Modern medicine might be saving lives right left and sideways, but screen tests can really be a challenge to endure--not the test itself, the prep and then drug reactions aftward ( Read more... )

Normally I am squeeing all over the internet when I have a new release. This past February I was sick, sick, sick, and then all the coughing sent my back into spasm, and then I was sick with anxiety over a barrage of medical tests for unrelated symptoms. So I was pretty quiet about the release of "The Silent Dragon, Children of the Dragon Nimbus ( Read more... )

Over on the DAW Community we're having a free book contest! Go here:
http://dawbooks.livejournal.com/113480.html

Release day is always special in an author's household. Little difference between the first book and the twenty-fifth. Maybe the degree of bouncing excietment lessens over time. Some. My author copies of The Silent Dragon, Children of the Dragon Nimbus #1, by Irene Radford arrived on my doorstep a few minutes ago ( Read more... )

As many of you know, I have a new print book "The Silent Dragon, Children of the Dragon Nimbus #1" coming out from DAW Books on Februaray 5, 2013. It's available for preorder from all your favorite outlets right now ( Read more... )

As I work through the page proofs of "The Silent Dragon, Children of the Dragon Nimbus #1" by Irene Radford, I find my lizard brain was at work again. Because of the way standard publishing happens, a fairly long time has passed since I wrote and revised this book. I haven't looked at it since before I started working on "Magna Bloody Carta: ( Read more... )

The first rough, short, out of order, ugly draft of my second mystery is done. I wrote the last kiss (it's also a first for the two involved) yesterday afternoon at 2:47 PM. Oops, is that a spoiler ( Read more... )

Ta Da! I just put the final, final, final, revisions of "The Silent Dragon" to bed. I will let it sit for 48 hours before turning in the MS, just in case I think of something dreadful for Linda and Glenndon to deal with. I know the lizard brain is always working even when I'm not.

Feels good. One down, six to go.

Keeping the ball rolling on a good new year. New contract in the offing. Details when contract has been countersigned and the check cashed. And it just screwed up my deadlines schedule ( Read more... )

Doing my happy dance. The second draft of The Silent Dragon, Children of the Dragon Nimbus #1 is done, done, done, and out to readers. My desk belongs to me for a while, not those effing dragons ( Read more... )