Five Things Make An Update

[lagilman]

Busy busy busy and really incredibly boring with it, unless watching me type is a turn-on (if so, you guys need better hobbies...).


1. Started writing the new UF novel, featuring geek girls, a pony with too high an opinion of himself, a repo man who's sorry he asked, and something lurking under the crosstown bus. And that's just chapter 1.

2. Have been assigned to my new editor at S&S, for the mystery. Feeling geeked and energized. Also, readying to invade the Specific Northwest on a research trip. Brace yourselves, Seattle/Portland...

3. Have been invited into a new, potentially fun project. If I do this, it will require MASSIVE amounts of caffeine. And by massive I mean, an overdose by my standards. Yes, I'm insane. Your point?

4. Got the royalty statements for FLESH AND FIRE and WEIGHT OF STONE. Not wealthy yet. Go buy another thousand copies of each, mmmkay? You won't be sorry!

5. And yes, there's a new Practical Meerkat up, asking if you've met Those People....


originally published at Practical Meerkat: A Blog

Comments

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I like the repo man already. :)

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

Brace yourselves, Seattle/Portland

If you want an official signing, you can contact Peter H at the Beaverton Powells.. cuz I know that I would be there..

[lagilman]

I hadn't been planning on it (I tend not to get enough of a crowd to justify anything formal, I've discovered) but there will hopefully be a drive-by signing of some sort....

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

awh... you havent done a signing out here yet, so you should get an audience that appreicates your work. I have been to signings that have had a from a few to several hundred, and its all about the readers... I could gurantee to have a small core group be there...

[joycemocha.livejournal.com]

Hey, I think you'd be surprised by the turnout.

Now that I work part-time afternoons, going to Beaverton Powell's signings is very doable from the Mountain (grins to self, mutters about need to find schedules....).

And of course, should you be so inclined as to want to meet Miss Mocha for horsey petting and brushing, could be arranged. Not riding, though. But she loves visitors who feed her treats and scratch her.

[lagilman]

right now the vague plan is to do a drive-by on Friday afternoon, but if they were to think there was More Interest, something might be arranged....?

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

I talked to Peter tonight, and I didnt know when you were going to be here, Powells has already posted their October events ( www.powells.com ) but you can contact Peter at
peterh@beaverton.powells.com

[lagilman]

yeah, the trip's been in the works for a while, but because it's a) quick and b) really about the research, signing stuff fell by the wayside (since the only 'new' book I'll have out then is the mass reprint of WEIGHT OF STONE).

Also, as I said, I tend not to be a crowd-bringer, and last time I tried to set things up in California, 2 years ago, one major indie-genre bookstore* left me off their mass signing list, despite my having told them a month before I'd be in town, and another reportedly genre-friendly store said, and I quote, "we don't know who you are, we don't carry your books." Kinda soured me on the whole experience...



* NOT Mysterious Galaxy. MG is Love.

[lagilman]

the repo man is actually just a walk-on. I think. Then again, I thought that about PB, too....

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Good to hear you've got an editor again!

Now, about that Seattle/Portland trip, I presume you're going to find some time to go visit some wineries? We'll expect a full report, ya know...

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you're inclined, but there's an Friends of SFRT (http://www.facebook.com/groups/224095354274220/) reunion group. I saw Keith already there.

[badgermirlacca.livejournal.com]

a pony with too high an opinion of himself

Should I tell Dare he's been immortalized, or does he have a cousin out there? *g*

[lagilman]

I hadn't a specific pony in mind, but now that I look at the description as-wrote....

[lagilman]

erm, yeah. been on it for quite some time, actually.

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

*blush* Didn't see your name in a quick look, and I just was told about it w/i the past few days myself.

inbetween Pack of lies & tricks of the trade

[rhonda laney (from livejournal.com)]

is their a book missing or novella? talk about lou first joined.
am new fan read tricks of trade first then bought hard magic,pack of lies last couple of days

Re: inbetween Pack of lies & tricks of the trade

[lagilman]

No, there's no book missing (although there may be novellas down the line, nothing written yet). Each book takes place about 8 months from the previous, so a lot of things happen in-between to our much-abused crew.

If you've read the book already (how? it's not out until November!) then you know that the whys and wherefors of her joining are referenced, along with other cases, disasters, and occasional dates...

Re: inbetween Pack of lies & tricks of the trade

[rhonda laney (from livejournal.com)]

thanks for the answer.
I got review copy from netbook and will review it when its closer to comming out. Its already written. liked it so went bought the first two on ebooks read and reviewed them.
then bought on amazon the 6 retrievers books that will get here in oct. so far love your stories.