Finally biting the bullet
and getting a new, fully functional website where people should be able to find
everything they need, including my blog. Blogger has been a giant pain in the
butt for me for many years. Not sure why, but I've never been able to get this
page to sync with my Google profile, which means I have to log out and in to
post. So anyway, look for a new blog and website
announcement around January 1!
People have been asking about upcoming books, etc.,
so here's the scoop:
January 2016: New Anne Frasier website and
blog
June 2016: New police procedural crime fiction set
in Minneapolis, Minnesota
2017: Elise Sandburg, book four
I want to thank everybody for their continued support
of the Elise Sandburg series. The popularity seems to increase with each
new book, which thrills me because whenever anyone asks me to name my favorite
book child, it's hands down the Sandburg series.
The series had an odd beginning
Play Dead was
originally written over ten years ago as a stand-alone title for Penguin Putnam. My editor at Penguin loathed it. It made her extremely angry. She called David Gould "despicable, with no redeeming
qualities". I'll never forget those words. I was told that if I did not drastically change his character they
would pull all backing for the book and might not sign me for any future work—and future work would not get in-house support (this makes or breaks a traditionally published book). Normally I do what I'm "asked" because basically I work for the publishing house.
Now, I cherish a good editor. A good editor can take a book to another level. But I loved the David Gould character, and I refused to change him, and all backing
was pulled. As threats continued, I held my ground under what I now consider extreme abuse of the creative spirit. I'll never regret standing up for my work even though that decision set back my crime fiction career, and Anne Frasier disappeared for several years.
Flash forward: The Amazon imprint Thomas
& Mercer reissued Play Dead and a series was born. And I'm able
to write what I want to write. I've never had anyone at T&M try to tell me what to write or how
to write it.
The Minneapolis book is finished and, because of reader response to Pretty Dead, I'm back with
Elise and David. It feels good.
If you're reading this and haven't bought all of the Sandburg books, they're on sale through November. $2.00 each, or grab them all for $6.00.
Love hearing all of this! David Gould is one of the most interesting characters I've ever read. Eagerly awaiting the Minneapolis book, and especially excited for Elise & David's next installment in 2017. You're one of my favorite authors!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear!!!! :) :)
DeleteI love the series, and I'm glad you didn't back down on David Gould. He's just as exciting as Elise. I can't wait until the next installment. A little bummed to hear that I have to wait until 2017.
ReplyDeleteI'm bummed about the 2017 too. I probably shouldn't have taken a year off to write something else. :O :O Had no idea the Dead books would finally take off the way they have! So unexpected.
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