M.Q. Barber's Blog, page 15
May 4, 2013
Spreading sunshine
Fittingly enough, I’m writing and posting this on a day with plenty of sunshine at my house. I hope your day is equally bright.
The lovely Kylie Wolfe, fellow author and introvert, gifted me with a Sunshine Award. The idea is for bloggers to present the sun-loving flowers to other bloggers who “creatively and positively inspire others in the blogosphere.” Many thanks to Kylie for thinking so highly of me — I’m certain I don’t deserve it. I do, however, encourage you to pop over to her website...
May 2, 2013
New Playing the Game excerpt
Somehow I missed noticing that my publisher put up a page for Neighborly Affection: Playing the Game. (Duh, oblivious much in head-down writing mode?)
Lyrical Press: Playing the Game page
Go, feast upon the blurb and a new excerpt not found anywhere else yet!
Less than two months to go. Can you tell I’m excited? 
April 24, 2013
Heart palpitations (aka Playing the Game news)
They exist. I’ve seen them.
Today, my publisher delivered the finalized ebook files for Neighborly Affection: Playing the Game, and my heart thundered so hard I think passing out was a distinct possibility. Yes, it’s that exciting for a first-timer.
Once I’d calmed down enough to read beyond the first sentence of the email, I got my second shock of the day. (Publishing is a dangerous business and, much like riding roller coasters and shoveling snow, should not be undertaken by those with heart...
April 16, 2013
Nightmare, Day One
I crossed off the most nerve-wracking item on my to-do list today: submitting my second book to my publisher. Now comes the waiting and hoping it will be well-received. I’d better trim my fingernails before they end up well-chewed.
April 14, 2013
Playing the Game line edit back
I don’t know how she does it, but my content editor has the absolute best timing. No sooner do I whip book two into shape and churn out a synopsis for it (potentially the worst part of writing — condensing everything you love into two pages of straightforward explanation) than she drops a cheery note in my inbox with a line edit for book one.
That means Neighborly Affection: Playing the Game is one step closer to publication. (The dog is barking at all the happy dancing going on here.) A few m...
