I don't do this often (actually, ever, but that makes it sound like I'm unwilling to, and the truth is I've just never happened to do it ...) ...
What I'm reading: actually, just read. Left work early yesterday for a long weekend, stopped at the supermarket on the way home and picked up a couple of novels, including Roxanne St. Claire's latest Bulletcatcher novel "First You Run." I've read all the previous Bulletcatchers, and liked them, but this one really took it. I meant to read just a chapter or two before going on to my regularly scheduled life and ended up reading the entire book in two sittings (separated by actually getting some writing of my own done). If you like romantic suspense, definitely pick up this one. The plot is creative, and then it turns on you. And then there's this twist. And then there's another one. What I really want to know (not being a plotting genius) is how the Divine Ms. R kept track of it all ... and then brought it all together in the kind of "yeah, should have seen THAT coming" ending I like best (she's very good at those kind of endings).
And in May, Karen Rose has a new one out ... and in between, I'm going to finish those two new short stories and one r/s rewrite. Really. I'd promise myself the new Karen Rose as a reward for finishing, but given my lack of success in holding off on Roxanne St. Claire's latest, I'd just be kidding myself. How about you? Any authors with books you're dying to see on the shelf? You know, the ones where you just want to scream "write faster"?
Friday, March 28, 2008
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Wow! A little bird sent me over for some hearts and handcuffs and imagine how delighted I was to read that my book snagged you from page one, Lara! I did my job! Thank you for buying it, and posting your thoughts. I'm very excited about FIRST YOU RUN and love to know I "took it." Yeah, baby!
How I kept track of it all? Oh, it's an ugly process that I don't think you WANT to know. I used to use a plot board and stickies and try to be all organized and anal about it, which really helped for my first few books. Now I kind of go about it organically, having written enough to know the rhythm of the pacing and story line twisting that works for me.
Divine Ms. R gave me a smile! My kids would sooooo disagree.
Thank you SO much, Lara! Authors I'm dying to see on the shelf? YOU! Keep writing (and reading!).
xoxo
Rocki
Okay -- now I have to go to the book store tomorrow and pick this up.
Authors with books due this year that I'll rush out and buy day one (and in hardback, no less): Karen Marie Moning and Stephanie Meyer.
Faefever and Breaking Dawn, respectively.
It's been a while since I read any KMM ... Faefever sounds like a title I'd like. Might have to pick this one up.
I'll add Allison Brennan to the list. I read her last trilogy back to back, and then Killing Fear. The way her books are intertwined makes me very anxious to keep reading -- but I'm at "the end".
I have Roxanne's book loaded onto my eBookwise, but I got my Daphne contest entries yesterday and have to focus on those.
And Macy -- look out. I have two books out this year! One May 8 from Cerridwen and one in December from Five Star, plus two recent short stories from The Wild Rose Press.
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