Gross but funny.
Fred: The size and depth of the wound indicate a female vampire. Harmony: Or gay! Fred: Um…it doesn't really work like that.
'Harm's Way'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Scrappy - Jun 29, 2006 3:37:01 pm PDT #7625 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Gus - Jun 29, 2006 3:41:33 pm PDT #7626 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Yes! There is the marketing hook. Tape the cover next to your mirror or on your 'fridge. You will lose thirty pounds!
SailAweigh - Jun 29, 2006 4:47:17 pm PDT #7627 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Deb, so glad to hear you've already got another agent! Whoot!
deborah grabien - Jun 29, 2006 6:00:01 pm PDT #7628 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Gus, your idea of scheduling is odd. Fall releases tend to be hard to tour for, and very few bookstores schedule readings or signings between Thanksgiving and Xmas, because the stores are already crowded with people, and they don't need the additional draw. October is good. Spring/summer is better.
Allyson - Jun 29, 2006 6:02:08 pm PDT #7629 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Whoot! I got spring! And another 3000 words to write. Will need a beta or two in about 15 minutes.
deborah grabien - Jun 29, 2006 6:08:34 pm PDT #7630 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(Waving madly at Allyson)
Me! I wanna beta! MEEEEEEEEE!
Also, Amy, still hunting for titles?
Death of the Day
Dishing Up Murder
Gus - Jun 29, 2006 6:15:09 pm PDT #7631 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Do not rain on my parade. No one has asked me to tour, partly because I do not have the Stephen Hawking cache needed to put people through the whole vocoder thing.
October rocks because I really, really want it to rock.
Reality can just step off.
deborah grabien - Jun 29, 2006 6:26:22 pm PDT #7632 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Gus, sweetie, no one asked me to tour either, not for the first two in this series.
I did it myself. I made the calls. I put together a list of stores I thought would be good, where I knew I had people, friends, family, who would come out. After a couple of those, the stores start pinging you.
That's how it works. And October is good - when I say fall, I actually mean winter. You said you thought November is the good month and it really isn't the best, unless the book hits at once. If it does, you're in clover.
I have October. I like October. I write ghost stories and I get to premiere the damned things during Halloween.
Gus - Jun 29, 2006 6:37:00 pm PDT #7633 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Hmm. Minneapolis, Madison, and Milwaukee have some influential stores. I'm going to push some letters about "Mid-West author", and see if I can move a few covers.
Thanks for the tip, DG!
Allyson - Jun 29, 2006 7:05:45 pm PDT #7634 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Insent, deb. Two hours to do another 3000 words? Heh.