 |
 |
A Night Too Dark, also known as the 17th Kate Shugak novel, is now safely in the clutches of my editor, Kelley Ragland. She says "It's GREAT" but you know they pay her to say that. Her favorite line: "There is supposed to be a dog." I have posted a little taste for you here. As you can see we also have cover art. I didn't think they could do better than Whisper to the Blood, but then the year before I didn't think they could do better than A Deeper Sleep. Never have I been so happy to have been so wrong. Twice. Publication is scheduled for February 2010 and the Danamaniacs are planning to descend on the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale for launch day. Come join us! . 
I wrote a short story for an anthology edited by Elizabeth George called Two of the Deadliest. Publisher's Weekly says, " George's all-original anthology showcases 18 stories by established women mystery writers and five by relative unknowns. While not every entry is a winner, the wide variety of styles and settings will please most mystery fans. Especially strong are Linda Barnes's Catch Your Death, a classic tale of love gone wrong told by an appealing narrator, and Stephanie Bond's satisfyingly twisty Bump in the Night. In Gold Fever, Dana Stabenow fits quick characterizations, an exotic locale (Alaska) and a tidy plot into a few pages. Marcia Talley's tightly written Can You Hear Me Now is modest in ambition—but who doesn't like to see a rude cellphone user get his comeuppance? Among the newcomers, Z. Kelley's Anything Helps is particularly notable for its charm. Other contributors include Carolyn Hart , Laura Lippman and S.J. Rozan." It publishes on July 21st. Click here to pre-order your copy today. dana blogs on 49 writers, no moose 
I was invited by Andromeda Romano-Lax and Deb Vanasse, the authors of the Alaska lit site 49 Writers, No Moose , to guest blog on Mondays last month. Click on the links below to read all four: June 8 - Living Alaskan June 15 - Loving Coasties June 22 - Writing History June 29 - Confessing Geekdom Two months left to submit your personal video on what you think will happen next in the Kate Shugak universe. I wrote about it on my website here, I posted about it to my Facebook page (friend me!) , and it took up most of June's newsletter. You all have digital cameras or cameras on your cell phones or webcams on your computers. I can't make the video without you, so lights, camera, action! Kelley, my aforementioned editor, can't wait to see what you come up with. "Kate gets preggers? Mutt gets killed?" Over to you... [And when it's done, attach it to an email and send it to anighttoodarkvideo@live.com.] |
|
|
|
 |
|