Bewitched & Betrayed update & assorted stuff

A reminder about the Amazon review contest -- I'm having a contest to try to get Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble reviews for Armed & Magical. People pay more attention to (and are more likely to buy) books that have a lot of reviews (they're perceived as being more popular). Since review writing can be time-consuming, I'm making it worth your while with a contest and prizes. (The pics above are of the prizes that you can win.)

The first name drawn will win a signed & personalized poster from my Barnes & Noble Book Release Party for Armed & Magical, plus signed bookmarks, postcards, refrigerator magnets of the book covers, and an Armed & Magical pencil made for the party. The next two names drawn will get a book gift pack consisting of a signed copy of both Magic Lost, Trouble Found and Armed & Magical, plus the bookmarks, postcards, an A&M cover fridge magnet, and a pencil. All you have to do is post your review before this Saturday morning (May 24) to be entered -- and be sure to send me an email telling me that you've posted a review. Three names will be drawn at random on Saturday. It's easy, it can help me by helping the sales of my books, and you can win cool, free stuff. ; )

I've finished organizing my notes so I can hit the ground running when I start writing Bewitched & Betrayed. In about three more weeks, my editor will have her comments back to me on The Trouble With Demons. At that point, I'll need to address any issues that Anne found (I generally get 4-6 weeks for that). After TTWD is put to bed, I'll get started on Bewitched & Betrayed (aka B&B). But until then, I've started cleaning out and organizing my office at home. We've been in our house for about a year, and I've been writing constantly since then, so I have absolutely no filing system, just a closet crammed with stuff. Beginning this weekend, that will start to change.

As to organizing the notes I'll be using to write B&B, I've cut 37 pages from the files of single-spaced novel notes that I've accumulated over the years (scenes, dialog, plot ideas, etc.) The stuff I've cut out are the things that I've used in the books I've already written. So I now have 97 pages of notes to work with. My next step is to go through those, and select the stuff that I think I might use in B&B. That will be the final idea file that I'll pull copy and ideas from. Of course there's all the new stuff that comes to me while I'm actually writing the book. So my notes just form the core.

Something I haven't done in a long time is to ask for your ideas on blog topics. Writing-related questions are best -- and no, I can't give away upcoming plot twists. ; ) Don't be shy, if you have a question, either respond to this blog or email me at lisa@lisashearin.com. I love hearing from you all.

Tomorrow I'll post a fabulous article on how well Armed & Magical is doing in eBook sales!

Lisa