The “Dog Talk” interview I did a while back is online now! In which I do a quick reading, talk about the household animals, learning Seattle to write about it, and what’s coming up next…. (go to the 46: mark – the previous guest ran long, so we were squished for time)
L.A. Kornetsky speaks! Read More »
Last week, I got an email from Madame Editrix, saying she had read the manuscript for FIXED (Gin & Tonic #2) and loved it. And that I should prepare for incoming notes. (Because no book is so good that a good editor can’t show you how to make it better. That’s me saying that, not
My Editor is Old School. Read More »
The Year-End Project has been…not exactly put to rest, but it’s on a back burner, 40,000 words prepped and waiting for Discussions. So, what’s up, what’s on deck? Right now, the main priority is getting “Miles to Go” into final shipping shape for the Kickstarter backers. They’re also due a few stories (I haven’t forgotten,
Thanks to the offices of a good friend who -despite gas rationing and shortages- was still willing to drive me to the airport at oh ack thirty, I made my flight with a minimum of stress. And we apparently had not a tailwind but a shake-your-tailwind, because we beat the predicted arrival time by a
TourKornetsky launches with some velocity… Read More »
Yeah, it’s sort of been “all mystery all the time” here, and that will probably continue for another month or so. But there will be stuff on the fantasy front soon too, I promise! —————– So, everyone loves it when a reviewer – a professional critic – likes their book. But honestly, the thing that
Delighted Author Dance: “an underlying strength that elevates it…” Read More »
I will be out as L.A. Kornetsky, supporting the new mystery series, but most of the bookstores have said they’re willing to order the fantasy novels on request, too (and Mysterious Galaxy, of course, will Have All). You can also pre-order signed copies, if you can’t make it to a signing… Signing: Seattle Mystery Bookshop (Seattle, WA)
Updated: the West Coast Mystery Tour (November) for COLLARED Read More »
The Library Journal reviewer was not entirely pleased by my not tying up every single thread at the end (this is me, guys, I don’t make everything 100% tidy, nope) but overall she seemed to like COLLARED…. “VERDICT The plot moves quickly, enhanced by smart dialog and good characterizations… a fairly strong beginning to what
And another country is heard from, for Ms. Kornetsky’s COLLARED… Read More »
Of my alter-ego, and her forthcoming Collared (November 2012), Publishers Weekly sez: Fantasy writer Kornetsky’s charming first mystery introduces an enterprising heroine in Ginny Mallard, the owner of a fledgling concierge business in Seattle, Wash., and a supporting cast that includes a couple of four-footed friends. While having a drink in Mary’s, a neighborhood pub, (Ginny) overhears
Three Cheers for Ms. Kornetsky! Read More »
First: the ObPromotionalBit: A half-faun PI. A girl who sees Death. Magic that runs on electricity. NYC. You know it’s gonna be a party… Go on, check it out. Ahem. And now, onward to the writing neep. So, today I started working on the second mystery project. And The first thing I did was take
Practical Meerkat: In Which I Plot Read More »
So there I was, working hard on Iteration 2.1 of the mystery project, when I get an email from Madame EditrixB* saying “hi! Would it be possible to get the first 2 chapters (or 20-25 pages if they’re short) today or tomorrow morning?” because they want to send excerpts to the sales force for Fall