I thought it would be fun to ask a few authors, editors, publicists, and the like THE question and then post the answers:
What are you doing?
Why do I ask? Well there is a nifty new ‘social project’ type website (think MySpace but much much smaller and not blinky) called Twitter. And it gave me the idea to ask. You see, they ask people all over the world one question and only one:
What are you doing?
[Note: we are not connected in any way to Twitter. I am just a silly duckie. We do have a Twitter site that is updated every time we post at this blog and that displays on the public timeline .]
The Answers:
Dorchester Editor Leah Hultenschmidt:
I’m editing Laura Drewry’s Western historical THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER and oohing and ah’ing over cover art for Michelle Maddox’s June Shomi title, COUNTDOWN.
Author Jaci Burton:
Writing a Samhain novella, emailing with my agent over revisions to a book, and sorta hyperventilating over my to-do list.
Kensington Editor Kate Duffy:
Working on tip sheets (say that three times fast) for an upcoming sales meeting – info for the sales department on my trade and hardcover books, Sept-Dec. 08.
Author Pamela Clare (RIDE THE FIRE and SURRENDER):
I am working on the sequel to SURRENDER – titled UNTAMED – and dabbling with my first erotic novel, all while helping my son apply for colleges. 🙂
Author Jill Shalvis:
I am waiting with baited breath to see if you liked THE TROUBLE WITH PARADISE – if you didn’t, send cookies with the bad news please.
Harlequin Author Jo Leigh:
I’m on page 10 of my new Blaze HAVE MERCY.
MOONGAZER Author Marianne Mancusi:
Launching a nationally syndicated television show called “Better TV,” while revising her first hardcover novel for Dutton Children’s and leveling her World of Warcraft Draneai Shaman, while trying to maintain a teensy bit of social life on the Upper West Side of Manhattan where she lives.
Harlequin Historical Author Cheryl St.John
I am currently working on a Christmas novella for Harlequin Historical’s western ’08 anthology and promoting the release of my ’07 novella in A WESTERN WINTER WONDERLAND.
Author Lucy Monroe
I’m working on my next HP and promoting my next historical, ANNABELLE’S COURTSHIP, from Samhain. 🙂
Author Meljean Brook
Researching Philadelphia neighborhoods for a novella I’m revising and tweaking, and writing the proposal for DEMON BOUND, which promises to be way too much fun.
Author Monica McCarty
I’ve been away from my computer all day being a good girl and working on the final few chapters of my next book, Book #1 of another Scottish trilogy.
Author Jami Alden
I am trying to finish the first draft of my first Brava romantic suspense while trying to potty train my two year old and sleep train my three month old.
Author Dionne Galace
I am finishing up the edits on a cat story I wrote (which BFF Shuzluva is scrubbing clean for me) and outlining a zombie urban fantasy one-shot that I’m collaborating on with a friend.
Author EC Sheedy
I just got home from a trip to Tacoma (a three hour drive and a two hour ferry ride) where I had lunch with a readers’ group, forty or so terrific women, who’ve been meeting once a month for over thirteen years, and we had a fabulous time, and if that’s a run on sentence it’s because I’m too tired to punctuate . . . 🙂
Author Sherry Thomas
I just finished a majorly hot love scene in Delicious. So now my characters are going to chat about buttsecks–hehe, not. While I try to figure out the content of the earthshaking conversation they are going to have–oh, yeah, I see, it has to be in his point of view–I’m going to eat meat buns and porridge for breakfast.
So what about you? What are YOU Doing? Just a sentence. It is suppose to be under 140 characters, but hey, we are easy. What are you editing? What are you writing? What are you outlining? What are you reading? What are you promoting? Whatever you are doing (uh that you would want posted on the blog… but hey we have no rating so you go with your badself 🙂 ). Put it in the comments, email us, smoke signals, morse code, semaphor. Your choice.
Tell us… What are YOU doing?
I’m editing posts, putting off cleaning the house.
I am taking a bit of a break from the richness that is If His Kiss is Wicked and trying to think what to read next, Fairyville, Caressed by Ice or try a new-to-me author.
