The timing on the Google Settlement opt-out/objection deadline. I put it off before since I was at the tail end of copyedits, proofs, first conventions, and taxes. Now it has come back around and the deadline to say “fuck off and die” or “I’m going along with this, but I think it stinks” are [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Really, I Could Have Done Without….
Posted in Personal blither, book business, internet stuff, rant on August 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Is This an Alarm Clock I See Before Me…?
Posted in Personal blither, Stuff about the book(s), blatant self-promotion on August 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Seems I haven’t had much more than 6 hours of sleep any night this month, so I’m still a bit out of it, and the running around is keeping me from being articulate. As soon as I manage to catch up to everything, catch my breath, and not be exhausted, I promise to post [...]
This Has Been Interesting
Posted in Other Cool Folks, Stuff about the book(s), tour dates on August 22, 2009 | 9 Comments »
All right, so… the tour so far:
Tuesday night I got on a Virgin America flight to LAX. I was looking forward to it as the description of the plane and amenities on board sounded pretty good. Alas, due to the non-updated Flash site, I had difficulty finding and understanding the checked baggage policy and was [...]
I’m Never Home…
Posted in blatant self-promotion, tour dates on August 17, 2009 | 12 Comments »
In August it seems like I’m always just home long enough to do my laundry and pack to run again. Leaving tomorrow night for California and many signings and running about. Here’s what I’ll be up to:
Friday Aug 21: Signing at Barnes and Noble at The Grove (Los Angeles) 7:30 pm
Saturday Aug 22: Signing [...]
Heading for Houston
Posted in Conventions and signings, Vanished on August 14, 2009 | Comments Off
In just a couple of hours I shall be standing in line at SeaTac’s security cordon, hoping I remembered to remove all the pointy things and squishy gel things from my bag so I can hop on a plane to Houston for my reading and signing at Murder By The Book tonight (Friday) at 6p.m.
Never [...]
Writing in England
Posted in Stuff about the book(s), Vanished on August 13, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Still more of me babbling about Vanished. This time it’s my author’s note for the UK Edition which is now up at the Piatkus/Little Brown site.
More books to win
Posted in contests and give-aways, internet stuff, interview on August 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
There’s another interview with li’l ol moi up at Midnight Moon Cafe and you can enter by midnight this Friday to win any book from my backlist. Nifty yes? Yes! So go, go… what are you waiting for?
Rather Nice, If I Say so Myself
Posted in book business on August 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I got the news from Eddie at the agency when I got home from Portland, that the new releases are doing quite well. It’s not the NYT bestseller list, but it doesn’t suck for Vanished to be #4 Hardcover Fantasy novel on the Bookscan list and #30 Fantasy over all, with the mass market of [...]
Doubtful of Winning This
Posted in blatant self-promotion, internet stuff on August 11, 2009 | 10 Comments »
It appears Vanished is up in a poll at Bitten By Books for most anticipated book of August. Not only is the competition really stiff but a lot of them are friends of mine and I certainly want to read their books more than mine. I love my book. I would love to [...]
Heading for Oregon!
Posted in Conventions and signings, blatant self-promotion on August 9, 2009 | Comments Off
I’m off tomorrow to drive to Oregon for a signing on Tuesday night at the Powell’s in Beaverton at 7 p.m. Why leave so early? Well…. I have a radio interview at 10 am on Tuesday and I want to be in town early enough to visit all the babies that have come [...]
The Stupid: It Burns Usss!
Posted in Movie, Personal blither, review, stupidity on August 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well… It wasn’t an entirely wasted evening: we got to have a good time making fun of the movie afterward.
G.I. Joe is shiny, but it starts out with the intelligence and verve of a mildly athletic eight-year-old and gets dumber as it goes along until it’s pretty well drooling and spewing on itself on the [...]
I Can Haz Google Calendar?
Posted in tour dates on August 7, 2009 | Comments Off
Apparently I can. So if you have a google account, you can now track the Kat News by either joining the Kat News mailing list, or adding my calendar to yours (kat.rchrdsn[at]gmail.com). Of course the appearances page on the main website will continue to be updated, too.
