I have been reminded that not EVERYONE hangs on my every ssqqquuueee and some may have no fucking clue what the hell I was talking about with my post the other day.
To which my response was and this is different from any other day/subject/post how?
I am still waiting for an answer.
It did remind me I have been a very bad bad blogger and must say I am deeply sorry for falling down on the job and not updating this nifty lil time line I had going. So for those of you playing the home game…
Update as of 2/05/09
January, 2009
NEWS from the Lisa Valdez
Honestly I had no clue she had posted cuz if I had I would have already said something. Oh but since she has, I can now… so I guess I will. brb
January 7, 2009
The Mysterious Lisa Valdez and Having Patience
This thread isn’t really news I don’t think, haven’t read through it. I think katiebabs speaks up and states the obvious but other than that nothing new. But it amuses the hell out of me to see the same ol and the could u b satan shit.. along with omg she is nice! Cuz you know she is nice, VERY nice and the next time your boss calls you into his office and you are 10000 late on your project – tell him but SIR I am so nice! – and come back here and tell us how far that gets you. PLEASE I am dying to know. Yes I know, I iz satan.
April 30, 2008
No news is the same news
February 19, 2008
Lisa Valdez Speaks…sort of
February 18, 2008
Could Part of Lisa Valdez’s Hold Up Be her Choice of CPs?? aka sybil was being a smartass but really really really… NOTHING I have said in the past week is anything I haven’t said to Lisa Valdez herself or her editor. Ok well I didn’t ask if her CPs were stoopid because honestly don’t think that is the hold up.
Last updated:
September 23, 2007
I have to admit I have always liked Lisa Valdez. She amuses me as a person and entertains me as an author (so far). But I am the first to admit to being out of patience more than once with Patience. So I completely get that some are beyond the wait.
But I find it so amazingly cool that so many people are still looking for information on her, the book and for a new release date. And I feel a touch guilty because I have no new info up for the people stopping by to look for Lisa Valdez info.
About a week or two ago I connected her editor to see if a date had been set yet that I could post.
Sadly the answer is still no, not yet. The good news is Penguin is committed to publishing Patience and the book is currently on target with its deadlines. Yeah I know, not much huh :). I was hoping for a bit more info before I posted but hey something is better than nothing right?
Even though no date was given and it is more than likely we won’t see this until 2008, it is great to hear we are closer and that the project isn’t dead. Or maybe the best part is the editor is still so jazzed about the book. Hopefully there will be more news soon ::crosses fingers::
past posts:
Update April 15, 2007
Lisa Valdez’s Newsletter and Excerpt
Update April 13, 2007
Remember Lisa Valdez?
Patience by Lisa Valdez TBA **Now with Intro & Excerpt**
Updated Nov 12, 2006
cream, sugar or milk…
Update Nov 11, 2006
If you can’t take the heat…
Updated Nov 9, 2006
Just a Little Patience (guest post: Lisa Valdez)
first posted 2/25/06
Lisa Valdez has a new website! Way cool since her last one was not set up well, uh sez I. There is also her new book cover for Patience and at the same link a new excerpt!
Now I am one to try and not read excerpts… but having read the one at the back of Passion (loved this book) and not liking it. I was way curious to see how this one played.
I have changed my mind, I want this book!
wow…thanks, sybil! Love it! I don’t know if I like the girl on the cover though…she looks like…gosh, I don’t know but she doesn’t look that great and she’s supposed to be a real beauty. Guy’s hot! I will def read this book. Been waiting for it since PASSION. Sounds real kinky! Love it!
BTW your blog is awesome…I need to do a bit more research for mine…been kinda rusty lately. Yours provides me with great inspiration. Thanks!
LOL mine screams woman avoiding life and really needs stop it.
And I have too much interest right now in romance novels, not just reading but what is coming out, what is selling, what is new or different and what not.
So as I find stuff, which many people prolly find as well, I like to share just in case someone has missed it. And the pics are nifty.
It is a shame I have no interest in writing, not even counting the lack of talent ;). Because I find the industry interesting. But that isn’t going to help me find a job in TX.
Damn, I can’t read the excerpt!! I must not read the excerpt!! I hate when I do that because then when you get the book you’ve been waiting for forever, it seems to go too fast! I saw the *three months later* skimmed the first two paragraphs and fled the site.
Can’t wait!
CindyS (still waiting for Lover Eternal)
I can’t believe we have to wait until August! I must have that book. Like, NOW!
Well CindyS I am taking it you liked the first excerpt ;). So you are ok. I didn’t really like it but this explains it a lil better.
And really hit me with Why I wanted it in the first place.
YES misty! Me too….
The only problem now will be the expectations. They are going to be huge and Lord have mercy if she hasn’t started a third book already. Not many people stick around for 3 years waiting for another book unless it’s amazing. (of sci-fi – those people are nuts!)
And just you telling us that you talked to her editor and it’s still a project helps because the other day I saw the cover and thought ‘there’s one that’s never coming out’.
CindyS
I’m going to be the lone voice of dissent here, but I think the damage has been done. Oh sure, I fully expect the people who lurved Passion are still waiting with bated breath – but what about those of us who just “liked” it. That’s the camp I fall into it. I thought it was “good” and it was pleasant reading, but I wasn’t over the moon about it. And with the continued delays, I’ll be honest, I lost interest a while ago. But I’m also the girl who doesn’t get all the hype surrounding J.R. Ward’s BDB series – so what the hell do I really know?
I think the only authors who can have long delays and not “lose” readership are those authors with fairly loyal followings. I’m thinking of authors like Judith Ivory, Carla Kelly and Laura Kinsale. If you’re a newbie I think it’s write fast, write often and try to find a way to get your name out everywhere you can. Valdez’s name is still out there, but for how much longer if the book continues to be delayed?
I’m really looking forward to it too, but with the pile of my TBR books and not getting to them nearly quick enough as it is, unlike many others, I have the Patience (hah hah) to wait for it.
I can wait. I’d only be truly disappointed if it was never released.
Sybil, thanks SO much for update. a tidbit of info is better than left wondering… definitely will hold on till the book’s release: it’s getting harder to find good reads these days (for me, anyways 🙂
I was on a couple of different book sites and read that Patience appears to be scheduled for release May 2008. I hope it’s true! And I’m gonna keep my fingers crossed!!
NOW, it all makes sense! I just knew that there had to be a history that I wasn’t aware of. She Who Is Sweetness And Light just doesn’t react like that without reason, and I can see now why events lead to that response from you the other day, Syb.
What could Lisa be thinking now?
If Patience does come out in May I will probably read it, well after the 30 books that are ahead of it that must be read AND that have come out on time.
May 2008? Yeah. Right. I’ll believe it when I see it. I’m with Wendy, I liked the book, didn’t love it. Was willing to read the second, but now I could care less.
I just went on a couple sites, (allbookstores.com and half.com) that has Patience listed for publication January 2009. I have a good feeling about this timeline. Let’s hope this is the real deal.