A Week in Review; or "Oh, Look! Shiny!"

 
I'm up to chapter 4 in GoSH1. I didn't hit my word count goals this week. Next week, though, is a new week.
 
Don sent me the first concept pictures for the new cover art. They look really cool, I think. The cover for Door Sky will be more abstract than my other covers. I'm looking forward to how it comes out.
 
In news totally unrelated to writing, but that will have an impact on my writing for the foreseeable future: The family and I discovered yesterday that Junebug (the "project name" for the baby-on-the-way) is a boy. We're all very excited.
 
A short interview with me was just posted at FictionLovers.org:
Interview with David Michael
 
I've had some good responses to "Secondhand Coffin" over on the SSC2011 Review forums. I'm particularly fond of the phrase "taut, gripping story".
 
A few hundred people have signed up for each of the three book giveaways over on Goodreads. I've learned that if you put the end date of the giveaway further out, signups come in more slowly. Still, a few hundred each is good, and I'm sure as the end date (7 March) comes around things will pick up. Here are the giveaway signup links again:

Demon Candy
The Summoning Fire
The Girl Who Ran With Horses

 
Also, I have successfully *not* checked my reports at Amazon KDP, B&N PubIt, or Smashwords since 5 February. With minimal withdrawal symptoms. Just over two weeks to go. I'll make it. I might even be used to not checking by then.
 
So, some successes this week, and some sloughing off.
 
Have a great weekend!
 
-David