Andy and writing updates & news

Andy (racing name "Nimble Andy") is the newest retired racing greyhound in the Shearin household. He made the adjustment from race track to home with no problem whatsoever. And as you can see, it didn't take him long to figure out what a bed and pillows are for.

Greyhounds are trained to run fast -- not to climb stairs. While I'm upstairs working in my office, Derek stays downstairs with Andy and Gracie (our beautiful girl greyhound) -- but mostly Derek stays downstairs for Andy. Andy wants to go everywhere that I go (and I do mean everywhere). Eventually he'll go lay down with Gracie, but my writing sessions in my office upstairs usually start like the picture above.

For those of you who didn't pop by Friday, the big news is that Armed & Magical will hit bookstore shelves Tuesday, APRIL 29, 2008 -- a full month earlier than I expected. WooHoo! Webmaster Todd will make the updates on my site in the next week or so to reflect the new (and improved) on-the-shelf date. ; )

Coming up for November: I hope to have two very exciting things to post this month for your viewing and reading enjoyment. Stay tuned for more details.

Update on The Trouble With Demons: Good news there is that I'm past the writing roadblock and moving forward again. This weekend's writing was especially productive -- and surprising. I never expected Raine to run into the Grim Reaper (or "The Reaper" as he's refered to in TTWD). He's attracted by all of the souls inside the Saghred. It was a complete surprise to me that he showed up, but I guess it's not all that surprising since collecting souls is his job. Problem is, he wants Raine's soul as well -- and you know she's not gonna let that happen.

Have a great Monday (or at least as good as possible)
Lisa