Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Creativity in Italy
One of the interesting things about all the journalists asking so many questions in such a concentrated space of time was that it made me think about things that I hadn't put into conscious verbal thoughts. You know, you sort of know it, but you haven't thought it through completely, than someone says something and you have that aha moment where it all clicks into place. One of those moments was in Rome. I no longer remember which reporter asked the pertinent question. He asked me, through Olga our interpreter, about my creative process. Didn't I find that the… Read More
Posted by LKH on 11/30 at 06:15 AM
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Ramblings in Italy
I realize I haven't mentioned our publicist Elana in any of these blogs yet. She deserves a mention because she was wonderful. I love having people who are good at their jobs and just do them. She was also our life line while we were there. The person who we saw the most of, and who stayed with us between Milan and Rome. I have to say when Paolo left us, and we realized we'd have a different interpreter in Rome, Jon and I felt like kids being shipped off to a strange and potentially unfriendly summer camp. Olga,… Read More
Posted by LKH on 11/27 at 07:17 AM
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving
When Jon and I got on the plane from Italy to take us home, the airline personnel kept saying, happy holidays. We both wondered what the heck they were talking about, what holiday? We had totally lost track that we were returning front Italy the week of Thanksgiving. And now the day is upon us. Jon is feeding the dogs while I write this. We got to stay in bed a little longer than usual, because we were alone in the house for the first time since we got back from Europe. Richard, who dog and house sit for… Read More
Posted by LKH on 11/24 at 05:39 AM
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Sex and the single vampire hunter, in Italy
The interviewing process in Italy is very different from the United States. Jon and I got to sit in our hotel and the journalists, photographers, television, radio (with one, or two, exceptions) came to us. It reminded me of the scene in the movie Notting Hill with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, where Grant's character pretends to be a journalist. If you haven't seen the movie, then, sorry, but apparently bringing the media to the interviewer is the way they do it in Europe. It's a little intimidating at first, having interviews scheduled from nine in the morning until… Read More
Posted by LKH on 11/23 at 05:38 AM
Monday, November 21, 2005
Jet lag
Must stay awake. Must stay awake. If we go to sleep now we won't sleep tonight. Must fight the jet lag. Evil jet lag.
I'm going to get up and keep moving. Even sitting at the computer, I feel like I'm starting to sway in place. But once we go to bed, early, tonight, then tomorrow will be better on the jet lag.
I'm off to keep moving.
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Posted by LKH on 11/21 at 02:59 PM
Monday, November 21, 2005
We’re back
We didn't have internet access in Italy. Not reliably, at all. So we couldn't put up any blog entries. But now we're home and the internet is ours once more. Though, truthfully, the schedule of interviews was so busy I'm not sure we've have put up more than a few sentences here and there. Jet lag is never pleasant. First, the people of Italy were warm, friendly, and made us feel very welcome. To everyone at my first, ever, anywhere, in Europe signing: thank you. Molto grazie. That's thank you, very much. There were about three hundred people, and… Read More
Posted by LKH on 11/21 at 04:51 AM
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Flying
We leave Friday for Italy. Our Italian publishers wanted us to do a tour for them, and we finally ran out of excuses. Yeah, the evil bastards flying us to Milan and Rome. Forcing us to interview with magazines, newspapers, radio, websites, and television. Yeah, I know your heart bleeds. The way we've been dreading the trip you would think it was a bad thing. For me, it's all about that whole fear of flying thing. It will be the longest flight I've ever attempted. About nine hours. All you guys in Hawaii, Australia, and elsewhere pray that I… Read More
Posted by LKH on 11/09 at 06:27 PM