Where Am I Wearing?
Let your mind wonder
My book is for sale?
By Kelsey | 
1 Comment » Books-a-Million has three of my books for sale. I have no idea how or why. They are listed in their “hard-to-find inventory” section, which doesn’t make much sense... [Read this entry]
Your goals are making me feel inadequate
By Kelsey | No Comments » Author Stephenie Meyer was interviewed in yesterday’s USA Today. Currently she is dominating the bestseller lists (3 of the 4 top spots on the USA Today’s top 100). ... [Read this entry]
Great publicity idea #1: Author shoplifts own book
By Kelsey | 3 Comments » I was in the local Books-a-Million yesterday talking with the manager about setting up an event around the release of my book. I took in an advanced copy to... [Read this entry]
The Mysteries of the copy edit
By Kelsey | No Comments » I received the copy edit of my manuscript yesterday and quickly realized there’s no way I could be a copy editor.
The attention to detail is phenomenal, almost inhuman. ... [Read this entry]
The delicate art of “thank you”
By Kelsey | 5 Comments » I’m writing my acknowledgments for the book.
Annie wants me to thank Oreo – the cat that owns me. But what if you think I owe you a “shout-out” and... [Read this entry]
Blurb quest
By Kelsey | No Comments » I’m a week away from having to turn in my blurbs. A blurb is that endorsement on the back cover or (in the case of one provided by someone... [Read this entry]
You pick the author’s pic
By Kelsey | 15 Comments » Annie and I had a little photo shoot in our backyard today. I’m sure it’ll give the neighbors something to talk about. Anyhow, I need to supply my publisher... [Read this entry]
A kind of preview…
By Kelsey | 2 Comments » I pasted the Prologue and Chapter 1 of Where am I Wearing? into Wordle and here’s the cloud it produced.
See the larger version HERE.
Wordle in its own words:
Is my ARC showing?
By Kelsey | No Comments » An Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) is a pre-publication paperback edition of a book meant to be used for early promotion and soliciting endorsements.
My ARC is a little more “advanced”... [Read this entry]
I was made in America. My “Jingle These” Christmas boxers were MADE IN BANGLADESH.I had an all-American childhood in rural Ohio. My all-American blue jeans were MADE IN CAMBODIA.
I wore flip-flops every day for a year when I worked as a SCUBA diving instructor in Key West. They were MADE IN CHINA.
One day while staring at a pile of clothes on the floor, I noticed the tag of my favorite T-shirt: MADE IN HONDURAS.
I read the tag. My mind wandered.
A quest was born. A book was written.
- A thousand words
- About Where Am I Wearing?
- Adventures in SPAM
- Assignments
- Audio Slideshows
- Best of 2007
- bit o’ tid
- Buddies
- Cartoons
- Cats and their Writers
- confessions
- Contest
- Continent: Africa
- Country: Bangladesh
- Country: Cambodia
- Country: Canada
- Country: China
- Country: Colombia
- Country: Guatemala
- Country: Honduras
- Country: India
- Country: Italy
- Country: Lesotho
- Country: Nepal
- Country: Romania
- Country: Thailand
- Country: USA
- Culturally Insensitive…Sorry
- Engaged Consumer
- Essays
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- Garment Industry
- Giving Back
- Globalization
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- Home
- I should be writing
- In the News
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- It’s a crazy world
- Kelsey’s Column: Travelin’ Light
- Key West
- Logistics
- Lost in Translation
- My Life
- My Pants
- My Shoes
- My Shorts
- My T-shirt
- My Underwear
- Patagonia
- Quotes
- Rants
- Reasons I love writing
- Sport
- The Book - Progress
- The Language Police
- The North Face
- Tourons
- Travel
- Uncle Kelsey
- WAIW? Buzz
- Website of the Week
- What I’m reading
- What I’m Watching
- What I’m writing
- Whatever
- Where I’m wearing today: Adventures of an engaged consu
- Who are you wearing?
- Writerly Stuff
- Kelsey on Another Timmerman to be published this Fall!
Hundreds of dollars!!!!! - Kyle Timmerman on Another Timmerman to be published this Fall!
A cream . . . . you're a genius, Kels!! We'll mak ... [read more] - Kelsey on Another Timmerman to be published this Fall!
Especially the CD14+CD16+ inflamed monocytes. The ... [read more] - Matt Barhorst on Another Timmerman to be published this Fall!
Nothing pisses me off more than inflammatory monoc ... [read more] - Kyle Timmerman on Another Timmerman to be published this Fall!
This is going to be the best fall ever! I'm prett ... [read more] - Kyle Timmerman on Is Peyton Manning the Governor of Indiana? You decide…
A fool-proof disguise. . . - Melissa on My book is for sale?
intriguing... - Kyle Timmerman on Creepy bumper sticker of the day award
A ferret nearly took my finger off in 4th grade!!! ... [read more] - Kelsey on Creepy bumper sticker of the day award
If Annie gave birth to a ferret, she wouldn't be h ... [read more] - ouvriers cd appare s.a on The sweet stink of memories
The objective of our walkout towards consists of y ... [read more]
- Travel
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- Country: Bangladesh
- bit o' tid
- My Life
- Country: China
- Country: Cambodia
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- CS Monitor - "Baseball"
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- WV Report - "Baseball in Honduras"
- WV Report - "PART I: Wearing Interview"
- WV Report - "PART II: Wearing Interview"
- WV Report - "Soccer"
- WV Report: Bibi Russell interview
- WV Report: Fantasy Kingdom
- Of Globalization and Garments
- Who I'm Reading