I blog over at Killer Year... the topic is "Why I blame my breasts for turning me to a life of crime / caper writing."
And I'm mostly blogging over at my new site: over here... see ya there!
Forgot to publish the "moving day" post below until just now... so please change your bookmarks to my new digs.
And...
Please do go over and see the grand opening of our brand-spanking new blog -- Killer Year. We are the Class of 2007 of crime/thriller/mystery writers, and with the enthusiasm and talent in this group, I think it really is going to be a Killer Year. We'll be blogging on all sorts of topics, so come on over and bookmark us!
Hey everyone, check out my new digs over here. I needed a fresh look, a place to put all of the writing related entries (writing, business, PR, etc.). I'll still do odd stuff (essays, humor, observations) over there. Please change your bookmarks to:
http://tonimcgeecausey.wordpress.com/
Still have lots going on, not the least of which is prepping to shoot this weekend. Have the location, the actors, the props, all of the equipment lined up. Need a sunny weekend. More on what all of this is about later, when I'm sane. (Hey. I heard that. I may be sane one day. You never know.)
Having a ball with book 2.
More soon. Well... eventually.
The only thing I ever won was a cowboy hat when I was 17, and it didn't really fit all that well (hey, hush up, cowboy hats were "in")... but there'd been a contest over at the fantastic Murder She Writes last month. Now, I would have participated in commenting anyway because these writers rock -- they always have excellent posts about the writing business or the craft and they're a fun bunch to hang around. Besides, I never win anything, so I didn't even think about the contest. When I clicked on the site this morning, this is what I saw! What a haul! I have to admit I was very very confused when I saw my name at the top as the winner. I had to double-check and read through twice!
This totally rocks! Thank you to all the terrific writers over at Murder She Writes.
I'm not posting as much over the next couple of weeks because I'm running like crazy to do a bunch of things. I'm going to Houston to give a talk about "voice" and how to shape it. I've also just been invited by the Baton Rouge Chapter to do the same, which is extremely cool. Woo! I'm in the middle of casting and shooting something here locally (more on that when it's done). And, most important, working on book 2, which is so rocking, I am thrilled. I mean, it's not "easy" -- but it's extremely fun to come up with the twists and turns and characters and.. well, this is the cool part of writing: creating that world afresh, finding what makes the people tick, throwing up huge obstacles in their paths and seeing just how they climb over or around (if they do). It's the first draft, Playing God, not having the self-critic on my shoulder too terribly often. Real joy in the writing. (You know, except when I paint myself into a corner and then grouse for a few days until I figure it out. Then, it's annoying as hell.)
I still need to figure out what I want for a design for the website (the official one), and I'm not sure. The design my guy came up with was terrific and exactly what I asked for -- so it's not his fault. I changed my mind when several people (mostly guys) pointed out that they thought the design was more for a YA type of book, and since Bobbie Faye is so far from that, it hurts, I figured it would be best to rethink this. You know, with actual thoughts. Design type thoughts. Of which I've had exactly zero. I'd like something edgy, hip, and yet, still funny, that I can us for an author site, and then something that ties in with that for the official book site. Gah. Anyway, eventually, there will be an official site. I hope.