of course I'm confused. I live in two timestreams at once.

[lagilman]

Oooo, bookses! A box o' FREE FALL just arrived at my door. *pets the new book* I'm a little cranky about the paper weight they used, but Is Not My Department and Not My Editor's Department Either. The words are still good, and that's what's important.

And is still Pretty Book.

Hrm. Maybe I should run a contest? What say you folk?

Oh, and some more reviews are coming in. I've been Klausnered, of course, and Don D'Amassa is pleased with what he read, describing the Retrievers series as "one of the most consistently satisfying of the current wave of contemporary fantasies with ass-kicking heroines." Y'know, I can live with that.

Soon the first negative review will hit, and I will sulk. I am a god! I suck! etc.

Meanwhile, in the other timestream I managed 1700 2300 2500 new words today. Next chapter kicks it up a notch, and characters disgrace themselves. This damned book needs a title, already. *pokes book impatiently* We have a working title. Waiting for editorial reaction.

Oh, and the contracts for "Dreamcatcher" arrived. Guess I know what I'm reading over, tonight.

Comments

[bigferret.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say no to a contest. :-)

Congrats on the good reviews!

[julibeth.livejournal.com]

I agree, yes to a contest!!

[debg.livejournal.com]

Dudesse. I just did (checking) pushing 6K words on the latest Kinkaid, in the past (checking) two days.

Remember when both of us thought our motivation had gone off to Aruba to lie on the beach and sip foofy drinks? Said motivation would appear to have returned from vacation.

[girasole.livejournal.com]

Isn't it Dudette? Or does it depend on the age and relationship of the person addressed?

[lagilman]

we are both, definitely, duuuuudes. No gender-biasing needed, we know we're female and so should anyone in the vicinity. *glint*

[debg.livejournal.com]

Definitely age and status-related, mostly age. "ette" is a feminine diminutive; I think of it as applying to a girlchild. And while I am biologically old enough to be suricattus's mama, I think of her as Woman, upper-case W.

So she's Dudesse.

[ceosanna.livejournal.com]

>Maybe I should run a contest? What say you folk?

Absolutely!

[tezmilleroz.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should run a contest? What say you folk?
We say yes :-) Just as long as those of us not based in American can be in the running, too, please.

Have a lovely day! :-)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Yay, what a fabulous (and oh-so-blurbable!) line!

[ferragus.livejournal.com]

Contest! Contest! Contest!

(Even though I Know I've got two copies coming from online sources soon - just to see which gets here first).

Yay on Book arrival!

[arouraleona.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the awesome review! Can't wait for a copy of the book myself... it should be a good summer for new books though!

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

I second tezmilleroz comments! Good news on the positive reviews.

[klingonguy.livejournal.com]

You have infected my wife.

Last week I had to order her Bring It On. Now she's gone and ordered a copy of Staying Dead even though I know I have two copies somewhere in one of the sixty boxes of books that are stacked in the library awaiting shelves. And she's ordered Burning Bridges and pre-ordered Free Fall as well.

If this keeps up, she may start nominating you for Hugos.

[lagilman]

sweet-talker.