The Trouble With Demons is DONE!
WOOT!!!!!
Set off the fireworks and hoist a glass of whatever -- I've finished writing The Trouble With Demons (aka Raine Benares #3)! Or as we say down south here in the U.S.: Stick me with a fork, I'm done! ; ) Last night, I sprawled on the sofa with the dogs and watched The Discovery Channel -- it was gloriously decadent.
I emailed the manuscript to Anne my editor in New York this morning. With the manuscripts ahead of me in her work queue, it'll probably be a month before she gets back to me with any needed edits. But during that time, I won't be idle. Yes, I am taking two weeks off from novel writing to act like a human being (and reacquaint myself with my husband). However during that time, I'll compile all of my notes for Book 4 (Bewitched & Betrayed) which is due this time next year. Other than that, I'm going to read, get out my summer clothes (I still have sweaters in my closet), read, organize my office, read, sleep, go out with friends, plant some flowers in the yard, and read.
Once I've taken care of any edits that Anne may suggest, I'll start fleshing out the synopsis for Book 4. It was a lifesaver to have a full synopsis for The Trouble With Demons -- it kept me on track. And once I start organizing my notes, fleshing out the synopsis, and gearing up to write, I'll be blogging about every step in the process. And if it doesn't include spoilers, I'll let you in on what it's like to work on book edits with Anne. It's always a fun and creative process.
For Saturday's Fun Pic, I'll post photos of my day-job office. And don't forget about the contest that's going on:
Contest with Prizes! -- Scroll down to my May 9 & 10 blogs for prize photos and all of the details. The condensed version is that I'm having a contest to try to get Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble reviews for Armed & Magical. People pay more attention to (and ultimately buy) books that have a lot of reviews (they're perceived as being more popular). Go figure. Since review writing can be time-consuming, I'm making it worth your while with a contest and prizes. Just post a review over the next two weeks, send me an email telling me you've posted a review, and you're in the drawing for the prizes. Three names will be drawn at random on Sat., May 24. It's easy, and you can win cool, free stuff. ; )
Your relaxed and relieved author,
Lisa
Set off the fireworks and hoist a glass of whatever -- I've finished writing The Trouble With Demons (aka Raine Benares #3)! Or as we say down south here in the U.S.: Stick me with a fork, I'm done! ; ) Last night, I sprawled on the sofa with the dogs and watched The Discovery Channel -- it was gloriously decadent.
I emailed the manuscript to Anne my editor in New York this morning. With the manuscripts ahead of me in her work queue, it'll probably be a month before she gets back to me with any needed edits. But during that time, I won't be idle. Yes, I am taking two weeks off from novel writing to act like a human being (and reacquaint myself with my husband). However during that time, I'll compile all of my notes for Book 4 (Bewitched & Betrayed) which is due this time next year. Other than that, I'm going to read, get out my summer clothes (I still have sweaters in my closet), read, organize my office, read, sleep, go out with friends, plant some flowers in the yard, and read.
Once I've taken care of any edits that Anne may suggest, I'll start fleshing out the synopsis for Book 4. It was a lifesaver to have a full synopsis for The Trouble With Demons -- it kept me on track. And once I start organizing my notes, fleshing out the synopsis, and gearing up to write, I'll be blogging about every step in the process. And if it doesn't include spoilers, I'll let you in on what it's like to work on book edits with Anne. It's always a fun and creative process.
For Saturday's Fun Pic, I'll post photos of my day-job office. And don't forget about the contest that's going on:
Contest with Prizes! -- Scroll down to my May 9 & 10 blogs for prize photos and all of the details. The condensed version is that I'm having a contest to try to get Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble reviews for Armed & Magical. People pay more attention to (and ultimately buy) books that have a lot of reviews (they're perceived as being more popular). Go figure. Since review writing can be time-consuming, I'm making it worth your while with a contest and prizes. Just post a review over the next two weeks, send me an email telling me you've posted a review, and you're in the drawing for the prizes. Three names will be drawn at random on Sat., May 24. It's easy, and you can win cool, free stuff. ; )
Your relaxed and relieved author,
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
9:39 AM
10 Comments:
Congratulations! Time to relax and have some fun.
Thank you, Tia! I will. ; )
Yea!!!
: )
THank you, Stacey!
Sorry about not responding to your Six Quirks Challenge, but I was in the middle of Deadline Hell. Maybe I'll have some time now.
Woot, Woot, Woot!!!
Read, read, read, and get some sun and then chain yourself to the new Dell. ~_^
Tine
YAY!!!
congratulations!
does your new dell have windows vista? try not to kill it. i hate vista.
Congrats Lisa! I for one am happy about book 3 being turned in. :) And I use Vista and have no problems with it. Enjoy your new laptop.
Thank you, ladies! I got XP again rather than Vista for my new Dell. I looked at a coworker's Vista version of Word and I barely recognized it. When the time comes, I'll be needing to write, not work my way through a learning curve. And while at the Romantic Times Convention, EVERY author who found out that I was getting a new computer said "Don't get Vista!" Every last one of them said it. I had already made the decision to stay with XP, but my sister authors confirmed it for me. Thanks gals!
Congratulations, Lisa! Enjoy your time off. Oh, and I'm with you...I'm sticking with XP.
Thank you, Laurie! Yep, I'm too danged old (or just too set in my ways) to learn a new operating system and a new version of Word. ; )
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