If you follow my blog, you’ve noticed how much it’s slowed
down lately. This was partly due to my thumb surgery in October, then another
part due to the disappointment of the election results in November. Following
that, due to the bustle of getting ready for the holidays.
Things will speed up
very soon!
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Reviewers and interviewers will make it easy for a bunch of
mystery writers to get ourselves before the public so they can get to know our
books. For this event, I chose to promote the first novel in each of my Kaye
George series. I have 3 one-hour slots lined up, all from 10 to 11 AM, on February
15th, 16th, and 17th. I’ll give away CHOKE on one day, EINE KLEINE MURDER
another day, and DEATH IN THE TIME OF ICE the third day. I think I’ll
concentrate on them in that order. I’ll also have some interviews and reviews
being posted leading up to the event.
In other news, I
haven’t quite finished my shopping for my family yet. Or maybe I have. After I
set aside a time (do this!) to go through what I’ve bought, I’ll know. Also
haven’t done Christmas cards, but I did get our family letter printed.
Many of you know that my dear Hubby suffers from both
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Some of you know that the Parkinson’s has gotten
worse. That’s “normal” for the disease, of course. Not at all normal for us! So
now, in addition to the adult day care (Grandpa’s Program) that he attends 3
days a week, we’re having a home health aide come in 3 times a week to help get
him showered and dressed, and to make sure his PT is being done more regularly
than I’ve been able to get it done.
Last bit of news for
this week. I decided to put together a short story anthology that I’m
calling DAY OF THE DARK. It’s inspired by the total eclipse of the sun coming
up August 21st, 2017. Wildside Press has agreed to get it to publication in
time! I’ve gotten several submissions already, but the deadline is 1/31/17.
(Yikes, it’s almost 2017!) Here’s the details from the announcement I sent out.
Feel free to ask me about this if you’re interested!
In order to get this
out in time for the eclipse, the deadline for the stories will be 1/31/17.
Length should be 3000-5000. Please turn them in standard format, double spaced,
TNR 12 point font, 1 inch margins, with formatted (not tabbed) 5 point indents.
Entries should be sent to me at kayegeorge at gmail dot com, attached.
I’d like some mystery
elements in each story and, of course, to be based on “eclipse” in any form
you’d like, but these don’t have to be straight-up mysteries. Some genre
mixtures would be fun—all but erotica, okay?
