Karen E. Olson's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T23:53:41ZKaren E. Olsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/keolsonhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60985618?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=keolson&xn_auth=noComing out from under the rocktag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-28:537324:BlogPost:1484222008-06-28T15:25:12.000ZKaren E. Olsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/keolson
Haven't been over here in ages. Frantically writing the first of a new mystery series about a tattoo shop owner in Las Vegas. It's the ultimate write what you DON'T know, since I have no tattoos, don't plan to get one, and I've lived in New England most of my life. Just got back from a trip to Vegas, where I did a lot of driving around and taking notes and pictures. Everything's brown there. And hot. That whole thing about "dry" heat? Heat is heat, wet or dry.<br />
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And if I didn't have enough to do…
Haven't been over here in ages. Frantically writing the first of a new mystery series about a tattoo shop owner in Las Vegas. It's the ultimate write what you DON'T know, since I have no tattoos, don't plan to get one, and I've lived in New England most of my life. Just got back from a trip to Vegas, where I did a lot of driving around and taking notes and pictures. Everything's brown there. And hot. That whole thing about "dry" heat? Heat is heat, wet or dry.<br />
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And if I didn't have enough to do with trying to get this book done and ready to turn in Sept. 1, I just got the galleys for the next Annie Seymour mystery, SHOT GIRL. I've been happy to see that the galleys are in better shape for this book than the last, which made me wonder about people's typing abilities and whether we're losing too much by text messaging just by using our thumbs. Because I was sure that the typesetter had just used thumbs for that one.<br />
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Now I have to go back to writing a car chase scene. I'll stop in more frequently...<br />
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KarenDEAD OF THE DAY is out today!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-11-06:537324:BlogPost:901632007-11-06T13:12:58.000ZKaren E. Olsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/keolson
Today is the official pub date of my new Annie Seymour mystery, DEAD OF THE DAY (although I have heard that anyone who preordered it on Barnes & Noble.com got it ages ago).<br></br><br></br>To commemorate the event, I am embarking on a virtual book tour. Please come visit the blogs I'm guesting on, some you probably have heard of, others possibly not. Here's my schedule for the week:<br></br><br></br><pre>Today, Tuesday, Nov. 6<br></br><a href="http://everywordsapurl.blogspot.com/">Every Word's a…</a></pre>
Today is the official pub date of my new Annie Seymour mystery, DEAD OF THE DAY (although I have heard that anyone who preordered it on Barnes & Noble.com got it ages ago).<br/><br/>To commemorate the event, I am embarking on a virtual book tour. Please come visit the blogs I'm guesting on, some you probably have heard of, others possibly not. Here's my schedule for the week:<br/><br/><pre>Today, Tuesday, Nov. 6<br/><a href="http://everywordsapurl.blogspot.com/">Every Word's a Purl</a><br/><a href="http://everywordsapurl.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"></a>Guest blogger<br/>And<br/><a href="http://www.poesdeadlydaughters.blogspot.com/">Poe's Deadly Daughters</a><br/>Q&A with Julia Buckley<br/><br/>Wednesday, Nov. 7<br/><a href="http://literaryfeline.blogspot.com/">Musings of a Bookish Kitty</a><br/>Guest blogger<br/><br/>Thursday, Nov. 8<br/><a href="http://www.bookgirl.net/">Bookgirl's Nightstand</a><br/>Q&A<br/><br/>Friday, Nov. 9<br/><a href="http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/">Book-a-rama</a><br/>Guest blogger<br/><br/>Saturday, Nov. 10<br/><a href="http://thelipstickchronicles.typepad.com/">Lipstick Chronicles</a><br/>and<br/><a href="http://cleasimon.blogspot.com/">Cats & Crime & Rock & Roll </a><br/>Guest blogger<br/><br/>Sunday, Nov. 11<br/><a href="http://spyscribbler.blogspot.com/">Spy Scribbler</a><br/>Guest blogger</pre>
<br/>Extreme makeoverstag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-30:537324:BlogPost:683002007-08-30T20:00:35.000ZKaren E. Olsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/keolson
<p>I'm straddling publishers at the moment: Grand Central Publishing will put out my second Annie Seymour book, SECONDHAND SMOKE, in paperback in November, and NAL/Obsidian will be publishing the third in the series, DEAD OF THE DAY, at the same time.</p>
<p>But their covers will make them look like they're from two different series. <br></br></p>
<p>My editor told me that my new book covers were going to get a makeover because of the publisher changeover, and I was pretty excited about it. And…</p>
<p>I'm straddling publishers at the moment: Grand Central Publishing will put out my second Annie Seymour book, SECONDHAND SMOKE, in paperback in November, and NAL/Obsidian will be publishing the third in the series, DEAD OF THE DAY, at the same time.</p>
<p>But their covers will make them look like they're from two different series. <br/></p>
<p>My editor told me that my new book covers were going to get a makeover because of the publisher changeover, and I was pretty excited about it. And curious. I've loved my book covers so far, bright colors and all Janet Evanovich-y, standing out on the book shelves. But while the makeover was pretty extreme, I am thrilled with the
