Quick Note
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010First of all, thanks to everyone who grabbed a copy of ‘The Banshee’s Walk.’ And a special thanks to everyone who e-mailed with your thoughts, or posted them on Facebook. It really means a lot when someone takes the time to say they liked a book. Makes all this time spent out here slaving away over a hot keyboard well worth it.
I’ve also got a bit of news about the upcoming Markhat anthology ‘The Markhat Files.’ This is going to be a print release, so everyone without a Kindle or a Nook or an iPad can grab a real paper copy and catch up on the series – ‘The Markhat Files’ will contain ‘The Mister Trophy,’ ‘Dead Man’s Rain,’ and ‘The Cadaver Client.’ So if you have ‘The Markhat Files’ on paper and ‘Hold the Dark’ on paper you’ll have the entire series except for ‘The Banshee’s Walk.’ And hopefully it’ll be out on paper pretty soon too (interested fans could hasten that process by emailing my publisher at books@samhainpublishing.com and asking that Banshee be printed asap).
The new book is coming along really well. Frankly, I can’t wait to see what happens next, even though I’m the one supposed to be driving the action. I gave up being afraid things would just grind to a halt a long time ago – I just have to trust that when I sit down and start typing I’ll be able to keep typing. And so far, so good.
It’s been hot down here. Beastly hot. I even picked up a second wading pool for the dogs, who haven’t so much as dipped a paw in it yet. You’d think that having one pool and happily wallowing in it would prompt the same actions in a second pool. Instead, they act as if it’s a strange new People Thing that must be approached with extreme caution and only then if they think it’s asleep. I suppose I’ll have to jump into it and show them what it’s for. But since I habitually dress in a full tuxedo, I am reluctant to do so.
The situation in the Gulf is getting worse and worse by the day. I know what I’m about to say runs counter to just about everything you’re hearing in the news, but friends, PLEASE consider laying off the seafood if it comes from the Gulf. Yeah, I know, they say it’s not only safe but tasty and nutritious, but they’ve dumped enough Corexit into the Gulf to float several aircraft carriers. That stuff is nasty, and it’s now a part of the food chain, and frankly no one knows what the long-term effects of ingestion are going to be in anything, let alone humans. I’ll go out on a limb here and predict it won’t be silky-smooth hair and straight teeth.
So lay off the shrimp, mkay? Ditto the crabs. And the ocean fish…yeah, I know, but the guys who spray Corexit wear full Hazmat gear, so why would you want to eat it?
Stay safe! And click that buy button—CLICK IT! YES! HAHAHAHAHA….