Bev, this one is literally uncorrected proofs - no way would I give this one to people.
And may I hear it for the Old Net Tie school of author promos and coincidence having an arm that drags the ground behind it? Betsy forwarded me a note about the Sunnyvale Borders actively wanting published authors to do signings/readings. Guy's name is David Medinnus. So, having got the confirmation of the dates for general availability (5 November), I called him.
Old GeNie network guy, from the SFRT (Science Fiction Round Table). Old, tight friend of both Nic and Marta. He's on the phone as we speak, setting up 2 readings at the Sunnyvale Borders for me (one weeknight, one weekend) and is phoning all the major Borders up and down the Left Coast, to hook me up for Launch week and beyond.
I am so damned pleased.
Oh, sweet on the readings setups! This is so exciting--thank you for sharing it with us greedy wannabes!
Ah, no, no way was I angling, Deb. I meant when it finally is available commercially. It shall be mine!!
Deb, that cover sounds beautiful!
I am intensely pleased.
really really really intensely pleased.
Plus, sending the rewrite/update of Still Life With Devils off to agent today.
Pleased. yes indeedy.
If I didn't know better, I'd suspect you were... pleased.
Congratulations!
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeased.
rubbing hands in corner, giggling with incredulous glee-level pleased.
Deborah - -the cover sounds lovely!!
Deb, speaking of Still Life, I am so sorry that I never got comments back to you. Life hit the crazy-crazy with the move. Do you still need the comments?
Deborah, wonderful news to be pleased about. It sounds absolutely lovely. I shall have to purchase it and send it to you to be autographed.
Susan, I like the same one Deb liked, Cordelia, is it? But, there's always a post-mortem after the ball... what if she agrees to keep the secret but then, being the air-head you've said she is, slips and says something. Then all the bitchy and/or drunk people can badger her for more information AND Lucy for being gold-digger, impetuous, etc. etc.
Deena, our minds are as one on Susan's Cordelia. As a bond-maker between Lucy and James, I think she rocks.