Elizabeth Lynn Casey's Blog, page 58

Zero To Sixty

I don’t know about you (well, actually, I think Chris is in the same boat for sure), but Fall seems to be the busiest time of year. Not sure if it just seems that way because it comes on the heels of summer (and it’s more notable lazy pace) or if it’s real.

Here’s some of what I’ve got going on in the next 5 weeks:

*DD # 1 comes home for “Fall Weekend.”

*My folks come for a visit.

*A quick trip to Nashville.

*A trip to DD # 1’s college (with DD # 2 and DS in tow…which means a trip to DS’s col...

Joaquin Inspired Bits

In honor of Joaquin, let’s have some weather-like related bits…

1) Rain or snow?

2) What scares you more, tornadoes or hurricanes?

3) What’s the strangest thing you’ve covered your head with in rain?

4) Have you ever felt an earthquake? (yes, I know this isn’t really a weather question)

~Elizabeth (aka Laura)

Sounding Off

Question time.

Is there a plot device and/or often used subject matter in books and/or movies that drives you nuts?

~Elizabeth (aka Laura)

From Brain To Shelf

I remember when I first wanted to be a writer. I thought all the job entailed was, well, writing a book. And then–poof!–it would show up on a library shelf.

Looking back, I realize I got one part of it right. The writing the book part. So far this year, I’ve turned three mystery novels to my publisher–one in the end of January, one in the middle of May, and one in the beginning of August. A fourth one is due on December 1st. That’s a lot of books…

The past two weeks, I’ve been handling copy e...

On My Nightstand

Two weekends ago, while traveling, I got to have lunch with my friend, Susan McBride. I’ve been a fan of her as a person and a writer for quite some time. Her latest book, SAY YES TO THE DEATH, is her latest installment in her Debutante Dropout series, and she gave me a copy as I was heading out the door.

I’ve been a little swamped with work lately, but when I have a chance, I delve back into this book. It’s smart, it’s funny, and it’s a huge win-win for those Debutante Dropout fans, like my...

Checkin’ In

Sorry for this late entry this morning. Whirlwind weekend with that one-day mystery conference in PA,the 3 1/2 hour drive each way, and DD # 2’s birthday yesterday. As a result (or maybe because I feel like I’m fighting something right now), I slept in a wee bit andnow it’s off to the dentist.

I’ll be back tomorrow.

~Elizabeth (aka Laura)

Travelin’ Bits

Since I’ll be doing a little traveling this weekend for a mystery conference in PA,I figured some “travel bits” were in order…

1) Favorite road-trip snack?

2) Audio books or music?

3) If you had to narrow your music preference to a decade, what decade would it be?

4) Last road trip you took?

~Elizabeth (aka Laura)

Just ‘Cause

How about a writing challenge today?

Sometime between now and whenyou go to bed tonight, jot a note to someone in your home. Just take 5 minutes to let them know they’re special to you.

I’m going to do it, are you?

~Elizabeth (aka Laura)

An Ability to Juggle, Helpful

If I were to write a job description for an author, I’d have to include “proficiency in juggling.”

Take for example my past few days…

I’m working on copyedits for A CHURN FOR THE WORSE (Amish # 5). There aren’t a lot of changes to be made, but this is the last stage I have to make changes to the text so it requires a thorough reading.

While that’s going on, I’m also setting up events for launch week of my brand new series debuting in June. Yes, June seems like a long way away, but when it com...

The Best Kind of Me-Time

Aside from all the fun of seeing my friends in St. Louis over the weekend, I got to get on the plane back home with two new books!

I’m three chapters into one of them, and loving every minute so far. Some of that is because the book is great. The rest of that is because reading time is akin to me-time, and that’s always great when I can get it.

What are you reading right now?

~Elizabeth (aka Laura)