The one with no news
I just want to break out into karaoke here, that Tom Petty number where he says wayyy yayyy tiiiing is the hardest part.
There’s still no news on the publishing front, so I’m not blogging much. I’m also getting pretty busy-May is the month for tying up many loose ends before I dive into June and July, when I’m drafting the third Iron Codex book as well as an adult UF.
Between now and then, I need to finish my short story for charity, and make serious headway on the proposal, and at least start the UF novel so I don’t have to write something like 5,000 words a day all summer.
I really do miss blogging for you guys, and sharing book news, and telling anecdotes about morbidly obese pigeons…
Wait, that I can do.
There is a pigeon, and it’s mate has nested on my balcony, necessitating that he hang around pretty much all the time. This pigeon is the largest pigeon in the history of pigeondom, all the way back to prehistoric times. This pigeon is half the size of my 17-lb cat. And at least twice as mean. It coos all day and all night, what I assume in pigeon language is “NONE SHALL PASS”. This is the Vito Corleone of pigeons. I’m sure that if I dared to open the balcony door, the pigeon would deploy deadly eye lasers, move into my house, pay my bills and dress in human clothes.
Because Steve knows, it’s fat enough.
Here’s some link salad to keep you company while I’m sporadically blogging/have been killed by the Pigeon Mafia:
- Guy’s Lit Wire is holding a book fair to give books to Ballou HS in DC. The Iron Thorn is on their wish list, but read the entire post and donate a book if you can-they are in desperate need.
- Help Write Now is a writer-run benefit for victims of the tornadoes and storms in the Southeast US. I’ve donated an item, which isn’t up yet, but many other fantastic items are, and all bids go to storm relief.
- Braiden Reads YA reviews The Iron Thorn (and has a hilarious blog).
- Kiss the Book, a blog for school librarians, calls The Iron Thorn “essential”.
- Jeffrey Dern’s steampunk blog likes The Iron Thorn a lot (and gives a very in-depth writeup.)
Assuming the pigeon doesn’t get me, I’ll see you all next week!