GRAPEMO update: I’m 1k away from my revised goal! At this rate, I may even be able to make my original goal. Here’s hoping. Especially since, as I was writing away last night, I got the feeling I’m closer to finishing my WIP than I originally thought.

Looking all cute & such

It took me awhile to dig through/edit the photos from the last Muse, but I think it was worth it. Here’s a few of my favorites.

Read on for more photos

After much pain, sweat, and toil (read: putting off writing the next scene in my WIP), I’ve completely revamped the Pop Books website. If you’re an author in need of site/design work, it’s the place to go.

Pop Color is next up on my redesign list, though I think I should finish my WIP before tackling that.

Photo editing 101

For the photographers out there – interested in how I edit my photos? Well I’m covering some photoshop basics (contrast, dodging & burning) in a webinar on March 28th. It’s part March’s event for the Muse Project. For all of $10, you get to see me in action!

Books and tumbles

I’m the proud winner of SAY THE WORD by Jeannine Garsee! She’s the awesome creator of GRAPEMO, which I’ve had the great pleasure of participating in this month. (We’re hopefully extending the Grapemo deadline a week. If so, maybe I can actually make my PWG.) My teaser was entered into a random drawing, and I won her book! Can’t wait to read it.

On another note, I’m officially in love with Tumblr and have setup my micro blog at feonua.tumblr.com. It’s full of weekly themed quotes, photo snippets and random thoughts. I need more people to follow–so if you have an account there, let me know and I’ll friend you.

Also, if you haven’t read it yet, Brina’s latest addition to Deciduus is beautiful.

Last Saturday, Ann Ingalls read her new book, THE LITTLE PIANO GIRL, at The American Jazz Museum. Oh to all of you who have little kids – you need to take your kids to the museum’s Jazz Storytelling sessions (right after hitting up your local bookstore for Ann’s latest). Trust me, you won’t regret it. Man, if I’d been six or so, I’d have been jumping and singing my heart out.

(Read on: see Ann in action!)

Today I discovered Hipstamatic, a very fun camera iPhone app. As I stopped at a random parking lot to take photos and test filters, I thought it’d be fun to do a series of iPhone photo recipes. Most photos aren’t all that pretty straight out of the phone. They need a little help.

iPhone photo editing apps

Best Camera – $2.99. By far my favorite, it’s ability to stack, add, delete, and rearrange filters is truly amazing.

CameraBag – $1.99. Offering a nice selection of filters, Camerabag is great for creating a film like feel.

Photogene – $2.99. Unlike the others, Photogene lets you tweak your settings. Levels, exposure, custom borders – it’s all here.

Hipstamatic – $1.99. This app is a camera. No edits, no changes. Just pick your lens, film, and shoot!

(Read on for recipes!)

I have hundreds of photos sitting on my computer from the Grand Canyon. I edit them in bits and pieces at odd moments. All my trips are like that, I overwhelm myself with images that take a year or more to sift through. Still, today seemed like a good time to get started.

(Read on: more photos to see)