Reading Fairyville by Emma Holly and wishing it wasn’t a paranormal. Hot sex and gay lovin’ though 😉
Reading this instead of working. And wishing I had time to run out and buy Emma Holly’s Fairyville.
I’m obviously not doing what I’m supposed to be doing! Gah!
As soon as I’m done here I’m going to go back to writing my magnum opus, DELICIOUS, which will be so good you’ll be coming to kick me en masse for not having finished it earlier because I’m always surfing on these internets.
(At least that’s what I tell myself when I can’t think of another word.)
I am editing the final draft of my second contracted book before I ship it off to my agent in a nervous flurry. My first contracted book just got turned in on Tuesday. EEEEEEEEEEEEK!
I’m working on Wicked Hot, St. Martin’s #3.
Believe it or not, I’m writing the Afterword for the upcoming Signet Classics edition of Jane Austen’s EMMA. Talk about pressure!
Final revisions on Redeeming Will Scarlet before shopping it. Researching the sequel. Contemplating some sci-fi thing that won’t leave me be. Looking through a TBR pile of 40+ to find what strikes me next. Celebrating that my kids started school today.
SQUEEE!! Look what I just found at Fictionwise! Now I don’t have to wait until I have time to run down to Waldens! 😀
Did anyone else notice that all the authors just HAPPEN to be doing authory (I know, just go with it, okay?) stuff RIGHT NOW?! What a coincidence! You sure timed all this JUST right, Sybil!
*snicker* ;P
I’m reading, reading and reading and drinking coffee.
I’m trying to decide if I should start If His Kiss. Syb assures me I’ll love it, but I’m nervous.
Are you suurrrre I’ll love it?
Hee
Watching opening night football, being pillow for sleeping puppy and ignoring MS that needs finishing.
Now I’m nagging about homework. Over and over and over again. 🙁
I’m taking a break from my online job I do from home. 😀
I’m reading “Dangerous Lover” by Lisa Marie Rice
Trying to keep my brand new kindergartener in bed. He’s just beside himself with excitement that he gets to take the bus and go to school ALL DAY just like his big brother!! LOL A few days of school has not dimmed his excitement yet!!
Oh, and this next comment is going to show my age, but I can’t get Joey Tribiani from FRIENDS saying “How YOU doin?” out of my head after reading this post LOL
I’m catching up on all the blogs I haven’t visited in a few days. *G*
Hey folks – don’t forget to re-read the original post every now and again as email submissions are edited in by Sybil.
LOL gwen you are so good *g*
I am squueee’ing over a new western, the six copies of TSP I just got to give away and some other nifty packages. I am editing posts and writing posts to go up later. And wondering why I no have St Martin’s #2. hmmmm off to google
Working on my next book which has shaped up to be a contemporary that I’m going to target for SSE I think.
I’m also figuring out the final pieces to a series that’s been on my mind for a while now. I’m just about there.
And lastly I am waiting to hear if the publishers like my book When Petals Fall and clutching my agent’s hand (the lovely Laura Bradford). She’s mag at hand holding. I just adore her.
I’m in the middle of an Incubus anthology, and shampooing the carpet.
Chop wood, carry water.
I’m reading comments on my blog at http://www.theaphrodisiaauthors.blogspot.com/ and thinking how blessed I am.
The other thing I’m doing is reading E.C. Sheedy’s kickass newest Brava…Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, and thinking how blessed I am. (g)
I’m rereading The Marriage Bed by Laura Lee Guhrke, which is brilliant, and wishing I had If His Kiss… to start after it. And also wishing I had the cohones to ask my local bookstore to order it for me.
Working on an In Death. Checking progress on the rehab of two old buildings in our little town–one my son’s restaurant, the other what will be our B&B–which means researching cookware, beds, bathtubs, faucets, tile, lighting, doorknobs and, and, and.
Did you know you could pay $19,000 for a bathtub? If you were insane.
Writing Bigtime 5, aka Fangirl, and trying to wrestle this contemporary idea I have into a workable story. Also reading Lover Eternal at the moment.
