News

You know how the comic book has been selling out and going back to reprint, or reissue, almost immediately? Well, MISTRAL’S KISS is going back to print, too. I actually knew this bit of news a couple of days ago, but was getting the okay to put it on the blog. Less than a week on sale and MISTRAL’S KISS is going back to print. So if you’re a fanatic about having a first edition get to the store soon, because when these are gone it will be second printing coming. Pretty cool, eh?
Jon and I got to see more pencils for, I think, the fourth comic book, yes, the fourth, because the third is coming next week. More really cool artwork.
It’s great that the new Merry book is doing so great. But I am now less than six months out from the due date for the next book. Like have it on someone’s desk in New York. Nope, I’m not done with THE HARLEQUIN. Once all the edits are transferred to one manuscript copy I’ve got about a week to two weeks to finish up. Which is about when it’s due back in New York. Funny that. That’s two weeks after Christmas, mind you. But if I wait until the end of January to start on Merry six, A LICK OF FROST, then I’ll have only four months to finish the book. I’ve finished books in four months, it ain’t pretty. So, today I sat my butt in a chair and began. Four pages done today, not a bad start. I’ll flesh it out tomorrow, a little. It’s close to fine as is. I know the first chapter. I know the main mystery plot. I know what loose ends from some other books are going to be followed to a conclusion. I wish I could take down the Anita sticky notes, and put up the growing number of Merry sticky notes over the computer. But Anita is not done, and the sticky notes are about the rewrite, or a lot of them are about the rewrite. So part of my process is a little stifled, because where do I put the Merry sticky notes. I’m not out of wall, I’m just out of wall directly above and around my computer. Sigh. I’m really beginning to wonder about that whole change in date for the next Anita. You guys get the book about six months early, but that means my end of things has to be done that much earlier. Not easy on my side of things. In fact, I’m pretty tired. Not good to be this tired at the beginning of a book. Wasn’t I supposed to get a vacation in here somewhere?
And the computer has locked up twice in a week’s time. Remember I was going to buy a new computer when THE HARLEQUIN was finished? Well, yeah, but now I’ve started the next book, so . . . When to buy that computer? We’ve moved everything to the laptop in my office, so if this computer goes down, it doesn’t take everything with it. But both Darla and Jon are telling me it’s day’s are numbered. Sigh, again.
The news is all good. In fact, it’s amazing. But I’m going to bed and cuddle my husband. It’ll all look easier in the morning after a good night’s sleep.