8 25 2022
I know that my last post had links to a number of reviews
and giveaways of my latest book, but I was surprised by one more this
week! I think you need to apply for the
e-book contest by Saturday. Or maybe Friday. I didn’t know Lorie Ham had asked Edith
Maxwell to review this at Kings River Life Magazine and also didn’t know they
were doing this giveaway! What a nice surprise!
https://kingsriverlife.com/08/20/death-in-the-new-land-by-kaye-george/
WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
I have more news, too! Now that it’s official, I feel I can
tell you that I was asked to write a story for Black Cat Weekly by Michael
Bracken. He had an idea and asked Josh Pachter to write it, but Josh suggested
that I do it. Wasn’t that nice? Those are two very good guys. It was almost
worth getting Covid, going to Malice Domestic and being asked this. (My family,
to whom I gave it, would probably not agree.)
I signed and returned the contract this week, and it will be
in edition #58, which should be the weekend of October 8th, if I
counted correctly.
If you don’t subscribe to this excellent publication, you
probably should. You can sign up or buy copies here: https://bcmystery.com/
AND THIS IS GOOD!
Untreed Reads has arranged for special priced bundles for
the Neanderthal books, People of the Wind, AND for my Imogene Duckworthy novels
at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/.
https://bit.ly/iduckworthybundle
TWO FUNNY STORIES
Last week I took a quick trip to see that same family and
did NOT bring them any diseases. My grandsons both take violin lessons, from
two different teachers, and they were happening two of the days I was there. I
tagged along to meet the teachers and see the lessons. (I’m a violinist and
used to give lessons long ago.) At the first lesson for the older boy (and my
daughter) (who is a clarinet and recorder player who recently decided to learn
violin and cello), the teacher asked if I’d like to do a duet with her at the
end of the lesson. I got to play my daughter’s violin, which is a joy to play.
The teacher thumbed through some of her duet books and I
landed on Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” which she said she did not know! It was
fun, and when I got home, I asked my daughter to give me the teacher’s email so
I could send her the YouTube of Cohen singing it. I like the one live in
London. My daughter sent me the email on my business account for Kaye George,
and I emailed her from there, not thinking about the link to my webpage. Well,
turns out she loves mysteries and by the next week, had ordered some of mine!
Okay, that was really fun, but here’s an even funnier
related story. My younger grandson is very impressed that Grandma is an author.
We went out to lunch one day and he asked his parents if people would be asking
Grandma for her autograph. I refrained from loud laughter, but said it was
unlikely.
Then his lesson was later that day. He had to brag to his
teacher that I was a writer and it turns out she reads mostly cozy mysteries!
So I gave her a card and, just before we left, she asked me to autograph it—using
that word. My grandson got his wish!
New book, new story coming up, and two new fans—it’s all
good!
I hope your month is going well, too.
