Stuff and more stuff
I swear, it seems like I'm always playing catch-up lately.
Good news: I finished the proposal for Tegan's book, which might be getting close to having a title (and a Spring 2008 release date--yay!). Unfortunately, the title I pitched for the book wasn't a winner with my editor, but she did like the proposed title for the fourth book, so that actually gives me something to work with on this one. In fact, I could scavenge the book four title for book three, since it does sort of fit this one, but it's a much better fit for the fourth. You following that logic? It really does make sense . . . somehow.
I also finished judging my RITA books, registered for the RWA Conference, sent out a bunch of promo for KISS OF MIDNIGHT, heard back from a few folks who read the ARC and loved it (yippee!!), and now I'm about to throw myself head-first into Tegan's book because it's due at the end of May. As in, May of this year. As in, three and a half months from now. Yeeeah. All offers of sympathy (and chocolate and Red Bull) will be gratefully accepted.
What's everyone else up to this week?
Good news: I finished the proposal for Tegan's book, which might be getting close to having a title (and a Spring 2008 release date--yay!). Unfortunately, the title I pitched for the book wasn't a winner with my editor, but she did like the proposed title for the fourth book, so that actually gives me something to work with on this one. In fact, I could scavenge the book four title for book three, since it does sort of fit this one, but it's a much better fit for the fourth. You following that logic? It really does make sense . . . somehow.
I also finished judging my RITA books, registered for the RWA Conference, sent out a bunch of promo for KISS OF MIDNIGHT, heard back from a few folks who read the ARC and loved it (yippee!!), and now I'm about to throw myself head-first into Tegan's book because it's due at the end of May. As in, May of this year. As in, three and a half months from now. Yeeeah. All offers of sympathy (and chocolate and Red Bull) will be gratefully accepted.
What's everyone else up to this week?
Hey Lara - I'd sympathise with you if I also had a writing contract for a kick butt book but alas I don't! LOL I'm just waiting to read your book and trying to be creative with my own stuff.
Are all the series going to start with Kiss of ? You could do a title contest similar to what Gemma did for Spying in High Heels, Killer in High Heels, etc.
Posted by Michelle | 11:59 PM
Can't help you with the titles. Didn't get the Title Gene.
So good luck!
I'm trying to get rid of another bug. Ugh.
Posted by May | 5:41 AM
Yay for finishing the proposal! I can't WAIT for Tegan's book! So hurry up. <-- no sympathy, in fact, holding whip...
Posted by Larissa Ione | 5:59 AM
Enjoying a couple snow days.. even though shoveling has been a bear.. since the wind kept making it drift over. And I had to keep reshoveling the walk.. several times.
Posted by Angela/SciFiChick | 10:25 AM
I so understand the title shuffle. Been there, done that ;-)
This week I'm writing my ass off, trying to finish this book. And copyedits for Hunting the Demon arrived, so I have to do those too, because such is the madness of my life.
Posted by Jaci Burton | 12:36 PM
Geez, you guys are tough! No sympathy, no title help, not even a half-hearted offer of chocolate therapy . . . :-P
Angela -- we are buried in snow up here, too! It's a messy (but rather beautiful) blizzard!
Jaci -- Argh, hugs on the copyedits. They always seem to arrive at the most inopportune times, don't they? I hope you got my KOC copyeditor, whoever she may be. She was fabulous!
Posted by Lara Adrian | 2:24 PM