CatofSize isn’t sure if he’s having a bad morning or is just in a Grumpy Old Man stage. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference… Â And I probably should stop referring to having to shoot the cat. New people (and some older ones) keep reading it all wrong. ;-) But hey, being up at 6am […]
midweek check-in is all linked-up Read More »
Novels/novellas: SILVER ON THE ROAD is copyeditor-bound. I hope to have ARCs soon, to maybe scatter among the deserving and talkative… (if you’re a blogger or otherwise loudmouthed in the industry and want one, email me!) WORK OF HUNTERS (Sylvan Investigations #3) is with the proofreader and from there into backer-edition production, huzzah! CLAWED (Gin
The State of Everything – A Working SitRep Read More »
This landed in the old in-box today, via my publicist at S&S…. With a magazine circulation of about 200,000, go Team Kornetsky! B&N| Simon & Schuster |Indiebound |Book Depository | Indigo/Chapters|Mysterious Galaxy|Seattle Mystery Bookshop
CAT FANCY and DOGHOUSE! Read More »
You start to haunt your google ego-search and Goodreads, hoping to hear nice things and cringing against the thought of bad things… (this stage, for me, lasts about two-three days. But it’s a painful few days…) Fortunately, the first review I saw of DOGHOUSE was here “The witty banter between characters Tonica and Ginny and the
The day after the new book comes out… Read More »
And lo, after much waiting… okay, it’s been eight months since FIXED, I’m hoping you’ve been waiting! It’s here! When Ginny Mallard and her sometimes-partner Teddy Tonica are asked to look into the situation of an old man about to be evicted, the part-time investigators think it’s just a matter of sorting out misunderstandings.  But this is
Pour yourself some Gin & Tonic and settle down with DOGHOUSE! Read More »
The Oracular Cat has chosen his winners… and it’s ElaineB, and Kate! If you two would drop me a line with your mailing addresses…. And for the rest of you, no fear – you can get your own copies of the book on Tuesday!
Guess who’s in the DOGHOUSE! Read More »
Author copies! (Plus a curious Kitten) When Ginny Mallard and her sometimes-partner Teddy Tonica are asked to look into the situation of an old man about to be evicted, the part-time investigators think it’s just a matter of sorting out misunderstandings.  But this is no simple landlord-tenant spat, bringing them headfirst – and nose-deep in trouble –
Are you in the Doghouse yet? Read More »
Fresh coffee, sleeping cats, and work to be done. There’s my morning sorted, then. Meanwhile, for you, I’m doing a guest stint this month at Magical Words….
Ever wonder what a writer looks like at the end of a book* deadline? No makeup. No shower. Nowhere near enough sleep. All those things..tomorrow. For now, enough to say “done” and tomorrow let it be m’editor’s headache joy for a while. (*technically it was TWO books, but let’s just say a little under 200,000 words, a
If ever I had vanity, I’ve traded it for coffee and an extra hour of sleep… Read More »