I had a lovely, if brief visit in NYC, getting to see friends and have meals with friends, and just hang out with friends, despite our incredibly busy, indeed hectic lives. (in one instance we literally had time for HALF a cup of coffee. But that was lovely too) And then to Boston, for my […]
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Well, no, I’m currently in the city – NYC to be exact – and thence on to Boston, for Family-Related Celebrations And Stuff. Also: under deadlines. Content and Connectivity will be variable for a while. Meanwhile – have you ordered your copy of CLAWED yet? Have you pre-ordered your copy of SILVER ON THE ROAD
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The 4th Gin & Tonic mystery,CLAWED, is out today! Which means all 4 Gin & Tonic mysteries are now available for your binging pleasure.. Read Responsibily! (ah, screw that. Â Read irresponsibly! Â Read wildly, flagrantly, with mad abandon. Â Wallow in words!)
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Sent agent email with proposed title of new book (fka Devil’s West #2). Have not yet gotten panicked “oh god no that’s horrible no!” response. Next up: editor. Here, have some non-spoilery bits: The ‘post’ wasn’t a post at all, not like she’d been expecting. Instead, there was a collection of bones hung on the
I am not where I want to be with this second pass draft. Howsomever, I have gotten to and halfway through the point where, in first pass draft, I thought “I”ll figure that out/fix that later.” And lo it is later, and I have in fact figured it out. Fixed… well, that’s for 3rd pass
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Surviving emotionally intact (ish) as a writer requires walking a very thin and jagged line between rampant ego and excessive humility. By that I mean – you need to be comfortable with hearing others praised to the skies, while still believing, somehow, that YOURS is better. It may be better. It may not be better.
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So, there was a 24 hour period for people to come up with the best possible (purely theoretical) punishment for book pirates. Â I have to say, we have some delightfully inventive and evil people around here. Â I like that. And four winners, from the our social medias. From the blog, James Marshall’s entry: I think
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Well, since the pirates are already making the rounds with L. A. Kornetsky’s CLAWED before it’s even officially on sale, let’s beat them at their own game, shall we? Comment here with what YOU think should be done to people who make it harder for writers to make money off their work, and the most
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13 days until the second-pass draft of Book 2 of THE DEVIL’S WEST is supposed to be done. *looks at pile of notes, giggles slightly hysterically* If not today, then certainly by Saturday I will have hit peak performance panic mode. Fair warning for anyone in my actual vicinity Slide a pizza under the door
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Cool and drizzly and dreary on the lovely spring day. The birds are twittering, the cats are snoozing, and the foghorns are speaking to each other again. I had not been aware, previously, that foghorns could convey exasperation and rudeness quite so clearly as they do. Slogging along on many thing that need to be