Diane Chamberlain's Blog
June 1, 2012
It’s Story Weekend! (It’s also the official release date of The Good Father in the UK and Australia).
I was thinking of a topic for story weekend when, outside my window, I noticed the first firefly of the season. First firefly on June 1st. How perfect! So that’s your theme for this weekend: bugs!
If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve been contributing. As always, there are a few “rules”:
▪ The story must be true
▪ Try to keep it under 100 words. Embrace the challenge! That’s about six or seven lines in the comment form. I want others to read your story, and most people tend to skip if it’s too long. I know how tough it is to “write tight” but I hope you’ll accept this as a challenge.
Have fun!
May 27, 2012
I’m so excited! This coming Thursday, May 31st, I’ll be doing a live chat with YOU. That is, if you’ll join me at BookTrib at 3pm, Eastern Time. All you have to do is become a member at BookTrib and RSVP, then show up at 3 on Thursday and you’ll see me on screen, ready to take your questions and comments. Ten audience members will win copies of The Good Father. Click here to learn how to sign up and please join me. I’m looking forward to meeting you!
May 23, 2012
Like the view? We just got in from the Surf City (NC) pier, where John filmed surfers and I snapped this shot with my phone. I’m allowed to play when I finish 4000 words each day. Deadline’s coming!
But the real point of this post is to remind my readers that I have information on my website and Facebook Readers Page that will answer any question you might have about my books. Each day I get email asking me the order of linked books or if certain books have other titles in other countries or when a particular book will be published in the United Kingdom, etcetera. I always point folks in the direction of the Printable Booklist. It’s on the BOOKS page of my website in the upper right hand corner and it’s an app on my Facebook page. . . and it’s right here for you as well. Hope it helps!
Diane Chamberlain’s Printable Book List
Books Available in Both Print and E-Book Format:
The Good Father (New Release)
April 2012 (US) | June 2012 (UK) | May 2012 (AU)
ISBN-13: 978-0778313465
Kiss River (Reissue)
November 2011 (US) | Early 2013 (UK)
ISBN-13: 978-0778312857
Book # 2 in the Keeper of the Light Trilogy
Brass Ring (Reissue)
April 2012 (UK: Print)
ISBN-13: 978-0751549270
*Brass Ring has been reissued in print in the UK only. Brass Ring is available as an
e-book in all other countires.
The Midwife’s Confession
May 2011 (US) | June 2011 (UK) | July 2011 (AU)
ISBN-13: 978-0778329862
Keeper of the Light (Reissue)
April 2011 (US) | January 2012 (UK) | January 2012 (AU)
ISBN-13: 978-0778329541
Book #1 in the Keeper of the Light Trilogy
The Shadow Wife (Reissue)
November 2010 (US) | September 2011 (UK) | February 2011 (AU)
ISBN 13:978‐0‐7783‐2844‐5
Original Title: Cypress Point (2002)
Australian Title: The Forgotten Son
The Lies We Told
June 2010 (US) | March 2011 (UK) | July 2010 (AU)
ISBN‐13:978‐0‐7783‐2853‐7
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes (Reissue)
May 2010 (US) | March 2009 (UK) | August 2008 (AU)
ISBN-13:978- 0778328544
United Kingdom Title: The Lost Daughter
Australian Title: A Beautiful Lie
Summer’s Child (Reissue)
April 2010 (US)
ISBN‐13:978‐0‐7783‐2841‐4
Breaking the Silence (Reissue)
November 2009 (US) | January 2011 (UK) | February 2010 (AU)
ISBN‐13:978‐0‐7783‐2742‐4
Australian Title: Remembering Me
Secrets She Left Behind
June 2009 (US) | September 2010 (UK)
ISBN-13:978- 0778326151
Sequel to Before the Storm
Before the Storm
June 2008 (US) | May 2010 (UK)
ISBN‐13:978‐0778325413
Prequel to Secrets She Left Behind
The Courage Tree (Reissue)
April 2009 (US)
ISBN‐13:978‐0778327417
The Bay at Midnight (Reissue)
2009 (US) | January 2012 (UK) | October 2005 (AU)
ISBN-13: 978-0778303640
Her Mother’s Shadow
November 2012 (US) | June 2013 (UK)
Book # 3 in the Keeper of the Light Trilogy
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Diane’s Backlist Available as E‐Books:
Secret Lives
Available in e‐book format only, though you may be able to find used or library print copies.
Originally published by HarperCollins | 1991 (Hardcover) | 1991 (Paperback)
The Escape Artist
Available in e‐book format only, though you may be able to find used or library copies.
Originally published by HarperCollins | 1997 (Hardcover) | 1998 (Mass Market Paperback)
Reflection
Available in e‐book format only, though you may be able to find used or library copies.
Originally published by HarperCollins | 1995 (Hardcover) | 1996 (Mass Market Paperback)
Brass Ring
Available in print in the UK (April 2012) and in e‐book format everywhere else. You may be able to find used or library copies.
Originally published by HarperCollins | 1994 (Hardcover) | 1995 (Mass Market Paperback)
Fire and Rain
Available in e‐book format only, although you may be able to find used or library copies.
Originally published by HarperCollins | 1993 (Hardcover) | 1994 (Mass Market Paperback)
May 18, 2012
John taped two of my favorite shows for me while I was on my writers’ retreat: Mad Men and Smash. We watched them tonight and I thought about the theme that ran through both of those episodes: Envy. So that’s our theme for this weekend. I wonder how many of you will share your story? Envy’s an uncomfortable emotion to own up to. It’s uncomfortable even to think about, which is why I’m not going first!
