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February 6, 2010
A to Z, and the Vegas story (which really needs a name)
Today I received the first round of edits for A to Z. Angelo's unconventional diction didn't cause any trouble, but his unconventional tense did. I knew it might. Now I just have to wait until I hear back from the editors again to see what happens with that. Potentially, it means some serious re-writing. And if that happens I'll probably cry, simply because I'm irrational about some things. What can I say?
I don't have cover art for A to Z yet. I can't wait to see it. As soon as I...
February 3, 2010
Slight change of plans
I know I said here that I had two shorts which I would post for free download at some point, but I think I'm going to have to make a liar out of myself, specifically in regards to the short about Angelo. I think now I'm going to re-write that one to be entirely from Ang's POV, and it will become the prologue for the Vegas story. On one hand, I didn't want to do this, because the short takes place two and half months before the Vegas story. But on the other hand, I found that I kept...
February 1, 2010
And one more thing…
Can't tell you how excited I was to read on Sarah Monette's blog that she finished the first draft of a new book, The Goblin Emperor (you can read her blog here). I am a huge fan of her Doctrine of Labyrinths series, and I worship daily at the alter of Mildmay and Felix. I can't wait to see what she gives us next.
Quick update…
18,000 words in four days on the Vegas story. Maybe another 10 or 15 thousand to go. I'm not sure now why I ever thought I could shut Angelo up. He apparently had more to say.
I sure hope you all find him as amusing as I do.
January 28, 2010
What happens in Vegas…
In the short time I've been writing, I've learned one thing: sometimes you get into your characters' heads, sometimes they get in to yours.
For Jared and Matt and Zach, I thought of finding their voices liking tuning in a radio station – sometimes it took a lot of fiddling with the knobs to get a clear a signal. Angelo was something else entirely. His voice took over half of my bandwidth. Once I found it (or maybe it found me), it was difficult to turn it off. There were even a couple...
January 18, 2010
A to Z update…
I just received an email from Dreamspinner Press stating that A to Z has entered the editing stage. This means the manuscript will go through two complete edits before being returned to me (then back to them, then back to me, and back to them one last time).
Looking back at Promises, I received the cover art two weeks after it entered the editing stage, and the book itself was released three weeks after that. Since that's the only experience I have with publication, I will just hope the...
Book Signing Party!
Those of you who know me IRL probably already know, and those how don't probably don't live here in Fort Fun. But just in case…
Please join us for a book signing party!
Saturday, January 23, 5:00-7:00 pm
The Tap Room @ Catalyst
3501 S. Shields Street
Fort Collins, Colorado
I will have paperback copies of Promises available at a discounted price, and there will be live music at 8:00, for anybody who wants to stay. My thanks to Dru and Cynthia for allowing me to invade their venue. I hope to s...
January 14, 2010
So excited…
I got to hold my own book in my hot little hands today – finally! It was very exciting.
Start to finish, the entire publication process has been amazing. The greatest moment ever was seeing the cover art for the first time. Anne Cain did the cover of Promises, and it has the exact outdoorsy feel I hoped for.
I'm absolutely dying to see what the cover artists come up with for A to Z! Which reminds me: I found an image online the other day that is Angelo to a T (including the attitude). ...
January 12, 2010
Dreamspinner on Facebook contest!
Win a free download of the book of your choice (Promises?) from Dreamspinner Press! The five people who recruit the most fans to DSP's Facebook page by the end of January will each receive a free download of the book of their choice. Just make sure they leave a comment on a post or on the wall telling us who sent them so you get credit for recruiting them. We'll announce the winner on February 1st.
Go here...
January 10, 2010
Thank you!
Promises has been out for a couple of days now, and I'm amazed and elated at the wonderful feedback I've received so far. From finding my book on pirating sites (wow, you people work fast) to the really wonderful messages I've received from readers, the whole experience has just been amazing. I was truly speechless a few minutes ago, and my husband can tell you, that doesn't happen often!
I want to thank everybody who has read my story (and especially those of you who acquired it legally). ...
