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NanoNanovember

I’ll be giving NaNoWriMo yet another try in order to make a solid dent in JERICHO. Life sidelined past attempts, but Life = Writing now, so. Goal date for the first draft is March 15th, and I would really like for that to be a second draft. That means a busy next few months, especially given […]

It’s starting

Gideon ARCs have been out for a few weeks now, and every so often I turned the key on the search engine and poked around for mentions, reviews, etc. Came up empty until today, when I found a lovely post from Amanda at Library Love Fest, a site run by members of the Harpercollins Library Marketing […]

Cold, tired…

…need to get to sleep. I feel as though I just posted. Then I look at the last post and see that five days have passed. October’s half-over. It’s ridiculous. I have some good GIDEON news that I need to sit on until I get the okay to announce. Working on JERICHO has taken a […]

So…

…earlier today…waaaay too earlier…I posted a message on another site. Have copied it below. Every so often over the last few years, a fan of the Jani books would email me and ask if I was working on anything new. I always appreciated these messages, even though I never gave much of an answer. Thank you […]

David Bowie Is…

I was a huge Bowie fan through the 70s. Came on board just as Hunky Dory was morphing into Ziggy Stardust. Adored the Thin White Duke. I lost track in the 80s and 90s, and reconnected in the 00s.  Saw him live twice, in 1990 and 2004.  Shallow Me loved his face, his cheekbones, his […]

Time zips on

I can’t believe that tomorrow will mark two weeks since my NYC trip. Also, that it’s October already. The weather is letting me know, though. 40s today, spitting rain and blustery. Leaves are falling–the yard could use a raking and I don’t think even a quarter of the leaves are down. Hearing reports of folks […]

NYC Wrap-up

I’ve been home since Sunday afternoon, and I’m still worn out. But it was a great trip. My initial plans for Saturday, my last full day, were to have breakfast, then  wander until the evening Greenwich Village Ghost Walk. I hiked to Washington Square Park, found the designated meeting spot for the Walk, then realized that I had […]

The days are just packed

The last three days have been, well, busy. Wednesday morning, I walked to the Harpercollins building–the weather has been great for walking–and met my editor, Kelly O’Connor, for the first time. Got to meet other great Harpercollins folks as well–editors Jennifer Brehl and David Pomerico and David’s assistant, Rebecca Lucash. Publicist Pam Spengler-Jaffee. Richard L. […]

New York, New York

I made it. The day actually began okay. I didn’t oversleep. I had time to make coffee. Traffic to O’Hare wasn’t bad at all. I even lucked out going through security–they were trying out a streamlined system, and I got to take part. Just had to take off my jacket–shoes stayed on feet and iPad […]

Packing, Part 2

One pair long pants, one jacket, one long-sleeve shirt and six t-shirts bundled together, using this video and this pictorial as guidelines. I won’t know how wrinkle-free they are until late tomorrow afternoon. What I do know is that I still have a hella lot of room left in my suitcase. I think I could have […]