Paperback Possession, Brownie Exorcisms, and a Mini Magpie Moment
Good news—Braving the Boneyard is available for preorder at Kobo! The ebook will be popping up everywhere else (Amazon, iBooks, Nook, etc.) on release day: May 19, 2016. Kobo’s process was so easy, and much more flexible about how far out you could post, so I figured… why not? Next book, I’ll try to hit them all. The paperback, on the other hand, has been my cross. My albatross (except I really like seabirds). Last week, I thought I’d finished the template for my cover designer, but there were some pdf issues, and I had to start over. Then there were even Read more…
Suffering for our Art: the Dreaded Bleeding Eyes (Formatting) Syndrome
This week’s blog post will be brief because I’m bleeding out my eyes and I forgot to put the keyboard protector on my laptop. Bleeding out my eyes, people! Not really—bleeding would imply there’s some kind of fluid left in my ocular organs. No, the damage isn’t from watching coverage of the vitriolic presidential primaries. Instead, I’ve been formatting my brains out. I should start with the good news. My copy editor finished her final pass this week, so everything remains on schedule for the May 19, 2016, release of Braving the Boneyard. Woo hoo! But that means I suddenly Read more…
Braving the Boneyard Winners, and a Gridiron Magpie Moment
Congratulations to Sam, Marina, Glenda, Pat, and Christine! (Surname initials just looked too weird.) They’ll be getting free ebooks of Braving the Boneyard when it’s released on May 19, 2016. I’ll have more news about Boneyard’s release next week, but in the meantime, I thought we’re due for a Magpie Moment (bits of real life, incorporated into Sydney’s adventures), the first one for Braving the Boneyard. I’ve been reading In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero, edited by Otto Penzler (although auto-correct keeps insisting his name should be Penciler). If you’re Read more…
Last Chance to Win Braving the Boneyard! (And Friday Kvetching)
If you’re reading this post the day it goes live, today is your last chance to enter the Braving the Boneyard ebook Giveaway! In other words, you best be clicking over there now! The winners should hear from me by Monday, so watch your email. I need confirmation from winners that there are actual human beings that want a book at the provided email addresses within 48 hours, or I’ll move on to the next person on the list. I’ll announce the winners in next Friday’s blog post (surname initial only, so no need to feel shy). I’ll also be doing a Braving Read more…
Win a Copy of Braving the Boneyard! (and Witness my Hyphenation Disorder)
Things are on track for the May 19, 2016, release of the next Sydney Brennan book, Braving the Boneyard. This past Wednesday, my editor and I finished up our first round (of three rounds) of copy edits. Woo hoo! In case you missed it, you can get a preview from the first chapter here. I’m giving away Five Free Ebooks of Book Five to celebrate! Winners choose their platform and will receive their copy of Boneyard on the release date. Enter now through Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 12 a.m. (Sorry, puppy not included; scroll down to the bottom to enter Read more…
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