On Writing

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    Wish list …

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    I’ve often wished for bionic wrists when pounding out my latest rough draft, including now while I’m working on Assassin 2. I wouldn’t mind having a color laser printer, either. 😎

    My aching wrist got me to thinking about what other writers wish for. I’m sure being able to quit your day job or hitting a list is on many writers’ wish lists (mine included). But what other things do folks long for? A new computer? Cool office gadgets? More writing time?

    And what do readers wish for? More books by a favorite author? Discovering a great new writer? Cool reading gadgets?

    Leave a comment and tell me what’s on your wish list. You already know what’s on mine. Na-na-na! :ww:

  • Words, words everywhere …

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    So I wrote 17,866 words on Assassin 2 this weekend. I was able to salvage some stuff (mainly description) from my first rough draft so they weren’t all original words.

    But still, I got a lot done. I’m up to about 70,000 craptastic words, and I can see the glimmer of the end.

    Right now though, I seriously need some ice for my wrist … 😮

  • Halfway there … again …

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    So I’m working on Assassin 2, while I wait to see what my agent thinks about my latest round of revisions on the first Assassin book. I had about 85,000 words on Assassin 2. But given the extensive revisions I did on the first Assassin book, I basically had to go in and throw almost everything away that I’d done on the second book.

    Sigh.

    I know both books are 100 percent better for the revisions, but still, losing that many words is painful. I’m making steady progress on the new, improved version of Assassin 2, though. I’m up to about 50,000 words right now. Of course, this is my first rough draft, so these are all pretty much craptastic words. But still, some progress has been made.

    I’m hoping to write another 10,000 words this weekend. We’ll see how that goes — and how much my wrist hurts afterwards.

    What about you guys? Anyone got big plans this weekend?

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    Happy re-release day to me …

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    karma-girl.jpgSo the mass market version of Karma Girl was officially released yesterday. Huzzah! 😎

    This means that folks who didn’t read the book the first time around can now try it in the cheaper, mass market form. Since the book was first released in trade paperback last year, I’ve gotten e-mails from several readers and booksellers wanting to know when the book was coming out in mass market.

    And now, it is out.

    I don’t blame folks for waiting until the book was out in mass market format to try it. Trade paperbacks are nice, but spending $14 or more on a book you might not like is getting to be a luxury these days. But now, you can get Karma Girl for the low, low price of $7.99. And if you wait until Aug. 5, you can get Hot Mama too, since that’s when that book will be released in mass market format. Basically, you can get the two Bigtime mass markets for the price of one of the trade paperbacks. Not that I would encourage you to do that or anything. 😈

    All kidding aside, I hope folks who haven’t tried the Bigtime series will pick up Karma Girl and give it a try. And for those of you who are fans, I just want to say thanks for all your letters, e-mails, and support this past year. Knowing that people enjoy my books is very wonderful and humbling at the same time.

    All right, enough mushy stuff. Happy reading! :ww: