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Yay! Prodigal successfully launched in ebook on Tuesday. The paperback has me ready to cut out my heart with a plastic KFC spork. (I wish I were kidding; fortunately I’m a vegetarian and rarely have those little bags of spare utensils handy.) Despite the headaches, the paperback will be live soon if it’s not already. You can see a picture of the proof on the dining chair next to my desk. (I might need a bigger desk.) As much as I appreciate the convenience and instant gratification factor of ebooks, there’s nothing quite like holding your paperback in your hands, and I Read more…
I’m not exactly lousy at math, but it is a skill that seems to elude me at the most inopportune times. Case in point: I forgot to include some transitional steps in my 2017 book production schedule. Whoops! That means that, despite a gorgeous spreadsheet complete with colors and formulas, I’m now two weeks behind on a tightly scheduled Dead Hollow Book Two. A few days ago, the panic kicked in and I skipped a step (shh! don’t tell anybody) and started the rough draft because I couldn’t wait any longer. It feels good, even if I’m only chipping away at the Read more…
Happy Friday! Those of you who saw my post on Facebook last Friday (in lieu of a Blog Post) will know that there’s something special coming up today… hee-hee-hee—sneaky, happy writer dance! Of course, if you get my Newsletter, this won’t come as a surprise. [Hint: if you read my blog and you’re not on my email list, you should sign up; I only chunter on there once a month, and you find out everything first.] I see that my spellcheck apparently does not approve of British slang, so I will keep the chuntering to a minimum today and get right Read more…
If it seems like my Blog Posts have been shorter than usual lately, that’s because they probably have been. Every week, I find myself blurting out, shocked, It’s Friday?! and scrambling to figure out what to write. It’s not that I’m behind exactly; I’m just treading water and counting on not getting a leg cramp. I was doing the math on my 2017 production schedule this week (bless Excel formulas when they work), and it wasn’t pretty, but it was doable. Barely. But that does mean I’ll probably be making some changes around the Blog and social media to focus Read more…
Just a quick status report this week on the new Dead Hollow series—I’m neck deep in the storyboards (basically a very loose outline, a paragraph or two per chapter) for Book Two, and the poop is about to hit the oscillator! (Can you tell I’m almost giddy today?) My editor and I have also finished the first round of the Book One (Prodigal) copy edits. She found a couple of things to tweak that helped the story, and I felt particularly gratified that she didn’t get hung up by the seeds I’d deviously planted for Book Two. I’ve mentioned before Read more…
