Feeling very much in the jolly side of things today. Woke up to find out that Blood on teh Holly just got a good review from the Globe and Mail. Here's the link for those interested:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071215.BKMAYH15/TPStory/

Entertainment/Books

Not sure if this will work or not.



Other jolly news department - the big gay site AfterElton.com has chosen Drag Queen in the Court of Death as their years best mystery! That is… Continue

I seem to be missing a lot of the fun this time around, either because of the weather, a poor excuse, but real, or because of migraines. I blame that on the weather too,. Why not? Mostly, it's true. Still, the events I am making it to are cheering.



In spite of this, I've been lurching along through my new book, and am feeling more hopeful about it now. I'm refusing to reread anything much as I go along, just enough to give me the gist of what went before, so I don't get bogged down in… Continue

Next week I'm off to the World Fantasy Convention with my friend, horror writer Nancy Kilptarick. This is my last trip in a year full of trips as I tried to get my two new books-- DRAG QUEEN IN THE COURT OF DEATH (a mystery) and THE DANGER DANCE (sf-espionage adventure) out there on the world. I went south - to Texas with Anthony Bidulka - fellow Canadian mystery writer; I went east to new York city to Book Expo America and attended my first Lambda Literary Awards, to see my… Continue