As I’m quietly and steadily working my way through Blood Stone, and the weekend started out with an empty email in-tray, and nothing moving on Facebook or anywhere else, I thought this was going to be one of those bulletins where I would have nothing to report, except for progress. But Sunday, which is usually […]
Working Notes – What’s Up Round Up: In The Mail, Too. Read More »
I’ve got a pain behind my eyes and my shoulders are hunched as I type this. I’ve spent all weekend — all of it — doing my taxes and filing. Because last year was such a horrid year, I didn’t keep up with my bookkeeping at all. So I paid for it now it’s tax
Working Notes – Blood Stone is moving. Read More »
A few weeks ago I was bellyaching about how I had produced books so fast that I had missed out on updating you on two books, between working note installments. Poor me, life is a bitch, huh? Guess what? Done it again. Well, sort of. 🙂 Last working notes, I got to roll in ecstasy
Working Notes – February 28 – Another Leap Frog Read More »
It feels a bit strange making a post about my birthday, but it’s not just mine. It’s also Mark’s birthday. It also happens to be our wedding anniversary. And the anniversary of the day we met. No one has any excuses in our household if they forget the date. The reason I’m writing the post
Happy Birthday, Anniversary, *and* Day-We-Met. Read More »
Mark here. So, I’m about to leave for a three day wrestling road trip and Tracy’s getting ready. Having me on the road for three days means that she gets three days of uninterrupted writing time. And she wants to make the most of it. That means it’s time to clear the decks – get
What I’m listening to, actually. Unusual, for me, I know. Mark is a huge TED Talks fan, and if he watches a particularly good one, he’ll grab me by the elbow, nail me to the floor for the ten or twelve minutes the talk lasts, and make me keep still long enough to watch it.
Working Notes – What I’m Reading – February 13 Read More »
I’m speaking as part of a panel of romance authors giving a talk at the St. Albert Public library tomorrow. If you’re in the area, stop by and hear what we all have to say about the state of the industry, and linger afterwards to say hello. Mention you saw this post. I promise I’ll
Come and Talk To Me! Live and In Person! St. Albert Public Library Romance Panel Read More »
It’s only now I’ve recalled a pithy little line I included in the special features for The Royal Talisman: “I have also been accused of an inability to write anything short to save my life.” Good thing a hanging didn’t depend on the turn of that phrase. Because I blithely included in the description for
Working Notes – The Book That Wouldn’t Be Short Read More »
It’s been a weird week. For a start, it’s been very cold. Like, 35 degrees Celsius below zero cold. That’s negative 31 in Farenheit for all you Imperial-thinking people. I got Mukluks for Christmas — real authentic ones. But even at -35, they let the cold in and my feet started to chill up. I
Working Notes – Byzantine Heartbreak is Underway. Yeah! Read More »
Last time around, for working notes, I had skipped over two books, and had to back track. This time, I don’t have a book to talk about at all, because of another phenomenon of the indie publishing industry: doing it yourself means actually doing it all yourself. Everything. The formatting, uploading, releasing, technical un-hitching, acquiring
Working Notes – Backstage Pass Read More »