November 10, 2015
I'm so thrilled to invite you to the roller disco book launch party for Derby Life on Friday, November 20th from 7-9 PM. It's at Gotham's Crashpad in Brooklyn, New... Read more
October 28, 2015
A year ago, 254 of you fabulous folks got together to make Derby Life a reality. I cannot express, even still, how grateful I am to you for helping me... Read more
October 6, 2015
July 21, 2015
I was so stoked this morning to see that Derby Life was the #1 bestseller in the Roller Skating & Rollerblading category!
I actually learned power skating from Laura Stamm... Read more
July 17, 2015
It's finally here! Tomorrow is the official publication date for Derby Life: A Crash Course in the Incredible Sport of Roller Derby. I truly could not have done this... Read more
June 23, 2015
This weekend, I attended the East Coast Derby Extravaganza and sold my book for the first time. It was incredible to see people holding the tangible result of the last... Read more
June 16, 2015
I spent most of this weekend and a fair bit of this week packing and shipping copies of the book. I had big plans to take lots of pictures and... Read more
June 8, 2015
This Saturday at 10:02, the truck arrived from the bindery bearing 1210 copies of Derby Life. There was a momentary hitch because I hadn't anticipated that they would bring... Read more
May 28, 2015
Things are zipping along really fast now. The books should be coming off press next week! They could be shipping to me as early as Monday! I can't even believe... Read more
May 19, 2015
On Wednesday last week, I sent my final files to the printer. It didn't feel real until today, when I got the proofs:
But here they are, and they look... Read more
April 22, 2015
First: If you haven't filled out your survey, please do it now! Otherwise you won't be thanked in the book. :(
Now that that's out of the way: The past eight... Read more
April 16, 2015
April 9, 2015
April 7, 2015
March 20, 2015
First, the sad news: We lost our first bout. It was a great game, with lead changes, excitement, drama, and tons of wonderful screaming fans. Ultimately, the Brooklyn Bombshells emerged... Read more
March 14, 2015
Today is my first bout of the season and instead of sleeping in and eating a huge breakfast at a diner like I normally do, I'm working on the book.... Read more
March 9, 2015
I sent the manuscript off to the copy editor on Wednesday. Hurrah! What a relief.
I expect to make some changes when I get it back, especially since I've received... Read more
February 28, 2015
I've been working on the book pretty much constantly since the last update, taking breaks for work, meals, roller derby, and occasionally some sleep. My apartment looks like this:
I've... Read more
February 20, 2015
I've continued to work hard on the book for the past few weeks since the last update. I've been interviewing some of the folks who were around at the beginning... Read more
February 11, 2015
February 2, 2015
This weekend, I printed the whole manuscript as it stands right now. Well, actually due to a printer glitch, I printed 80% of the manuscript. Then I edited the whole... Read more
January 23, 2015
I've been talking to a number of printers, looking at samples, making spreadsheets, and scratching my chin while saying "Hmmmm..."
The other day, someone gave me this:
The old saying... Read more
January 20, 2015
I worked a lot this weekend, with unfortunately little to show for it at this moment. Being at this stage is pretty tough. I'm working a lot, but it's all... Read more
January 11, 2015
I've been hard at work on the book over the past few weeks, making tons of progress. Finally, FINALLY, some of it is starting to be progress that's visible, not... Read more
December 18, 2014
Hello again!
I've been working steadily on the book for the past few weeks. I'm deep in the unglamorous work of finishing unfinished sections, chasing down interviews and contributions, and... Read more
December 1, 2014
October 28, 2014
Thank you so much for supporting Derby Life: Stories, Advice & Wisdom from the Roller Derby World. I am so excited that I get to make this book for... Read more
October 23, 2014
This morning, we reached the $8000 stretch goal to include photographs in the book. Thank you! The book will now be longer and more awesome for everyone.
This afternoon, I... Read more
October 22, 2014
I’m so thrilled that I get to post these submission guidelines. The reason I have spent countless hundreds of hours over the past three years working on Derbylife.com is because... Read more
October 21, 2014
I've had several questions from parents about whether this book will be appropriate for junior skaters. I hope this book will be useful for junior skaters as well as adults,... Read more
Derby photographers are a wonderful part of our community, and no derby book would be truly complete without some of the incredible images that they create. I’d love to include... Read more
October 20, 2014
This is the last week of the project, and I'm incredibly grateful to all of you. We're at 80% of our funding goal, so we're in good shape. The funding... Read more
October 16, 2014
When I first started thinking about writing a roller derby book, I considered several different ways of publishing it. The simplest—and cheapest!—would have been to publish it only as an... Read more
October 15, 2014
This weekend, the Greenwich Time ran an article about me, roller derby, and the project—on the front page! I never thought I'd grace the front page of a newspaper.
With... Read more
October 9, 2014
We're at the halfway point now, and you fine folks have pledged more than half the money we'll need to make the book a reality. Thank you!
I've been talking... Read more
October 3, 2014
Hey everyone!
We're in the second week of the campaign now, and it's going strong! Thanks to everyone who has backed the project since the last update.
Last night, I... Read more
September 30, 2014
Hi there!
I'll be hosting an event for people who are interested in learning more about roller derby on Thursday night at Sweet Science (135 Graham Avenue in East Williamsburg,... Read more
September 27, 2014
The first three days of this campaign have been phenomenal. I'm so grateful for the incredible outpouring of support this project has received from all you wonderful people.
On Thursday,... Read more
