Entries from August 2008

August 28, 2008

Torn Between Two Covers, Feeling Like a Fraud

How’s that for a terribleĀ  title? But for some dumb reason I’ve had that song in my head since the other night. Right after took my first tentative steps into self-promotion.
I’ve updated the website, taking off all the info on other books I haven’t sold yet. Then I started my own yahoo group.
Yup. I did [...]

August 25, 2008

Spewing Crazy

So here I sit at my computer working on the first official edit of my writing career. Not that I’ve never edited a book before, but this is the first time it’s been marked up by an actual editor. All in all, it’s not too bad. I use too many speech tags, which are easy [...]

August 19, 2008

Let’s Dish – some details

Don’t have much info for you, but do know some dates. I am disappointed to learn that the print version will not be out in time for RWA Nationals in July. So DC is probably out for me, but look out Nashville, because the trade paperback version of Let’s Dish will be on the shelves [...]

August 18, 2008

Linky Linky

Okay, I’d heard of these folks before, but then I went over and read a bit deeper. When I found references to Doctor Who and Top Gear, I knew I was hooked. Anyone that familiar with the BBC has got to go on my blogroll. So go to Smart Bitches if you dare. And you [...]

August 10, 2008

So a Blonde Walks Into a Bar…

Thanks for all the well wishes this week. Yes, VERY eventful week for me, all right. Contract is signed and ready to go in the mail tomorrow morning.
But along with the e-mails from excited friends, I’ve gotten a few from friends and strangers alike (from various groups to which I belong) searching for the secret. [...]

August 7, 2008

SOLD!!!!

Just got the email at lunchtime today. My lovely editor (yes, she’s mine now!) at Samhain Publishing offered me a contract on the revision of LET’S DISH.
I am still working on controling the goosebumps.
No details yet, but I do know it will come our as an e-book shortly after editing is finished, and will follow [...]

August 4, 2008

Finger Crossing Time

By some miracle, Let’s Dish is done. Well, far from perfect, but I am now at that point where I think it sucks so badly there’s no hope, so it’s time to let it go and go onto the next project. That’s right – I’m emailing it to the editor tomorrow morning.
The good news is [...]