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September 17, 2013
Cover Reveal: Pirate Vishnu
The folks at Henery Press have come up with an awesome book cover for my new Jaya Jones treasure hunt mystery!
A century-old treasure map of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Sacred riches from India. Two murders, one hundred years apart. And a love triangle… Historian Jaya Jones has her work cut out for her.
The treasure hunt begins February 2014...
Read more on the Henery Press website or on my website.
A century-old treasure map of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Sacred riches from India. Two murders, one hundred years apart. And a love triangle… Historian Jaya Jones has her work cut out for her.
The treasure hunt begins February 2014...
Read more on the Henery Press website or on my website.
September 10, 2013
A Three-Book Deal for a New Mystery Series!
I'm thrilled to announce the news that Midnight Ink has acquired my new mystery series in a three-book deal!
The Accidental Alchemist is the first book in a new mystery series about alchemist Zoe Faust and her gargoyle sidekick, Dorian, who was accidentally brought to life by a French stage magician. It's set in Portland, Oregon, but like my Jaya Jones treasure hunt mystery series, this one also involves a lot of history from different parts of the world.
I wrote the first draft of The Accident...
The Accidental Alchemist is the first book in a new mystery series about alchemist Zoe Faust and her gargoyle sidekick, Dorian, who was accidentally brought to life by a French stage magician. It's set in Portland, Oregon, but like my Jaya Jones treasure hunt mystery series, this one also involves a lot of history from different parts of the world.
I wrote the first draft of The Accident...
August 8, 2013
Memories of Barbara Mertz / Elizabeth Peters, 1927 - 2013
I can't imagine the world of mystery novels existing without the dozens of books written by Barbara Mertz under her pen name, Elizabeth Peters.
Barbara Mertz passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013, at the age of 85. She brought readers countless hours of joy through her amazing books, plus inspired so many of us to become mystery writers ourselves. I doubt I would have discovered either the joy of reading or tried my hand at writing if it hadn't been for her.
I started with the Vicky Bliss mys...
Barbara Mertz passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013, at the age of 85. She brought readers countless hours of joy through her amazing books, plus inspired so many of us to become mystery writers ourselves. I doubt I would have discovered either the joy of reading or tried my hand at writing if it hadn't been for her.
I started with the Vicky Bliss mys...
August 6, 2013
Book Launch Day!
It's book launch day!Today the Henery Press edition of Artifact comes out. This is the same book that I released last year, with three differences:
It's got a gorgeous new book cover.There's an Author's Note about the Scottish and Indian history in the book.A Reader's Discussion Guide is included for book clubs.
For those of you who already read Artifact last year, I've got some fun things planned so you won't feel like you have to wait quite as long until Pirate Vishnu comes out in February 20...
August 1, 2013
Post-Chemo Hair Growing Out and a Clean Bill of Health
Life is pretty damn good these days. The Henery Press edition of Artifact comes out next week, I finished a rough outline of the third Jaya Jones book a few days ago, and I got a clean bill of health at my annual post-cancer doctor appointments.
Still... I couldn't help grumbling about how long it takes hair to grow back! I've been taking weekly photos of my hair as it grows out, and tracking my progress has made it feel sooooo sloooooow.
But then I took a step back. Looking at photos from eve...
Still... I couldn't help grumbling about how long it takes hair to grow back! I've been taking weekly photos of my hair as it grows out, and tracking my progress has made it feel sooooo sloooooow.
But then I took a step back. Looking at photos from eve...
July 28, 2013
Completed Camp NaNoWriMo
On July 25 I completed my Camp NaNoWriMo July goal of writing 25,000 words in the next Jaya Jones book. (Apparently I forget all about blogging when I'm in the midst of writing a novel!)
The novel is a mess right now, but I've learned that's an important step in how books start to take shape. By signing up for National Novel Writing Month's summertime virtual camp with a publicly-declared writing goal, I was able to write some scenes and plot twists that I never would have thought of if I wait...
The novel is a mess right now, but I've learned that's an important step in how books start to take shape. By signing up for National Novel Writing Month's summertime virtual camp with a publicly-declared writing goal, I was able to write some scenes and plot twists that I never would have thought of if I wait...
July 5, 2013
Camp NaNoWriMo
I'm participating in Camp NaNoWriMo this month. It's a virtual writing camp, but it's effective—and a lot of fun—all the same.Camp NaNoWriMo grew out of the original National Novel Writing Month, which takes place each November. November isn't the best month for some people to write a 50,000 word novel draft, nor is 50,000 words a good goal for everyone. That's where Camp NaNoWriMo comes in: it's in both April and July, and you set your own writing goal.
My goal: to write a 25,000 word outline...
June 20, 2013
A New Book Cover for ARTIFACT!
I'm so excited to see the amazing cover Henery Press created for the re-release of Artifact!
Henery Press acquired the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series in a three book deal, beginning with a re-release of Artifact later this summer, on August 6. The new cover design captures the spirit of the book perfectly. I can't wait to see it in print!
Henery Press acquired the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series in a three book deal, beginning with a re-release of Artifact later this summer, on August 6. The new cover design captures the spirit of the book perfectly. I can't wait to see it in print!
June 4, 2013
Signed a Three Book Deal for the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series!
The contract is signed, so I can officially share the news: Henery Press has acquired the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series!
From my experience with the Jaya Jones novella "Fool's Gold" in the Other People's Baggage collection, I knew the Henery Press publishing team was fantastic. I'm excited to be working with them on the rest of the series.
If you follow my blog, you know about my publishing journey (you can read some of the story here and here). My life has been full o...
From my experience with the Jaya Jones novella "Fool's Gold" in the Other People's Baggage collection, I knew the Henery Press publishing team was fantastic. I'm excited to be working with them on the rest of the series.
If you follow my blog, you know about my publishing journey (you can read some of the story here and here). My life has been full o...
May 30, 2013
The Aaron Elkins Lifetime Achievement Award Interview at Malice Domestic
I had the honor of being asked to fill in to conduct an interview with Aaron Elkins, who was being given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th anniversary Malice Domestic. I wrote a little bit about the interview in my Malice Domestic recap blog post earlier this month. Since then, several people who weren't in attendance have asked for more details about what we talked about in the interview. Here are some of the fun things I learned about one of my favorite authors:
Learning a...
