw that she wrote for Metblogs, and looking for someplace to write and that would force me to do activities around the city, I started writing for Metblogs too.

I wrote there from January 2006 through February 2007 (though I’m still listed as an author, weird) before I, well, lost interest. But it was definitely fun and a great experience.

I think Wyn left her Metblog gig around the same time, if not sooner, and I’m glad we’ve stayed in touch ever since.

In other writing news, I’ve published a new piece at The Nervous Breakdown, about the lost things I’ve found on the sidewalk (hmm, that sounded a lot more exciting in my head).

It’s a scorcher today in the Bay Area, which means it’s a dry 80 degrees.  (I’m spoiled.)  So I thought I’d bring you some hot writing news.

The reviews are in!

Ed Lin, author of Snakes Can’t Run, This is a Bust, and Waylaid, gave me and my book Black Fish a shout-out this week in Giant Robot magazine.  Woot!  It’s my first real review (beyond kids writing on Amazon that my YA novel was “fantastica!”).

My second real review came from Thomas Ott, who gave an honest, well-rounded, and ultimately positive take on my book.  I appreciate and encourage honesty, which is definitely NOT the same as anonymous internet trolls who say bad things to cause a ruckus and get some attention without revealing anything about themselves.  But I digress. . .

Wisdom Has a Voice on Kindle

Wisdom Has a Voice, an anthology of essays about mothers and daughters, is now available on the Kindle!  It includes my essay about my grandmother, Puo-puo.  The print version of the book will be available in October.

That’s it from here! I plan on spending the rest of this warm work-from-home day inside, doing yoga, eating, and writing. Could be worse.

Lots going on, mostly of my own making, but that’s okay!

Pocket Posh Word Power. These adorable little dictionaries that I edited are now available.  There are four to choose from:

120 Words To Make You Sound Intelligent

120 Job Interview Words You Should Know

120 Words That Are Fun to Say

120 Words You Should Know

About the size of a Moleskin notebook, they include pronunciations, definitions, usage notes, and examples from both classic literature and recent publications like The Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times. They’re perfect for Father’s Day, a recent grad, or that word nerd in your life (if it’s you, I won’t tell).

The Bookstore is open. Now that  I have a few things that are actually buyable, I’ve set up a Bookstore page where you can find all of those in one place (including my book and the dictionaries above).  There are just three items there now, but in the next several months, I’m expecting a couple more.

Black Fish Facebook page.  I finally got around to doing this. For a while I wasn’t even sure if I should. Would it really make a difference? Or would it just be another thing for me to obsess over? Then I was talking with someone about my book, and he mentioned someone starting a Twitter account from the point of view of a python that had escaped from some zoo.  I started to think, What about from the POV of the black fish of my book?  And what if the black fish had an Asian accent?

So there you have it.  I don’t know why, but I think it will be fun to keep updated and be creative with what the black fish might say, beyond the usual book updates.

And as Black Fish would say, “You like page now!”

Last day for Lulu sale. Today’s May 31 is the last day you can get 25% off anything and everything on Lulu (up to $500). Just enter the coupon code CYBERMAY. Get my book for cheap.