Archived Posts from: May, 2008

A Slightly Larger Version

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I found a better copy of the cover on a different site….

First Look, New Cover

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I got my first glimpse at the cover for THE FACE OF DECEIT at Powell’s Books. “Glimpse,” because it’s tiny! But none of the other book sites have it yet, and Steeple Hill hasn’t sent me anything of it yet.
Interesting. Not at all what I expected, and the vase on the cover is all wrong, [...]

There’s That Number Again

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411,422.
As I was teaching at Blue Ridge, I opened one of my sessions by pointing out that there’s good news and bad news for authors. The good news is that last year, more than 400,000 titles were published. More opportunities. The bad news is that there were 400,000 titles published. With no more book stores, [...]

Little Surprises

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One of the greatest things about being a writer these days is the availability of online resources – including book sales. While I still love browsing a store (I adore the smell of new books) and do it often, I also cherish the ability to research, look up covers, check prices, compare lists of books, [...]

Reflections on Upheaval

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Someone remind me not to have my house renovated the same week I go to a conference. Not because the guys doing the work aren’t reliable – that part is going better than I could have wanted. They should finish up this week.
No, it’s because a major part of regaining any sense of normality following [...]

exhausted….

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I had forgotten how steep the NC mountains are…or that Ridgecrest, where the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers conference is held is about half way up the side of one. Meaning every time I change buildings, I go up or down. Very little flat here.
And my schedule has been non-stop. Literally wall-to-wall teaching and appointments, [...]

Back on Track…for a week

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Rachel is back to baseline, and I feel as if I’m emerging from a cave. While I’m not tremendously reliant on a routine, there is something reassuring about a routine where Rachel is concerned. A regular routine means she’s healthy and we are going about life as usual. An unusual routine for her means additional [...]

Six Days Later

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Interesting week. Stress at work has been a roller coaster, and Rachel has, as well, been up and down in her illness; although she has, in the last few days, made a pretty steady climb up. She MIGHT go to school on Monday, but we’re still in a “wait and see” frame of mind. The [...]

Prednisone Rachel

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I awoke this morning to the sounds of an asthmatic howler monkey…and no, I haven’t suddenly been transported to the wilds of some foreign jungle. Although . . . it has been a bit of adventure.
Rachel’s full dose of prednisone finally kicked in.
The doc, worried about how bad Rachel was, hit her with a z-pack [...]

Stress 101

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Yesterday was one of the worst days of my editorial career. Because of one person’s meltdown, I spent my entire day putting out a fire not of my making. I missed two deadlines, and three other projects fell farther behind because of it. Friday is my clean-up day, and I got to do none of [...]