I just finished reading Sandra Marton’s fabulous new triology,
THE ITALIAN PRINCE’S PREGNANT BRIDE, THE GREEK PRINCE’S CHOSEN WIFE and THE SPANISH PRINCE’S VIRGIN BRIDE (Aug, Sept, Oct 07).
I just finished Alpha Mom, the sequel to Odd Mom Out, my next 5 Spot novel, which hits store shelves Sept 27th and begin writing my next HP today.
Trying to write on the futuristic, work on the next Aphro book, wondering why my house is such a disaster, getting ready for my RWA meeting this weekend and coming down off an adrenaline rush from yelling at small frys this morning. *sigh*
Jane…OMO is on my to buy list.
I’m starting lucky chapter thirteen of the second book in my 2008 Bullet Catcher trilogy for Pocket. Just found out my editor loved the opening book, FIRST YOU RUN, and now I’m all shot with confidence to finish THEN YOU HIDE and start NOW YOU DIE.
I’m inventing the ancient and picturesque nation of Caspia for a Silhouette Desire continuity story I’ve been given. Way too much fun!
Jen
I’m writing a proposal for a duet to pitch to my editor in 2 weeks, and getting ready for the launch of my newest Romance which happens this coming Tuesday.
Wendy! You should call them and ask. Really great book and no shame involved in wanting romance novels!
Nora, how many rooms you gonna have? You know I have over 8 years in hospitality. Need a FOM *g*.
5? Why the hell do I only have through 2? I R Abused!
Good Luck Marissa!
LOL oh how funny Donna… I was just looking for a review I have had for you forever because I noticed the book was in print.
And poof there you are 😉
Because I am obsessively anal and like to write ahead … waaay ahead. 😉
I’m finished setting up my new computer–the old one went belly-up two weeks ago– and I hope it won’t take too long because I’m going to start work on my next book bright and early Monday morning. Well, maybe not bright and early but you know what I mean.
Did I really say “I’m finished setting up my new computer…?” My only excuse is that it’s been a very long week!
I’m working on the partial of my next Modern Heat (that’s the new name for Modern Extra it seems)…this one is in Hawaii with a hunky firefighter and a lawyer heroine I almost kill in chapter one. Tis ok…hero plays, well, hero!
I’m sitting here trying to figure out what I think about the word twitter…oh, and finishing up a book that’s due on Sept. 15th.
Finally figured out the first sentence of my new book. It’s only taken four weeks. Fortunately some of the other sentences weren’t so hard to come by!
LOL HelenKay! I thought about naming the post twitterpated but gwen who has the kid didn’t know what it meant so I didn’t…
I’m calling 911 because I swear my heart stopped when I read Nora’s comment about a new In Death. We all know I named my Roomba Roarke, right? Slight obsession much?
But really I’m editing A Chance to Dream by Lynne Connolly and feeling guilty about not cooking dinner even if it is my anniversary.
I’m doing edits on Witch Blood, writing feverishly on The Darkest Kiss because I have a deadline looming, reading an ARC of Armed & Magical, by Lisa Shearin, (neener, neener, neener!), and allowing myself to be diverted by all of the above by replying to this post.
Your blog has strange and mystical powers, Sybil. But I can resist! I am now slipping back into deadline hell….
Eh you shouldn’t have to cook on your anniversary. You should edit books I want.
Anya, I am told that all the time 😉
lol, I like how you’re not worried about me working on my anniversary, though 😉
What can we say… I am a giver 🙂
Angie – So you have Roarke suck things clean for you, do you?
*giggle*
I am contemplating with great pleasure the results of my trip to the bookstore this afternoon. Hahahahahahahahaha–I wanted them, and now they are MINE!
Not much writing this weekend for me…
Also trying to decide if a martini and a bowl of popcorn counts as a balanced dinner.
I am looking for a new agent, revising my mom-lit, getting ready to finish my historical, and waiting to hear if a proposal is accepted by an editor.
Caroline – you have your green veggie, the olive, and some fiber, the popcorn. Sounds balanced to me! Especially if you hold one in each hand!