Friday, July 15, 2011

The wait begins

So I guess you think that just because I have a new book in the stores, I spent over a month celebrating and not bothering to do much else.

You'd guess wrong. Despite appearances.

So a quick update on what I've been doing since we were here last:

I finished a manuscript. Yes. Finished. And it is in the hands of my agent, who will now attempt to bribe some unsuspecting editor into publishing it. No, just kidding. Bribes and swag have nothing to do with this process. Although it's not a bad idea ...

Finishing this book took longer than expected, because my good friend Reed Coleman came up with the brilliant idea that I'd read it out loud over the phone to him. Now, this seemed like a really silly idea at first. I don't read from my books at my events, why would I read an unpublished manuscript out loud over the phone? But once I started, I realized that I'd been wrong. That it really was a brilliant idea after all. I found mistakes I hadn't seen and Reed offered up some great feedback. It's a really good thing my ego isn't all that big :) But when we finished it up and I made the revisions that were absolutely necessary to make, I felt that the book was finally ready to go out into the world and my agent agreed.

Now the waiting.

3 comments:

Wendi Knape said...

I gulped down your words like a quick shot when I discovered your work. I first discovered the Tattoo Shop Mystery's. I picked them up because of the great book jacket artwork. I loved the characters and the direction your plots and subplots moved through each page. I then when back to my library's webpage to find what else you wrote and discovered Annie. She's a great character that I became emotionally attached to just like Brett. I can't wait to discover what skips the waters of the slush pile and hits a publishers desk.

Anonymous said...

I cannot wait for your next Tattoo Shop Mystery! I haven't read the other series (because I have yet to actually find it) but I will need to get it to occupy my time while I wait. I absolutely love Brett and how everything ends up and I hope another comes out soon!

Anonymous said...

Love love Brett!!! I've read all the tattoo shop mystery! when is the next book coming out??