So yeah, the weekend was spent dealing with paperwork and filing (did you know that 8+ years of royalty statements = Â a LOT of paper? Â It does. Â I probably should get that stuff scanned in at some point, and coldfile the paperwork….) and the aforementioned culling of the shelves. Â So I woke this morning to […]
Ah Monday, we meet again! 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 »
“…three in the morning, when you’re stone cold sober and standing in a dingy Queens alley over a body that’s only a few hours dead…. Yeah, not the time to appreciate dick jokes.”
Submitted without Context… 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….
Short version: I spent one slightly rainy day and two very nice warm bright sunny days being Out! and Social! and Eating! (in some cases actually picnicking) and doing not a lick of work. (unless you call some planning-Life-for-2015 work. Do we?) All in all, a very pleasant break between deadline achieved and deadlines oncoming.
State of the Meerkat: Holiday Weekending Read More »
So yeah, the first line of The Devil’s West #2 came to me in the shower this morning. Never mind that I’m not scheduled to START it until September. Never mind that I have two novellas and a short story to finish before then. Damn it, children….
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 »
Both SILVER ON THE ROAD and Gin & Tonic #4 go to their respective editors this week. Yes, I had two book deadlines the same month. No, that wasn’t ideal. Yes, I’m pretty much worn to a frazzle right now and because of that convinced that both are utter dreck and if I only had
Monday oh Monday hoist your colors and let me see…. Read More »
Libraries across the United States can now access the entire catalog of ebooks published by Simon & Schuster. The announcement concludes a pilot program the publisher had conducted with twenty library systems. Libraries can now purchase one-year licenses to lend individual ebooks to patrons. As with physical books, only one patron can borrow a title at a time,
S&S expands their ebook library program…. Read More »