aaaaaand winter.
Fall has come and gone, leaving me with so many leaves to rake, and so many sad dog eyes staring at me because it’s raining and we can’t go to the park. Obi-dog and Agent Scully’s lives are, they assure me, the absolute worst. Also, BRB, I think I just heard Armpit McGee fall into the toilet.
Yep. But he’s OK!
Had a blast on tour this fall (thanks to everyone who came out and said hi). There were many highlights, but here’s one I won’t soon forget: finding a speakeasy in the back of a drugstore in Jackson, MS. I ordered a drink that tasted, no joke, like raw chicken. I sent it back. I never send anything back; I’m midwestern, dammit, but it seriously tasted like raw chicken. Katharine McGee and Jessie Ann Foley bravely tasted and agreed.
Also: stayed at a hotel in Austin for the Texas Book Festival and was plagued by nightmares and awoken at 4am by ominous loud whistling outside my door that continued off and on (and up and down the hall) for several minutes. Annoyed, I thought it must have been a bored member of the staff, and went back to sleep. Then in the morning, still unnerved, I googled the hotel and the floor I was on was reportedly haunted. Did I have a ghost experience? Can we just say I did, because I never have those.
THE YOUNG QUEENS novella comes out on December 26th in ebook:
And here it is in the UK:
I hope you enjoy this glimpse into the queens’ lives before we meet them in Three Dark Crowns. Speaking of Three Dark Crowns, work begins on the revision of Three Dark Crowns #3! Back in July, when I finished the first draft I tweeted that I thought about 60% of it was actually good! Oh how I look back on that tweet now, and laugh. And LAUGH. And then cry.
I’m staring down a January deadline in order to hold pace for our September release date, so I’m going to disappear down a writing hole and when I emerge will be pale, and nearly blind. I might pop out early if they decide to reveal the cover, or actual title. Until then, oh Three Dark Crowns #3:
Of course I say this to every book. Also, to every turkey.
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I love that so many authors are writing novellas to their series now. I read an article recently where people were calling it a cash grab, but I like to think of them as a little "taste to hold you over" type deal. Can't wait for the Novella and of course book 3!!
I love the covers! And you need to check out this comic about raking leaves: http://theawkwardyeti.com/comic/hurry...
oooh... a haunted hotel?? I'm such a sucker for ghost stories or hauntings. I'm sorry but I am. What hotel did you stay at during your time in TX?? While I haven't read Three Dark Crowns YET I plan to once the new year starts. It's on my To be Read list in my room. Loved the Anna series though. Sooooo good. <3
I'm from Austin and the haunted hotels down there are no joke!!!
Maybe someday I'll be able to make it down that way to check them out...
Ajá wrote: "I love that so many authors are writing novellas to their series now. I read an article recently where people were calling it a cash grab, but I like to think of them as a little "taste to hold you..."I love it, too! As a reader I always want more! More behind the scenes, more bonus material, more merch! I'm very demanding as a fan :)
Leanne wrote: "I love the covers! And you need to check out this comic about raking leaves: http://theawkwardyeti.com/comic/hurry..."
Ha! Yes, that's the only reason I rake. So the neighbors won't get irritated about my leaves blowing into their yards :)
Cassie 'The Thinker Go Go Go Go' Mis. Roben Goodfellow'\Isabelle Lightwood wrote: "oooh... a haunted hotel?? I'm such a sucker for ghost stories or hauntings. I'm sorry but I am. What hotel did you stay at during your time in TX?? While I haven't read Three Dark Crowns YET I plan..."I was at the Omni. I wish I'd known about the haunting beforehand...I wouldn't have just gone back to sleep. I would have investigated!
