Random updates
Yep, still livin’ the dream. No day-job. Lots of time at my writing office.
About to call it a day.
Less fortunately, this book is not proving cooperative lately. So, still a lot of flailing and cursing going on.
Never mind; I’ll get it sorted out.
I’m stepping back and reviewing some of my back-burner projects, just to give my overheated brain a rest.   I’ll give myself a few days of that.
I have three things cooking:
One is related to Book 5, but not in the main line of the series.  An interesting side-excursion…
The other is the fabled Secret Project, which was supposed to be a novella but grew legs and wings and a kick-ass attitude, and had to be set aside so I could go back to the Steerswomen…
The third is an epic poem, somewhat hindered by the fact that I am no kind of poet. I just sort of shove the words around until I like them.  But it seems like that hasn’t stopped lots of other people who commit poetry, so what the heck.
… And that’s all I’ll say here, because (as I’ve said before) I don’t like to over-talk a project. It drains all the juice out! Plus: spoilers.
In other news:
Something hit Jupiter!  Probably a comet or an asteroid.  Phil Plait of the Bad Astronomy blog has a nice round-up.
Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted some Wrong Science recently, but the difference between him and Bill Nye was that the statements in question were one-liners (not lengthy explanatory videos), not in his field of expertise, and posted off the cuff.  In fact, I can’t help wondering if he even posted them himself at all.  Some famous people outsource their tweets.
And: Monday is the day! We have tickets to Welcome to Night Vale’s live performance in Northampton MA. SO excited!  Also, looking forward to a pre-show dinner with pal and fellow writer Geary Gravel.  He’s not a Night Vale fan, but we like him anyway.
Click the poster above to go to their live show tickets website. They might be coming to your town. You’d hate to miss them, right?
March 31st, 2016 at 8:00 am
[…] come out—it’s been twelve years since the fourth book was originally published, and the fifth still isn’t ready yet—but at least it’s on the horizon. I really hope that they can come out more regularly from here […]
March 31st, 2016 at 10:48 am
Ooh, so many teasers. I’ll be here. I had no idea it’s been 12 years since #4; huh. I’m going to have to get a copy of the combo 1-2 because I’ve lost my copy of #2. I moved into my new space and it never showed up! I am aghast, as t’were. Both of these side projects sound very interesting. The poetry not so much, but as a result of reading a murder mystery, I’m about to read Blake. Funny how things come about. Have a good time at the concert.
March 31st, 2016 at 7:43 pm
you are coming to my town!! Can I buy you a drink?
April 2nd, 2016 at 1:34 am
Thanks, but can I take a rain-check? Our time before the show is booked up, and after we have a long drive home.
By the way, I did check out your website, and I urge everyone else to do so, too. Your fabric art is gorgeous!
April 1st, 2016 at 7:21 am
A good book is forever, a rushed release is just for now. Or something.
April 2nd, 2016 at 1:40 am
Alas, a rushed book can also be forever! And then you just have to live it down. Forever. (Writers, don’t let this happen to you!)