November 2008 Blog Posts (157)

Death Was in the Picture...

I'm delighted to be able to share the trailer for my new book, Death Was in the Picture, due out January 2009 from St. Martin's… Continue

Added by Linda L. Richards on November 15, 2008 at 4:10am — No Comments

If You've Got Odds and Ends on a Table...

I loved George Carlin, naughty as he was. I guess it's hard to see the world as clearly as he did and remain nice. Lately I'm finding that to be true for myself as well. And he loved words, loved playing with words, loved wondering why words mean what they mean and convey what they convey. What author can resist a guy like that?

Anyway, he would ask sometimes, "If you have odds and ends on a table and something falls off, is it an odd or an end?" A single word is an amazing thing. It… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on November 14, 2008 at 11:27pm — 2 Comments

Rejection

(Cross posted at One Bite at a Time.

I don’t save all my rejections to use as wallpaper or memorabilia. I read them, remember what’s worth remembering, and pitch them. Saves a lot of space for the TBR pile.

Three stick with me, which is probably why I don’t get too worked up over any of them. The first two are related. Several years ago I wrote a short story about a man who constantly feuds with his wife. They have their argument… Continue

Added by Dana King on November 14, 2008 at 6:59am — 2 Comments

Switch set for Australia and Germany

Heyne just sent over their cover for the German edition of Switch, which is set to debut in August, 2009. The title has been changed to The Voice of the Demon for that market. Heyne has high expectations for the book and will be releasing an advance reading copy, plus dedicating two pages in their summer catalogue for bookstore buyers.

Naturally, I couldn't be more thrilled.

It also appears that Australia will be the… Continue

Added by Grant McKenzie on November 14, 2008 at 6:30am — 4 Comments

Title Trauma

Share the laughter and tears of my recent title search here

Excerpt: A few weeks ago my new editor (which bears discussion in a later post, the revolving door aspect to the editor/author relationship these days) announced that she no longer liked the title for my next book. Neither did anyone else at the publishing house, apparently. The words "it induced grimaces at the editorial meeting" were… Continue

Added by Michelle Gagnon on November 14, 2008 at 4:12am — No Comments

All about research

Check out Frightening Journeys this week when we discuss research.

http://paranormalwriters.blogspot.com

Blessings,
Nichole

Added by Nichole R. Bennett on November 14, 2008 at 1:21am — No Comments

'A Study in Red' Hits London Bookstores!

I've just found out that 'A Study in Red' has at last made its first inroads into the UK bookstores. Waterstones, who had until recently been selling the book purely through their online retail store, Waterstones.com, are now showing stock of the book as being available in their Camden High Street (Low stock level) and Gower Street (Medium stock level), stores in London. As I personally had nothing to do with them placing the book in their stores,… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 14, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments

Compulsivity...Compulsiveness...Being Compulsive

It's the subject of movies, TV shows, and family humor: the things that some of us have to do the way we like to do them. My kids hated playing Scrabble with me because I can't stand it if the tile isn't exactly inside its little square. A friend at work was visibly upset if one of us sat in a different position at the lunch table. And before computer-generated papers I've seen students copy and recopy an assignment until it met their standards, even if there was only one small… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on November 13, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Shop With Me This Weekend in VA

I will take a three-day weekend to sign books at the 15th Annual Northern Virginia Christmas Market. I’ll spend this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday I’ll join more than 300 fine artisans from more than 20 states at the Christmas Market. From 10 am to 6 pm, they will be offering a diverse selection of fine arts, pottery, jewelry, stained glass, wood, photography, fiber arts, and thousands of one-of-kind Christmas collectibles.

Plus,… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on November 13, 2008 at 10:26pm — No Comments

For the love of language (and politics), plus comments on a few of the latest books I've read

I find myself compelled to point out that Sarah Palin is suffering from "Aleutians of grandeur."

