Entries from June 2008

June 11, 2008

From the Nonexistent Harry Potter Prequel

J.K. Rowling’s been busy as a beaver lately. First, there was her commencement speech at Harvard. Then there were all those late night visits to Maureen. And now, she’s posted an 800-word excerpt of the “prequel I’m not working on” at Waterstone’s.*
To read the handwritten note:
1) Go to http://www.waterstoneswys.com/
2) Wait for the Flash-based portion of [...]

June 5, 2008

Confessions of a Book Pack Rat

There’s always so much to do when you get home from a vacation. Like, unpack, and then look around in dismay at all the stuff (mail, email, bills, work, laundry — and seriously, there was more laundry, which makes me wonder what species of brownie or sprite was wearing my clothes when I was in [...]

June 4, 2008

More amusing typos

I know I’ve talked before about my rather amusing typos and errors and the valiant attempts made by my editors to justify them. You know, rather than just admit that I have a problem with typing to sound, or just forgetting my character’s name mid-paragraph, or am actually writing a book about killer uniforms.
Sigh.
Amusing mistake [...]

June 3, 2008

Rites of Spring (Break) on Tour!

Still in the Caribbean. But while we wait for our plane, and for the “go live” date of my brand-new website, I thought we might talk about some of my upcoming appearances for the release of Rites of Spring (Break).
*Launch Party*
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 7 PM
Borders Books
11301 Rockville Pike 11301 Rockville Pike
Kensington, MD 20895
301-816-1067
*Bookstore Anniversary with [...]