Cold Welcome Has Cover!

First look at the cover for Cold Welcome.  I think it looks good and cold, all right.  Unfortunately, it turns out this theme will not display the image at the top of the post–in fact won’t display it at all unless I write enough text to make it say “Read More.”  Never mind: the cover Read More…

Copy Edits, Take 2

For me, working on copy edits means having all the following at hand (or just down the hall):  dictionary, Chicago Manual of Style, directions and notes from publisher (I manage to screw up at least once anyway, but I try not to),  the mechanical pencil (because it stays sharp) and a spare,  and of course Read More…

A Brief Note on the Next Book

Cold Welcome is  set in the Vatta Universe, with some of the familiar characters from Vatta’s War and a sizeable cast of new ones.    It’s currently in revision, Editor having found many ways to improve it.   In the interim between sending it in and getting Editor’s Letter,  other things piled up on the desk and Read More…