Happy Monday! I’m still waiting on two final proof-markups for Gentleman’s Privilege. As soon as those are in and all our issues are resolved, we’ll have a new release! Best estimate is tomorrow, Tuesday 28th of January. Wednesday at the latest. Time out for me to say a special thank you to Jenny Rose Flynn. She stepped in this weekend to cover for a couple of betas who were down with flu. Emma and I both appreciate her help, big time. BOOK DESCRIPTION: (the Cliff-note version) A secret society’s risque ritual offers Maggie Brandeis an escape from dire straits. To start a new life, all she has to do is… Read More
Continue ReadingEmma Is Way Too Fast
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Okay, looks like Zander will win the naming poll. Awesome name; it reminds me of Buffy (which I am currently watching because I ALWAYS watch Buffy Season 1 while revising). If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you already know that it’s a bit on the nippy side in Silverville today. I wouldn’t mind so much, but the mom-taxi grind when it’s this cold + deadline = big time cranky. So. Retreating into the work cave until I have to go out again. Stay warm!
Continue ReadingWeather Ban
Thanks to the gorgeous weather, the editorial meeting that was supposed to happen today? Yeah, not happening. We met over the phone instead, and Emma says it’s time we pick up a couple more Alpha/Beta readers. So. If you’re interested in pursuing one of those spots, the first step is filling in this form. The form tells a bit more about what beta-reading with our team actually entails which, as fun as it might sound, can be pretty hard work now and again. Back to work with me. I hope everyone out there is safe. This winter crap is getting seriously old, isn’t it?
Continue ReadingMonday Silliness
Since I have terribly exciting things to deal with today (daughter’s dentist appt), and I’m supposed to be working on FH Season 2 this week, we have time to have some (more) fun with our poor nameless Gentleman’s Privilege hero. Let’s have an official vote! I compiled a list of all the suggestions. If you don’t find your suggestion among the candidates, don’t take it personally. For instance, “Simon” will always get eliminated because of the dreaded “Simon said” dialogue tag. Other omissions happened due to the starting-letter conflict, and still others bit the dust because of an association. For instance, “Ethan” got eliminated because one of my best friends… Read More
Continue ReadingWeekend Earworm
Don’t blame me if you never get this song out of your head. (Love it)
Continue ReadingWoot-Loops
So. This will be a thing, very soon. We tabled another longer project in favor of the Calais County series of novella-length naughtiness. Secret society, ritual, you get the idea. This swap should keep everyone smiling until we’re ready to roll with FH Season 2. Gentleman’s Privilege is the novella with the name-challenged hero, by the way. I’m still revising bigger issues so I haven’t made a decision yet, and now of course I just found out that Mr. Silver is coming home unexpectedly so I have zero attention span to assist with my very, very long to-do list today. Have a great weekend!
Continue ReadingName Blame
Once again, we need to change a character’s name at the eleventh hour… This time, we’re renaming a hero. He is currently named Troy Marshall. First name needs to go, surname remains the same. He’s dark haired, dark-eyed, very rich, very powerful in business and not the most easy-going guy in the world. He’s just ascended to the corporate throne and takes his future role of family patriarch very seriously. Name replacement has some rules: 1) David and Alex are already hero names in this mini-series. 2) Name cannot start with R, V, H, D, A, K. 3) Nationality is never specified, though given the series parameters, I’d guess the… Read More
Continue ReadingEmo-nday
All I have to say so far today is… Wow. This flu is making me into an emotional dishrag (I just IP-banned about thirty spambots) so I think it’d be best if I only give the Internet a glancing blow today. Making like Sir Robin for now. Have a great Monday!
Continue ReadingOh Lord
I can’t stop laughing. Joy and I are looking at photography for the first Calais County book cover. A little bit ago I was getting bored and fed up and said, “I don’t care anymore. First pic on the next page is what we’re using. Period.” This, of course, turns out to be the first pic on the next page. My stomach hurts from laughing not only at the picture itself, but the title possibilities. (Bad day for my stomach; first chronic hiccups, and now this.)
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