In which the hilarious and delightful Donna Moore demonstrates Crime Fiction Genres Defined By Bedroom Scene. Can’t stop giggling…
Archive for June, 2007
What’s your genre?
Posted in Cool writerly people, Just Plain Weird on June 30, 2007 | Comments Off
Sweetest Fan Mail EVER!
Posted in Personal blither, Writing on June 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I got the following in e-mail today and it made my day. I think any writer would be totally over the moon to get a letter like this:
I have never been a big fan of reading a lot. Recently I moved with my
wife to Atlanta and needed some escape from the boredom of [...]
I’m doing something wrong…
Posted in Just Plain Weird on June 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Reason: 3 Hell, 1 Breast, 1 Anal (sounds like Kentucky Fried Demon)
Clearly, not enough filth, sex, drugs, or violence here. I’ll have to work on that.
(But it went up to PG-13 after posting this rating. Hmmm….)
101 Reasons to Stop Writing
Posted in Just Plain Weird, Writing on June 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ack! Horribly clever “demotivator” posters to make you STOP WRITING! Heheheh….
More tour dates
Posted in Conventions and signings, Stuff about the book(s) on June 26, 2007 | Comments Off
Just got confirmation that I’ll be signing at Powell’s in Portland OR on August 20 at 7 p.m. I’m now driving my poor publicist crazy trying to wedge in some San Francisco area dates before that and then consider a quick dash to LA/San Diego between Powells and the wedding of some friends in [...]
Poor Kitty!
Posted in Just Plain Weird, Unbearable cuteness on June 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This seems like something the fabulous Jen Jordan would find and have a clever caption for. Me, I just see those big eyes…
and laugh.
(Why… yes, I am an evil person. Why do you ask?)
Fits and starts
Posted in Stuff about the book(s), Writing on June 20, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I am trying to be more consistent, but some days I seem to have no drive and others it’s overdrive. Still making the 10k weekly goal, but, oh boy the ways.
Stayed up until 04:30 (that’s four in the morning or 11:30 UTC for you universalists) and wrote the complete Chapter 12 (some truths about [...]
I am the Anti-Starbucks
Posted in Just Plain Weird, Stuff about the book(s) on June 15, 2007 | 5 Comments »
OK, so… most of my friends know I avoid Starbucks coffee as a rule–I’m not a trendy Starbucks basher, I just don’t like the taste and never have. I passed this trait along to my character and someone noticed to the degree that Poltergeist and I got mentioned in a Publishers Weekly article called [...]
Blood sugar from HELL
Posted in Personal blither, Stuff about the book(s), Writing on June 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For some reason this week has been hell on my blood sugar levels. I’m trying to be very good. I’m not eating tons of junk or cookies or fruit or even a lot of coffee and limiting my alcohol because I find it hard to type accurately when I’m even a little lit. [...]
Publishers Weekly weighs in
Posted in Book reviews news and 'zines, Stuff about the book(s) on June 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
This link may not be good, since the website is subscription, but there’s now a Poltergeist review at Publishers Weekly. You’ll have to scroll a bit to find it. Once again, no handsprings, but I’m not at all unhappy to get a quotes like “Clever ghost-busting follow-up to her solid urban fantasy debut” [...]
Must… resist… reading
Posted in Personal blither, Stuff about the book(s) on June 6, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Once again I’m trying to resist reading a book by Tim Powers: On Stranger Tides. Damn the man! (and a milder damn to my friend Ken who sent me the book for my birthday–I love it, you rat!) I’m doing better with the manuscript–crossed 40,000 words today–but it’s still a bit of [...]
Poltergeist has a Harriet
Posted in Book reviews news and 'zines, Stuff about the book(s) on June 5, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The famous Harriet Klausner has reviewed Poltergeist at Alternative Worlds. Be warned: here there be spoilers (and some incorrect details) so don’t go reading if you don’t want to know!
