Things to do list

1. figure out a way to tell everyone on the planet that Bonnie and I had two books in Rainbow Rewards 10 best  historicals. The Nobleman and the Spy tied for third and House of Mirrors is honorably mentioned in seventh place.

And Molly Winter listed one of our books in her top ten for the year.

2. get better numbers at Amazon and Samhain so that I can tag "best-seller" on my name. Actually, I have had best-selling books at Samhain before -- but this one hasn't made it yet. And I wouldn't really add that tag.

3. shake this godforsaken mind-set in which I check stats at Amazon and Samhain or look for reviews online. This sort of behavior leads to bitterness and frustration or elation and giddiness. None of these condition are ideal for #4 . . .  

4. write a goddamn book.

I'm telling you there is no happy coexistence between the promo mind and the writing mind. They exist in different realms. I hereby shed the promo-brain, all that glittery goo is out of my ears to be replaced by hard-working but boring old grey stuff.

* * *


The rest of you? You have a TTD list too. One item! Enter the contest. Don't give me that "everyone does this same contest and it gets old" thing. Quit pointing out the obvious and enter it.

Please, optional item #2 for you is to write a glowing review of any of my books. I will not stand in your way.

Speaking of which, I have to go review this book I just read by Jeaniene Frost. It was pretty good, but I don't feel the need to every book in the series ASAP which is a relief because I'm supposed to be buying christmas presents for people other than me.

Comments

  1. Monica8:46 AM

    I really like the Write a goddamn book one. Will go and put that on my list.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Kate11:06 AM

    MONICA FREAKING JACKSON! HEY! YES! Yes, you should write a goddamn book.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Kate11:06 AM

    please

    ReplyDelete
  4. jmc6:21 PM

    Congratulations on the nominations!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Harlie Williams7:44 AM

    Congratulations on the nominations and I just need to finish writing my second book. Half way down, too. That's what's on my to-do list.

    Marika
    maw1725@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

No snark. Bad puppy. No. (Review stuff.)

A two star Amazon review on His American Detective: "Bodice ripper about gay men by a woman." and I'm longing to comment "don't you mean a waistcoat ripper?" God, no. Stop me. The reviews rarely rattle me any longer -- except when I spot a truth in a bad one. When that happens, I actually lose sleep. This means I still care about writing.  Speaking of reviewers and writers: A couple of days ago, a writer said she was tired of getting white ladies writing reviews of her books. She had an excellent point in the long run: her stories are meant for a particular audience and she wants them to resonate with those people and get more reviews from them.  But that first line was just....horribly obnoxious. I say this from my POV of course. Not a white lady who writes reviews -- but as a review grubber.   Anyone who disses any reader (especially ones that give honest reviews) deserves to be cast into the pit of being ignored.  
Read more
I can't stay away from the subject of Sarah Palin. I've been looking at the trashiest stories, too. Nothing to do with her stands on important issues (or if Alaska's proximity to Russia means she's got experience with foreign issues). Some of my conclusions from the wading into useless dreck: She's far better looking than she was when she did sportscasting. Say what you like about her, I think she's pretty. She's probably got the sort of charisma that gives me the willies. A lot of people who are considered inspiring make me want to escape their presence. A form of jealousy? A sense of inferiority? Maybe. Anyway, from the reports I've read, she's supposed to be the sort of person who makes you feel as if she's listening to you and cares about your opinion. She's got a room-filling presence. Eeearrrgh. All of that sounds just like what they said about Bill Clinton. I never particularly paid attention to the fact that Hillary is female--sure
Read more