Friday, October 30, 2009
Busy Day & Tour Dates for Divine Misdemeanors
Today I have:
Worked on an essay that’s due November 1st. It’s part of the promotion for DIVINE MISDEMEANORS. I have at least one more essay that has been due for awhile and has a sort of when-I-can-get-it-to-them deadline.
Added three new lines to the final proofs of Divine Misdemeanors in answer to a query from New York.
Talked to my Random House publicist on phone, plus 3 e-mails from him.
Got in the page proofs of FLIRT. Due ASAP.
Got in the abridged script for the audio book of THE KILLING DANCE. Due back with any changes wanted in… Read More
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Defending Jean-Claude’s honor at the Tupperware Party
Once I went to a Tupperware party as a favor to a good friend. She needed so many bodies to fill out her quota so I went, as a favor. I’d had a few odd instances with fans being overly fond of my Anita Blake novels, and I’d even had some disturbing moments with readers being overly interested in my fictional men, but I thought, it’s a Tupperware party I’ll be safe. I was about to be very wrong.
It turned out that most of the women were fans of mine which was flattering, but they started talking about my… Read More
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
My Reading Pile
People ask me if I read other people’s books. I usually say, for research. They say, what do you read for pleasure? Reading for pleasure? Do I do that? Most people have a reading stack, books they plan to get around to reading, or are currently reading. I didn’t have a stack, I had three stacks. All were five to seven books high depending on the thickness of the books. I decided things had gotten out of hand at that point, so I whittled the stack down to one and moved the other books onto shelves. I’ve been doing that… Read More
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Monday, October 26, 2009
The Deadline that Would not Die
The edits of DIVINE MISDEMEANORS are done. I feel apprehensive writing that last sentence as if more edits will fall from the sky, land on my desk, and yell, "Ah-ha, you only thought you were done. Muhahahaha!" This really does seem to be the edits that would not die.
Part of the problem was that Flirt, the next Anita Blake book, and Divine Misdemeanors the next Merry Gentry book crossed really, really badly this time. I’ve had books in different stages of completeness play hopscotch on my desk before but never this badly. This is the first time I’ve ever… Read More
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
But it’s a Nice Chair, or Advice to beginning writers
I had a writer with his first novel finished and publishers actually interested, good for him, ask me about recommending a publisher that would treat a new writer well. That they asked the question showed just how new a writer they were, because there are only two types of professional writers: those who have had a hard time at the beginning of their careers and those that will have a hard time later on. Maybe there are writers out there that were chosen with their very first novel to be the star of their publishing line. I meet them sometimes.… Read More
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Overdrive Works for Me
I have found myself taking the mornings, or most of the day, off this weekend and only going to work after noon, or for tonight after dark. I usually do work first and then play if there’s time, but my muse has stopped trusting me to give us play time, so she’s wanting her play time up front. I guess I can’t blame her. I’ve been promising us some time off for so long that I’m beginning to sound like a liar.
I’ve promised my Muse and myself some time off when the editing on the Merry Gentry book,… Read More
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Correction its 2010 not 2011
Oops. Ok, lets try that again:
Flirt, the surprise Anita Blake novel, is coming March 2010 not 2011.
The Yet to be Titled Anita Blake novel is coming June 2010 not 2011.
I knew I was tired so I had Jon read the blog over before I posted it, but we both missed the year being wrong. Wow. Jon did stay up with me while I did the final push on Divine Misdemeanors. So we haven’t had a lot of sleep in the last few days, and on that note we’re going to bed.
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