I’ve now got two items on the publicity schedule for Poltergeist, a panel discussion about paranormal elements in mysteries at PNWA and a reading and signing at U-Books. Still not a complete schedule, but I’ll update the Appearances page as more comes in.
And Steve found the Romanian contracts lurking in a pile of queries–darn [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Up to no good
Posted in Conventions and signings, Personal blither, Stuff about the book(s) on April 26, 2007 | Comments Off
UK at last
Posted in Stuff about the book(s) on April 23, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Indeed my agents did excellent work during the London Book Fair and this morning we all agreed on a deal with Piatkus Books Ltd (British publisher of Zoë Sharp, Mary-Janice Davidson and JD Robb) for all three of the current Penguin-contracted books. Actual paperwork isn’t complete, so diddly details like when and how [...]
Bye-bye blue
Posted in Personal blither on April 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Alas, the blue hair is no more. Something weird was happening and the color was starting to bleed upward–it’s not supposed to do that–and the length had gained that fateful micron or two that allowed it to get caught in embarrassing places, like snagged on my own belt and… well…. I didn’t want the [...]
Non Sales and No-Profit Sales
Posted in Stuff about the book(s), Writing on April 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Got several comments to the previous post that have prompted me to write more on the topic of no-profit sales. I have let my publisher know about the eBay thing. We’ll have to wait and see what they do. But in the meantime, this is what I’m thinking in response to some [...]
eBay: Poltergeist
Posted in Stuff about the book(s) on April 19, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday I found a listing for a Poltergeist ARC (bound galley) on eBay. It appears to be the real thing as the photos and description are identical to mine. Technically, they aren’t supposed to be sold, though collectibles are often things that were meant as ephemera to be given away to attract customers [...]
Back to the old country
Posted in Personal blither, Stuff about the book(s) on April 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Spent some time waiting in lines at the Postal Orifice today (my local branch is actually pretty decent, but I still find the service as a whole unpredictable and suspect.) Along with the obvious beggary forms for the government’s financial shock troops, I returned the Romanian rights contracts. I hope they don’t [...]
Almost a book!
Posted in Stuff about the book(s) on April 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Looky what I got in the mail today–galleys!
Click on the images for bigger versions. These aren’t great pix, since I had to use the macro mode and it made the shapes a bit fish-eye bent–the real thing is nice and square like a book ought to be.
But needless to say, I’m rather pleased to [...]
Space Virus!
Posted in Personal blither on April 13, 2007 | Comments Off
I’m pleased to be able to say that Taz does not have insulinoma or some other weird life-threatening disease. He does, however, have some kind of cold/flu resulting in a “fever of unknown origin”. This does not make Taz happy at all since not only does he feel utterly crappy, but he now [...]
Worry, worry….
Posted in Personal blither on April 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Kind of worried about Taz the ferret today. He’s been shivering and acting a little confused lately. Today he’s dragging his back feet a little. We have an appointment with Dr. Kamaka–the ferret vet–tomorrow, but I’m more than half expecting a diagnosis of insulinoma. He’s got the classic symptoms. Poor [...]
Where’s my bed…?
Posted in Conventions and signings, Personal blither on April 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Blargh… so tired….
Norwescon was mostly fun–I don’t seem to have the same kind of fun or memorable moments that my buddies have, but at least I come out of the whole thing exhausted…. And Beth Meacham told me to “stop being so damned self-effacing.” hehe. I have ascended to the height of [...]
BlueHair
Posted in Just Plain Weird, Personal blither on April 4, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Yes, my dears, here it is, my blue hair:
Not too bad, I hope. The blond parts look lighter in person and the blue’s a bit crooked, but it’s hard to do hair this long….
An Evening with Jim Butcher
Posted in Cool writerly people on April 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
(and another evening….)
So. Through the intervention of my lovely friend Richelle Mead, to whom I owe increasing amounts of writer Karma happiness, I got to make the acquaintance of Jim Butcher. Yes, the Jim Butcher of Dresden Files and Codex Alera fame. Richelle had the big brass ones to send him a [...]