result. This third book in the series has a lot more action, more<br />
suspense. And the cover reflects that.<br/></p>
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<p>Because of the new cover and new publisher, I also decided that maybe a new look at my website was called for, too. My friend Mike Jones at <a href="http://www.webkazoo.com">Webkazoo</a> did a fabulous job, and you can see it <a href="http://www.kareneolson.com">here</a> at <a href="http://www.kareneolson.com">www.kareneolson.com</a>.</p>It's been a long timetag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-19:537324:BlogPost:558362007-07-19T00:16:36.000ZKaren E. Olsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/keolson
<font size="3">I've been totally lax over here at Crimespace — and other places — while finishing up the fourth Annie Seymour book, SHOT GIRL. The book's not expected on my editor's desk until Oct. 1, but I want to get it in really good shape before I send it off to her, and the journalist in me won't let me miss a deadline :) Right now it's with a couple of readers, a couple have already gotten back to me and I'm tweaking.<br></br><br></br>A book is never completely done. In fact, once the book is…</font>
<font size="3">I've been totally lax over here at Crimespace — and other places — while finishing up the fourth Annie Seymour book, SHOT GIRL. The book's not expected on my editor's desk until Oct. 1, but I want to get it in really good shape before I send it off to her, and the journalist in me won't let me miss a deadline :) Right now it's with a couple of readers, a couple have already gotten back to me and I'm tweaking.<br/><br/>A book is never completely done. In fact, once the book is finished and on the bookshelves, I don't dip into it again. Because I know I'll find something I wish I missed, a phrase I wish I hadn't used, a phrase I wish I did use.<br/><br/>I have managed to keep up my posting over at <a href="http://www.firstoffenders.typepad.com">First Offenders</a>, so if you want to check the blog out that I share with Alison Gaylin, Lori Armstrong and Jeff Shelby, take a click over there. We have a good time. And we've discovered YouTube. Which makes blogging even more fun :)<br/><br/>I'll try to get back over here a bit more, too.<br/></font>Thanks to Bryon, a time savertag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-11:537324:BlogPost:227542007-04-11T20:52:08.000ZKaren E. Olsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/keolson
<i>Because I've been so busy with the first draft of my fourth book, I haven't had much time to spend over here at Crimespace. But my good friend Bryon Quertermous has given me a wonderful idea so I can keep up here, and over at my blog at <a href="http://firstoffenders.typepad.com">First Offenders</a>. Cross posting. I'll start here, and you can link over there to get the full picture. It's less time consuming, and I can still stay in touch with everyone over here.…</i><br></br><br></br>
<i>Because I've been so busy with the first draft of my fourth book, I haven't had much time to spend over here at Crimespace. But my good friend Bryon Quertermous has given me a wonderful idea so I can keep up here, and over at my blog at <a href="http://firstoffenders.typepad.com">First Offenders</a>. Cross posting. I'll start here, and you can link over there to get the full picture. It's less time consuming, and I can still stay in touch with everyone over here.</i><br/><br/><h3 class="entry-header"><font size="3"><b>Making sacrifices</b></font></h3>
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<p><font size="2">When in doubt, a dead body is always a good idea.</font></p>
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<p><font size="2">I’m almost two-thirds of the way through my WIP and I realized that
it was getting boring. Even for me. I couldn’t even imagine reading <br />
this as someone who wasn’t personally invested in it.</font></p>
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<p><font size="2">So I killed off a character.</font></p><br/><a href="http://firstoffenders.typepad.com/offenders/2007/04/making_sacrific.html">Continue...</a><br/>So many sites, so little timetag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-15:537324:BlogPost:61802007-03-15T20:59:34.000ZKaren E. Olsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/keolson
<font size="3">I haven't been here much the last couple of days because like a moron I accepted six assignments for freelance stories for the Hartford Courant. And they're all due in two weeks. So if I'm a little quiet right now, that's the reason why. I also have a book to write (and I know Kristen is lurking around here somewhere, so yes, I really am working on that, too...really!). I touted this over at <a href="http://www.firstoffenders.typepad.com">First Offenders</a> this week, and I…</font>
<font size="3">I haven't been here much the last couple of days because like a moron I accepted six assignments for freelance stories for the Hartford Courant. And they're all due in two weeks. So if I'm a little quiet right now, that's the reason why. I also have a book to write (and I know Kristen is lurking around here somewhere, so yes, I really am working on that, too...really!). I touted this over at <a href="http://www.firstoffenders.typepad.com">First Offenders</a> this week, and I can't wait to actually have more time to visit around!</font><br/>