Hey, you! Whazup with this Crimespace thing? It's fun, but I have no idea what the crap I'm doing here. Does anyone? It's like being a carnival ride.

Just picture the bar at your favorite con where we're procrastinating and bs'in' -- glad t' see ya.

Hi Robert. Sandra Ruttan sat between us at a Left Coast signing table last month, but I didn't get a chance to introduce myself thanks to Sandrablabber. Although also because of Ms. R, I am currently enjoying your first book, Baby Shark.

hi Bob! Nice to find you here too.

Hi Robert, oh he of the seriously surprising Christmas Card fame :)

Hmmm- carnival ride, that's good!
I've been puzzling about this.
Best I could come up with was a hotel catering to mystery buffs,with no locks on the doors.
This 'thing' is spreading faster than a forest fire!
Good to see you, amigo!

You know the more I think about it the more I worry about Bob being of seriously surprising Christmas card fame. Does this mean I should join the card exchange this year? Curiousity just might do me in before then. Having read both his books I am not sure I want to be surprised. (did I mention loving both books too? I think the second is even better than the first)

Robert, good to see your sardonically smiling face again! We got to chat at Murder In the Magic City last month.

Just popped by to say Hi

Well nice to see a face to go with that name...and like you I am not that familiar with how this place works yet...but well I'm learning...again thank you!

That hard case? He's glad to see me gone. I wanted to put a Campbell's soup label on his window, but my wife wouldn't let me.

Hello Robert
At long last I've been able to get to BABY SHARK. Well done on an excellent novel. I've put a review on my blog page, and also the same one over at my Library Thing page at http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=smik

I just read your 60-second interview over on RTE. It was great! I could never be that terse and make sense.

You thought it made sense, huh? I won't quote you, Wolf.

Hey, Robert. It was so fun to meet you at Thrillerfest! Shall we be crimespace friends? I like to hang out here, but it seems there's so little time. See you in Anchorage as well?

What's goin on here, Benedict? You're showin up everywhere.

I must be one of those bad pennies!

Very good to meet you at Thrillerfest, Robert!

The pleasure was mine, Robin. Good luck with your new series. b

Thank you Robert for adding me. I look forward to learning more about you and reading your work.

Hey, Robert. I just read about your Anthony nomination for BABY SHARK. YAY for you! That's terrific news! I look forward to being at the ceremony in Anchorage!

Thanks, Benedict. It will be a pleasure to see you in the north country. Of course, the way you get around, I will probably see you twelve other places between now and then. Travel safely, Jet Setter.

Robert, Old Bean, Your Baby Shark books are marvelous, your characters memorable, the setting so vivid. I am in awe of your considerable talent. And you have an Oscar and can cook. A Man for All Seasons. Best of luck on the Anthony.

You, my lovely lady, do a very classy shout out. Thank you for your good wishes. My warmest best to you, Bob

Well, I tell you one thing, Robert, I can't wait to meet Kristin, the Baby Shark! Or you, either, for that matter. ;)

Thanks for the encouragement. It's really nice to meet you, and I hope we'll meet in person at one of those conferences I keep hearing about. I think I need to get out of my house, quit being so reclusive and join up. But aren't all writers just a little bit reclusive?

Thanks, Bob! This is a cool spot. I was glad to see you among the notables of MWA and Sisters. Congrats for the Anthony nomination as well! way to go.

Jackson - To be honest, I didn't know how cool this place was until I saw your face pop up. Front Page Jackie is my nickname for you these days. Congrats to you, getting your stuff on the front page of a big city newspaper. Will I see you at Bouchercon?

Bob: Congrats on the Anthony nomination. Good luck. I just finished Baby Shark and it was a tour de force. Liked it immensely. I hadn't intended to read it right now, but certain events made me change my mind. I don't think I should discuss those reasons in this public forum, so if you'd like, I can do it offline. Let me know. Ciao, Wolf

Bob: I finally got around to "Beaumont Blues" and absolutely loved it. I was wondering how you were going to segue into Kristen being a PI, but it worked quite well. Some may say the body count is high, but that's my kind of book!! May you have great success with this book, too. Wolf

How goes the next book? Have not heard a Boo out of you on any of the lists for awhile.

Great! Now I just have to wait for it to be published. Sleuth is wonderful about getting stuff in fast at least.

Good to hear from you! Happy Holidays!

Okay so I am thrilled for you, of course. Lovely news to hear. Then I am telling my friend how excited I am and trying to find something online about your work with movies and stumble across the fact that you worked on Serenity! Colin and I loved that movie (like the series too) and Colin makes models too - only his are military historical figures. So I am stunned and impressed and very chuffed to be counted as your e-friend (although that pleased me without knowing anything about Serenity)

You are a wonder, ms. Fraser. I wouldn't know where to look to learn that I worked on Serenity. Good news - yesterday on PublishersMarketPlace.com: December, 2007
Film rights
Robert Fate's BABY SHARK, Anthony Award nominee for Best original paperback novel, optioned to Brad Wyman (Monster) at Junction Films, in a nice deal, by Janet Reid at FinePrint Literary Management.
So, speaking of waiting - it will be a year or so, but it's fun to know the movie is on its way.
Happy holidays to you guys, Best, Bob

Hi Bob,
Yeah - this was posted to lists yesterday and I was thrilled to see it. You were such a doll to my sister last year when she was sick. As for how I found the mention of Serenity? No clue. I just find all sorts of stuff on Google. Type in a name and then see what you find and type in what you find and see where that takes you - great when researching Wedgwood.