Kate McMurray's Blog, page 47

method and madness

One of the things I'm coming to realize about myself as a writer is that I tend to jump in feet first and then realize once I'm treading water that I should have had a better plan. So, usually I'll start off with an idea, then I'll write a couple of chapters, then I'll go back and write an outline.

I'm working on a murder mystery right now. I started writing it with only one idea in my head: wouldn't it be funny if a bestselling crime-fiction writer got tangled up in an actual crime? I had a ...

brains

If you're looking for something completely different, my buddy Richard, who is a fantastic writer, has a story in a zombie anthology called Dead Set. You can pre-order it from here.

it's here!

In Hot Pursuit is out today!

You can learn more about the book and read an excerpt here.

You can buy the book directly from Loose Id.

I am practically vibrating with excitement. My cat is rolling around on the floor; she will unleash the cute in an effort to get you to buy the book. Too bad it's kind of a gross, overcast day in New York today. No matter! My first novel was published today!

valentine's day

I've never been a big fan of Valentine's Day. This is not some bitter single lady rebuke, nor will I rant about crass commercialism. No, Valentine's Day has always been like my own personal Friday the 13th, full of bad memories and bad luck completely unrelated to romance. I was thinking this morning that surely I had some good Valentine's Days, years when friends bought me flowers or a boyfriend and I had a nice day together, but those aren't the ones I remember. Instead I'm plagued with...

EXCERPT!

The ALL-CAPS EXCITEMENT continues. I've posted an excerpt to the In Hot Pursuit page. Here's your obligatory adult-content warning, because it is a spicy excerpt. I hope you enjoy!

If I may do some horn tooting, I've shown the excerpt to a few people, and reactions have been really positive. I may even sell a few copies of this thing. If you want to buy, it's out February 16th! That's a week from Tuesday! Mark your calendars!

COVER!

Hot, no? Croco Designs did a great job, I love the cover so much.

state of the kate

I called out sick from work today. I feel okay saying this on the internets because I am actually sick. The funny thing about sick days when you are actually sick is that, right after you get off the phone with your boss, you think, "Awesome, I've got this whole day off in front of me." But then you realize you are actually sick and can't do anything. I, for example, fell asleep in the middle of reading a book and lost the whole afternoon. I was thinking I'd get in some cold-medicine-fueled w...

In Hot Pursuit

So I have a book coming out. It didn't seem like a real, actual book until earlier this week when I got my first glance at the cover. The book comes out in a little over two weeks, and I almost don't believe it. I will bruise if I keep pinching myself.

The novel is called In Hot Pursuit. The title was the suggestion of a friend who pointed out that the legal definition of "hot pursuit" implies doing something extra-legal in catching a suspect. I liked the double entendre, too. Our narrator...

if you're not doing anything Sunday…

…I will be here:

Sunday, January 31st is the first Gay Day of 2010 at Ethan Day's Yahoo Group. Gay Day is the one day a month when the best authors in GLBT Romance stop by to post excerpts of their new and upcoming releases.

The following authors will be generously offering giveaways you can enter to win:

Z.A. Maxfield – Family Unit
AKM Miles – Too Keen
P.A. Brown – L.A. Boneyard
Lex Valentine – Fire Season
Clare London – Upwardly Mobile
Willa Okati – Lovers, Dreamers & Me
A.J. Llewellyn – A Promo ...

common themes and geekery

I watched Doctor Who with some friends last night. I'd never seen the show before. I talked over a scene to offer an opinion on something happening (I'm sure my comment was something like, "So… it's always the Daleks, isn't it?") and one of my friends said, "You are now a geek." To which I said, "Uh, have we met before?" I feel like I'm already pretty secure in my geekhood.

Everyone's a little nerdy about something. The things that I'm nerdy about, that I obsess over, tend to find their way i...