news from the dark side . . .
Still think I hate Blogger, but here goes nothing. I've put the new (old) template back online, and hope it will stick this time. Still working on reconstructing all my original links. Meanwhile, I'm looking into website/blog designers, with the plan being that in a few months I'll have shiny new pages here and at LaraAdrian.com.
So, the news! I finished revisions on KISS OF DARKNESS a while ago (tried to post about that, last month actually, but Blogger ate it). I went crazy on changes--couldn't help myself!--and ended up rewriting a bunch of scenes to better flesh out the story world and add texture and layers to the characters. I was thrilled to get the word back from my BantamDell editor that not only were the revisions acceptable, but they have "taken the book to a whole new level!" Wowza!! I was really just hoping everything still made sense after I got done hacking and slashing and reanimating, so a big thumbs-up from my editor was a huge relief.
Adding to the excitement of sending my book into the production pipeline, and being added to the BantamDell website, I also recently received . . . tah-dah! COVER ART!! OMG. It's sensual and mysterious, with beautiful colors and a really cool dual image concept (there's probably an actual publishing term to describe when one half of the cover is one image, and the other half is another, yes?). Anyway, it's gorgeous! And just as soon as I master the art of posting images here, I'll give a sneak peek.
The last newsy item is that KISS OF DARKNESS has sold to Spain!!! I don't have a lot of detail on this early foreign rights sale, but it's possible that the Spanish translation will be published sometime in 2008. How cool is that?! Muchas gracias a Espana!
Lots and lots of things to report, but I think that's it for now.
Happy Independence Day to everyone in the USA, and to those courageous souls serving in our military abroad!
So, the news! I finished revisions on KISS OF DARKNESS a while ago (tried to post about that, last month actually, but Blogger ate it). I went crazy on changes--couldn't help myself!--and ended up rewriting a bunch of scenes to better flesh out the story world and add texture and layers to the characters. I was thrilled to get the word back from my BantamDell editor that not only were the revisions acceptable, but they have "taken the book to a whole new level!" Wowza!! I was really just hoping everything still made sense after I got done hacking and slashing and reanimating, so a big thumbs-up from my editor was a huge relief.
Adding to the excitement of sending my book into the production pipeline, and being added to the BantamDell website, I also recently received . . . tah-dah! COVER ART!! OMG. It's sensual and mysterious, with beautiful colors and a really cool dual image concept (there's probably an actual publishing term to describe when one half of the cover is one image, and the other half is another, yes?). Anyway, it's gorgeous! And just as soon as I master the art of posting images here, I'll give a sneak peek.
The last newsy item is that KISS OF DARKNESS has sold to Spain!!! I don't have a lot of detail on this early foreign rights sale, but it's possible that the Spanish translation will be published sometime in 2008. How cool is that?! Muchas gracias a Espana!
Lots and lots of things to report, but I think that's it for now.
Happy Independence Day to everyone in the USA, and to those courageous souls serving in our military abroad!
