I'm reading a book by famous author Oh-My-God-Can-I-Make-Money. I can't say it's bad; things are moving along well enough, but two things bother me. One is that I'd be really confused if I hadn't been warned ahead of time that it's set the future. There are hints but not enough of them to help, so they make it harder, not easier, to follow the plot. Not a big problem; once I put it together with the heads-up I was given, I can deal with that.
More problematic is the lack of character continuity…
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Posted on October 7th, 2008 at 9:55pm —
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We've been without the internet for several days, which is always traumatic. The good news upon coming back is that I've learned that MACBETH'S NIECE will be published in large print in April. That's a good thing because as a "sweet" romance, it appeals to people who might need a bit of help eyesight-wise. Still, being "isolated" from web friends and colleagues is nerve-wracking. What am I missing, what should I be doing, who's trying to contact me?
I'm currently doing a tiny-tour of Wisconsin,…
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Posted on October 3rd, 2008 at 8:59pm —
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Someone should have warned me that one of the most important things about being an author is having an efficient, extensive filing system. Not only do I have to keep track of what I named the girl next door who walks the dog in case I need her in the next book, I also need comprehensive lists of who showed up at my workshops and where they might want to hook me up with another engagement. Not only do I need elaborate timelines that include both real dates and the fictional events I've attached t…
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Posted on September 29th, 2008 at 9:18pm —
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Remember last week, when I posted about songs getting stuck in my head? Well, here's another one.
I'm part of a new anthology called DYING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND. It's very cool, and the profits go to Toys for Tots, which is also cool. The stories are all holiday-related; mine is called "Happy Holidays Times Three" and concerns three not-so-wise men who plan to profit from the holidays in a non-legal way. They run into a snag, however, in the form of a dead body that won't go away.
I had a goo…
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Posted on September 26th, 2008 at 9:19pm —
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My wildest dream right now is that a famous author, a highly regarded reviewer, and a national newspaper will all call me within the next month and say, "We hear you have a book coming out. Can we please, please, please write a blurb for it?"
Blurbs seem to be an essential these days, but if you don't know anybody with a big name in the industry, it's hard to ask for one. I know lots of writers, but very few who write what I write. So does a historical murder author use an enthusiastic comment…
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Posted on September 25th, 2008 at 9:30pm —
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I'm in the Lower Peninsula, so any trip to WI after October 15 is iffy. I'd already planned some dates there for the first week of Oct., but I fear it's too early to have books in hand. I'll be at Bookworld in Manitowoc on the first Saturday for Octoberfest, and at the Two Rivers library the day before. I'd love to include a surprise guest at the library talk. Not sure about the bookstore; I guess the manager would have to have a say in that. Any ideas?
Are you near the Wi. boarder and would you be interested in a co-signing for "Dying"?
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Cheers,
Daniel
Read the Learning Curve post and immediately recognised that particular precipice. Then I read your other posts and your website and thought 'I should friend this person.' In reality I should befriend this person but I guess we are all now trapped in blogspeak. The whole 'we published it, now you sell it' thing is a bit of a shocker. Something I found very helpful was put together by a bloke named Ian Irvine - I was a bit grumpy that I didn't discover it until after my first book came out. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~irvinei/publishing.html
Cheers,
Geoff
I'll get you on the roster for a future interview.
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