Hi Yall!
I am chuffed!
Book stuff: It has been a HARD last two months, rewriting Second Chances and Flying Goats. Yes, it looks as if that is the title. I never expected Penguin Random House to simply accept my working title (which is a place-holder title when I can’t think of anything else). (scratches head) They seem to like it?
Second Chances and Flying Goats (hereinafter, for the purposes of this newsletter, to be called Goats, because the full title is too long to type) is a: Dark cozy with magic, mayhem, flying mini-goats and small flying dragonets. Clementine is a 28-year-old woman fleeing a New York penthouse, a paranormal cartel, and her sleazy, possibly dangerous, ex-fiancé, hoping for sanctuary, safety, and a new life in the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina. Clemmy’s Aunt Mable is a hot-to-trot septuagenarian with mad skills on the dark webs and the ability to change animals into a version of themselves with wings. She is also a partner in a PI firm, one with a case that, most unfortunately, may trace back to Clemmy’s drug-dealing mom, may God rest her soul.
The rewrite resulted in an additional 25,000 words added in, a deeper back story about Clemmy’s mom, Jonie, and the deaths—the very messy deaths—of additional characters.
There is no Jane, there are no vampires, witches, ghosts, or were-creatures. There is simply a magic that some very few people have, power that works differently for each person who acquires it—normally long after they turn sixty. Except when it falls early, in a small area of the mountains, already rife with the Old Ones, threats, and menace. I love Goats!
I am exhausted. And stiff. And a mite crotchety.
Unpredictable Magic is still selling, albeit slowly, and anything y’all want to do to pump up sales, will always help! Sales will determine if there are more books about the Everharts and The Firm. Below are some PR links and more will come later as I am still doing things! Watch for a GrimDark Magazine Q&A.
Did I say I was / am exhausted? Whew!
https://functionalnerds.com/ Podcast where we talked about food as much books! FUN!
Personal stuff. I am buying things. Not expensive things, but I had a birthday in August and I have treated myself to things I have been stalking—uh, watching—on Ebay and Wayfair. I bought a green cabinet for behind the sofa (to replace the one that was sagging in the middle), rooster on sale with points, and an Eliza Teal teapot and 2 cappuccino mugs! I am in love!!!!! I hope Mud can get at least one on here!
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I admit, I’m old, my brain is petrifying and Faith’s tech is/was royally screwed up and beyond the WordPress cut and paste blocks. It was a mess. I’d do something, and WP fought me with all of its sentient AI ability. Which is better than my non sentient, unintelligent, non ability. It turns out that it had been infiltrated, and bad actors did bad things, making the damn thing well out of my comfort limit. I’ve been beyotching about the website for years, then recently enlisted my heroine RJ Blain, to help me. Without telling Faith. Until Faith had to be brought into the loop. RJ did a lot of work, I did a lot of work where I could, and we thought it was back online. Until it popped up on my computer in weird Asian text. Again. I don’t like stress. I like peace. I like training my dogs, digging in my garden, and going pretty places with my hubby. Not attempting to figure out how to work with a badly deconstructed website. Enter RJ. With discussion, it was decided to blow it up. Nuke the server. Start over. *KABOOM*When the page is reopened, there will be a big contest, which will be a treasure hunt over Faith’s social media. Hint: I’ll be hiding clues to a treasure on the links beneath. I’ll put out another Newsletter with the rest of the details when it’s ready. In the meantime, check out the links and tell me what you want to see on them! ETA for Newsletter readers, I can’t figure out all the bells and whistles for the new editor, so give me grace. I’m not as computer literate as the talented RJ Blain. Follow us on Social Media         |