Tell Me Tuesday

How’s your week going? I’ve been very busy working on my WIP and also doing tons of promo stuff for Penny. In fact, I did so much computer-oriented promo for Penny on the weekend that I think it affected my eyesight. Honestly, for awhile there, I couldn’t focus beyond two feet.

The RITA reading is motoring along. I just began the seventh book in my judging packet. Two more to go after that (which means I received 9 books to judge in total—wow, that’s a lot!). I’m saving the longest book for the last. If I’d read it first and time had started getting away on me, I would have begun to panic. This way, reading the shortest books first at random, I can feel free to take my time with the fat book. Note I am not short-shifting the short books to accomplish this! They just take a shorter time to read, obviously.

If you haven’t checked out my Upcoming Guest Bloggers listings in the sidebar in awhile, I received a request the other day to host my first co-authors. Karen Tintori and Jill Gregory, co-authors of the thriller, THE ILLUMINATION, are visiting next Wednesday, February 4th (I didn’t include links for their names, because it appears they are both updating their websites). They’ll both be here to respond to comments, and they’re giving away a copy of the book, so please make sure to drop by. Information about THE ILLUMINATION will go up February 3rd, so there’ll be no Tell Me Tuesday next week. Which means, if you have something to tell me, do it today. Quick, before the offer expires.

Happy Belated Inauguration

I intended to watch the Inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday. I really did. After all, I watched most of the debates and I watched the election, and I wanted him to win. Yet for some reason I can’t identify other than January 21st sounds to me like a much better date for an inauguration than January 20th does, I missed it completely!

I’m pleading the “I’m Not American So it’s Okay to Miss the Inauguration” Amendment.

Or I’m pleading ignorance.

Take your pick.

I’m (Nearly) Back

Eldest Son flies back to university tonight—unless he gets snowed in again, heh, heh. Then he’ll have to stay another day.

At any rate, I’m nearly ready to return to the world of blogging. Keep checking back. While you’re at it, let me know how your holiday went. Did you have a good time?

Grunge Beagle

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“Tonight I’m gonna party like tomorrow’s 2009.”

Have a safe and wonderful New Year’s Eve!

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Going on Blogiday

Happy holidays to all my blog readers!

I’m getting caught up in the Christmas rush and need to devote all my “spare time” (ha, ha, what’s that?) to my WIP, so I’m going on Blog Holiday for the rest of the year. You never know, I might pop in again if I have industry news to pass along or if something major happens in my writing life, but don’t count on it. I think 2008 has given me all it can writing-wise, and I’m looking forward to a productive, beneficial, and mile-stoney 2009.

See you in January!

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