Catching up
Apologies for the blog silence. Once we left Middlesborough, the England trip went rather south: an uncomfortable night in York in a too-small room, hotel-hopping in London thanks to messed-up reservations, and an unexpected overnight in Harlaam, the Netherlands, thanks to an airline scheduling error put a sour note on the end of an otherwise fantastic experience, and left both Jim and I scrambling to catch up on both sleep and work for a couple of weeks.
In general news: the UDON con season began this weekend with Emerald City in Seattle, and Jim's new book Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #1 hit stores last Wednesday (three weeks ahead of schedule, which was a bit of a jolt!). We've been dealing with fall-out from the Great Amazon.com Comics Glitch all week, which merits a separate post to explain. Suffice to say that the Buy Now buttons for UDON books are still not back online, and we're getting a bit antsy.
I've been busting my tail on an as-yet-unannounced project, which is exciting but terrifying all at once. I'm also pushing ahead with my current WIP, a contemporary fantasy YA with the working title WASHED AWAY. No proper logline yet, but it's about thwarted desire, privilege and voodoo. My writing schedule isn't quite as strict as it needs to be, but I'm hoping to get back on track and finish this first draft before leaving for Calgary Comic Expo in late April.
In wedding news, we've booked a reception hall and are looking at DJs now. I'm hoping to have our DJ, ceremony location, and maaaaybe photographer booked before Calgary Expo, although the later seems unlikely. The late October date seems to be helping with availability on vendors, and the reception hall gave us a break on the guest minimums for being off-season, but it does mean an outdoor ceremony is tricky: the weather could really go either way. I'm pleased that the process has been largely drama-free thus far - although of course, we have yet to really start nailing down the guest list.
Also, I am horribly behind on my personal correspondence. If I owe you an email, mea culpa! I swear I'm working on it!
Originally published at Charming Monsters.
In general news: the UDON con season began this weekend with Emerald City in Seattle, and Jim's new book Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #1 hit stores last Wednesday (three weeks ahead of schedule, which was a bit of a jolt!). We've been dealing with fall-out from the Great Amazon.com Comics Glitch all week, which merits a separate post to explain. Suffice to say that the Buy Now buttons for UDON books are still not back online, and we're getting a bit antsy.
I've been busting my tail on an as-yet-unannounced project, which is exciting but terrifying all at once. I'm also pushing ahead with my current WIP, a contemporary fantasy YA with the working title WASHED AWAY. No proper logline yet, but it's about thwarted desire, privilege and voodoo. My writing schedule isn't quite as strict as it needs to be, but I'm hoping to get back on track and finish this first draft before leaving for Calgary Comic Expo in late April.
In wedding news, we've booked a reception hall and are looking at DJs now. I'm hoping to have our DJ, ceremony location, and maaaaybe photographer booked before Calgary Expo, although the later seems unlikely. The late October date seems to be helping with availability on vendors, and the reception hall gave us a break on the guest minimums for being off-season, but it does mean an outdoor ceremony is tricky: the weather could really go either way. I'm pleased that the process has been largely drama-free thus far - although of course, we have yet to really start nailing down the guest list.
Also, I am horribly behind on my personal correspondence. If I owe you an email, mea culpa! I swear I'm working on it!
Originally published at Charming Monsters.