New Year, New Book

Hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start. When I hear "2010" now, the first thing I think of is my new book. I know that sounds insanely self-centered, but allow me to explain:



I had lunch with my editor back in July of 2008 during a visit to New York. I had recently sent her a second draft of The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers, and things seemed to be moving right along. I asked her when Random House was planning to release the book, and she explained that, given the long lead ...