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I just finished a few books sent to me by my brother, lent by friends, and some that I even purchased (that should make the authors here happy, though if they only knew how many books I have, they might forgive my current quasi-moratorium on buying more). These… Continue

Added by James K. Bashkin on November 13, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

nanowrimo

I have joined the National Novel Writing Month contest and accepted its challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. It is day 12 and I just hit 30,411 words. Taking a stab at Suspense/Romance. Keeping the cast tight and the tension high. Following the Donald Moss School of "What's the worst thing that could happen...write it down. Now what's the worst thing that could happen next. Take your characters there." Got to go; plotting a firetruck-suv car chase in beautiful down town Minneapolis,… Continue

Added by Karyn J. Powers on November 13, 2008 at 12:23pm — 2 Comments

Three Essex Boys and a Loft

New blog post at: http://mitziszereto.wordpress.com

Added by Mitzi Szereto on November 13, 2008 at 12:48am — No Comments

SAM REAVES TODAY, WEDNESDAY, AT ACME AUTHORS LINK

Come on over to welcome our special guest, Mystery Writer, Sam Reaves, today at

http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com and leave a comment to make him feel welcome.

If you see this post after Wednesday, the post will still be up and you're still welcome to leave a comment.

Thanks,

Morgan Mandel…

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Added by Morgan Mandel on November 13, 2008 at 12:08am — No Comments

It's All My Mother's Fault (R)

Really. I mean, the woman started reading me Edgar Allen Poe when I was still too short to reach the kitchen faucet and get my own drink of water. She would often appear in our bedroom doorway with a book and share a snippet of poetry or prose that had grabbed her imagination, and it was usually something spooky. She talked about words and the usage of words, why things were better said this way than that. And she put into my hands at about age thirteen the most unlikely of English teacher… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on November 12, 2008 at 10:20pm — No Comments

Civil Rights

In June of 1958, in the District of Columbia, Mildred Loving, a woman of African and Native American descent, married Richard Loving, a Caucasian. On their return to their home in Virginia, they were charged under Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law, which banned marriages between any white person and any non-white person. The Lovings pled guilty and were convicted and sentenced to one year in prison, with the sentence suspended for 25 years on condition that the couple leave the state of… Continue

Added by Christopher Valen on November 12, 2008 at 11:39am — 1 Comment

Update on Links and cover contest

I’m pleased to announce that I survived the hour-long interview with Naomi Giroux on "Coffee with an Author" yesterday. I didn't know what questions she was going to ask, but I think it went well. If you have an hour to kill and are up to it, please give it a listen.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/I-just-finished/2008/11/10/Marta-Stephens-on-Coffee-with-an-Author. I had a… Continue

Added by Marta Stephens on November 12, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

'A Binary Convergence' is a Fictionwise Number One.

My Sci-fi short story e-book collection 'A Binary Convergence', co-authored with my good friend and fellow author Graeme S Houston is currently Stonehedge Publishing's number one bestseller at Fictionwise. I'm delighted to share this honor with Graeme, who is as delighted as I am to have achieved this position with our joint effort.

The latest chart is at… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 12, 2008 at 9:08am — No Comments

Is the book biz doomed?

Clare’s post yesterday about the demise of publishing sent me scurrying around the Web. I I was searching for signs of hope. Read rest of post here.
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Added by Kathryn Lilley on November 12, 2008 at 5:10am — No Comments

A New Story!

I have a new story, “Wishing on Whores,” at THIEVES JARGON.

http://www.thievesjargon.com/workview.php?work=1251

Check it out!

Added by John Weagly on November 12, 2008 at 3:43am — No Comments

A Moment To Remember

Today is Remembrance Day here in Canada where we take a moment to look back at the sacrifices made by our veterans over the course of two World Wars, the Korean Conflict, and the current conflict in Afghanistan.

World War 1 holds an important place in Canadian history. It was on those bloodied fields of France and Belgium, in places like Ypres, Passchendale, and Vimy Ridge that Canada felt for the first time that it was truly a nation. And it was a Canadian army doctor who composed… Continue

Added by D.R. MacMaster on November 12, 2008 at 12:40am — No Comments