If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve been contributing. As always, there are a few “rules”:
▪ The story must be true
▪ Try to keep it under 100 words. Embrace the challenge! That’s about six or seven lines in the comment form. I want others to read your story, and most people tend to skip if it’s too long. I know how tough it is to “write tight” but I hope you’ll accept this as a challenge.
Have fun!
May 15, 2012
I can tell you why in seven words: There is no Internet in our rooms.
I’m with my usual writing friends (Mary Kay Andrews, Margaret Maron, Katy Munger, Sarah Shaber, Alexandra Sokoloff and Brenda Witchger) at our usual writing retreat locale (the Weymouth Center for the Arts) and we’re getting tons done. Every morning, Mary Kay makes us (yes she makes us!) set our goals for the day and if we haven’t reached them by the time we reconvene at dinner, we have to hang our heads in shame. My goal for today was 4,000 words and I reached it by four o’clock (4,011 words, to be exact). I’m certain we’ve all reached our goals today, though we haven’t checked in yet. That’s what being here is all about: getting away from our regular day to day lives to focus on writing and only on writing. But a huge part of our productivity is tied, I’m sure, to the fact that we can only get online in the library of “our” vast mansion. No checking email every five minutes. No stopping to do research on, say, when plastic was invented and getting lost in articles that describe, in fascinating detail, exactly how plastic is made.
Right now, Mary Kay is roasting us a chicken for dinner. After dinner we’ll brainstorm titles or plot problems and then, I hope, play a game or two. We deserve a little down time, but tomorrow, we’ll be right back at it. I honestly can’t wait!
May 11, 2012
I sit all day long when I’m writing, which is not good for the old bod. I used to set my alarm for every thirty minutes and when it buzzed, I’d get up and walk around the house before returning to my chair and the computer screen. When the new Springsteen Wrecking Ball album came out, I changed the walking to dancing. Yes, I pick one of the songs from the CD and dance around my office before getting back to work. It’s much more fun and energizing than walking into my living room and back, and the dogs love it, too. So that’s my dancing story for today. I look forward to hearing yours.
If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve been contributing. As always, there are a few “rules”:
▪ The story must be true
▪ Try to keep it under 100 words. Embrace the challenge! That’s about six or seven lines in the comment form. I want others to read your story, and most people tend to skip if it’s too long. I know how tough it is to “write tight” but I hope you’ll accept this as a challenge.
Have fun!
May 8, 2012
I’m in the final three-month stretch to my deadline, which means little sleep and an excuse to eat badly. I was one of those people who loved cramming for exams. So exciting! What makes it even crazier and more fun is having a new book, The Good Father, out at the same time. So I’m doing book signings and interviews and guest blog posts while I’m writing like mad and eating Milano cookies. (Have they taken the orange Milanos off the market? Can’t find them!)
We’re at the beach right now, where I love to write. So peaceful! In looking for an image for this post, I thought I’d share a beach related photo. This is a new one of John’s, taken of shells we found on “our” beach. I love this picture and think it’s going to be the next one to hang above our mantel.
Next week I’ll be on retreat with my writing buds and I know that, with Mary Kay Andrews there to crack the whip, I’ll get tons accomplished and many M&M peanuts ingested.
How about you? Are you ever on deadlines these days? How do you cope?
May 5, 2012
Driving onto Topsail Island yesterday, I was stuck in traffic because the old swing bridge was open to let boats pass through on the intracoastal waterway. It’s the one place I don’t mind being stuck. Sitting there, I could already feel my body shifting to island time, even though I was accompanied by my computer, my manuscript and hours and hours of work ahead of me. I never mind sitting in my car, watching that old bridge lazily swing open and the boats slowly sailing beneath. It reminds me of the bridge from my childhood in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, the one I wrote about in The Bay at Midnight. It reminds me to slow down. (The video is one John made of the swing bridge in the evening light).
Tell us about the bridges in your life. They can be literal or metaphorical. Whatever you like.
If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve been contributing. As always, there are a few “rules”:
▪ The story must be true
▪ Try to keep it under 100 words. Embrace the challenge! That’s about six or seven lines in the comment form. I want others to read your story, and most people tend to skip if it’s too long. I know how tough it is to “write tight” but I hope you’ll accept this as a challenge.
▪ Avoid offensive language.
Have fun!
May 3, 2012
Thanks to everyone who joined me last night at Quail Ridge Books! It was so much fun for me. Here are some of the pictures John took.
I’m in love with the cake!
The three women in the shot below are my neighbors, Amy, Kathy W. and Kathy C. (Kathy W. is also my new research assistant and she is amazing!)
And here are Terri and Debra, two of my Facebook friends who’ve become real-life friends. They traveled from Charlotte to be there and I was so touched by that!
Last but definitely not least, that’s me with QRB owner Nancy Olson and QRB Jack of all trades, Tim. I owe so much to Nancy. She took me under her wing when I first moved to Raleigh and helped me become part of the most amazing and supportive writing community you could imagine.
Next stop is Wilmington at 6:30 Monday night, May 7th at the Mayfaire Barnes and Noble. I hope to see some of you there!
May 1, 2012
. . . and I still have Story Weekend up on the blog!
Bear with me. This is a busy week.
Wednesday is my book launch at Quail Ridge Books, so if you’re in the Raleigh area, please join me to celebrate The Good Father‘s publication. I’ll be speaking and we’ll all eat cake and have a good time!
Meanwhile, what is this in the picture? It’s something that appears in The Good Father. Anybody know?
