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Release Day and Booktour

Gordon — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:56:41 +0000

It’s official: The Other Side of Winter is now out, released, for sale in the wider world of bookstores.

Follow the booktour all week to read 10 new scenes set between the end of Santuario and the beginning of The Other Side of Winter. Almost 6000 brand-spanking-new words for you. Please be mindful of the spoiler alert, though, if you haven’t read Santuario yet. Leave a comment and your email at the tour stops to be eligible for the prize draw at the end of the tour.

New Year, new book

Gordon — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:15:59 +0000

The Other Side of Winter (Santuario 2) is pretty much wrapped at my end. We finished the copy edits yesterday, and I ordered my box of print copies. I don’t expect proofs to be too much of a headache (famous last words, I know). What I should do for that one is break my head over posts for the blog tour.>>If there’s any particular topic you’d like me to cover, or any questions you’d like me to answer, shoot me a comment, or hit the red ‘Get in touch’ button on the right edge.<<

As for the Bluewater Bay novel, I wrote synopsis and blurb last weekend, and finished the cover art request, so that one’s out of my hands until the dev edits come back.

That leaves me free to work on Black Box. I started writing that one around Christmas, but fizzled out after only a few hundred words. The plot outline I had was just not working. The beginning bored me to tears. And if it bores me, it’s going to bore you, which is not acceptable. I’d been more or less idly kicking that one around in my head for the past few weeks, the muse feeding me stingy little bits and one-liners that ever so slightly shifted the characterization of both protags. Today I sat down to redo the outline. I threw index cards around like confetti, rearranged them in elaborate mosaics, scribbled here, scratched out there–in short, I made an inspiring creative mess of things, and I’m much happier with what I have now. I should be able to do at least the first few chapters, before I run into a couple of looser points that need to be tied down still. We’ll see.

Final Blog Tour Day

Gordon — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:04:34 +0000

Want to know how I met Alex and Bengt for the first time? Then come on over to All I Want and More for a peek and a chat before I take a break from all this publicity and go back to writing.

There’ll be a 10$ Riptide gift credit waiting for one lucky commenter, enough to get Santuario and an additional great Riptide book.

On Day 2 of the Santuario Blog Tour

Gordon — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:48:05 +0000

I’ll talk at The Armchair Reader about the inspiration behind the story, why the muse didn’t like my idea, and what we finally agreed on.

After, err, an informed and respectful discussion.

There’ll be a 10$ Riptide gift credit waiting for one lucky commenter.

Wanna come along?

And so it begins

Gordon — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:19:45 +0000

My first blog tour day is here, and I answer questions and talk about Santuario. Every commenter who leaves their email enters into a draw for a 10$ Riptide gift credit. You can play at every stop.

This morning Amara bribed me with fantastic apple turnovers, and I answered cheeky questions at Friskbiskit.

Tomorrow I’ll squabble with the muse over at The Armchair Reader. Follow the whole tour for more chances to win.

Virtual book tour coming up

Gordon — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:23:35 +0000

The release date for Santuario is ticking closer with every day, and I’m busy answering interview questions and writing blog posts for the big launch tour. This is where I’ll be when:

Oct 08: Amara’s Place & Friskbiskit

Oct 09: Cole Riann The Armchair Reader

Oct 10: The Kimi-Chan Experience

Oct 11: Ed & Em’s reviews

Oct 12: All I Want and More

Please, don’t leave me all alone out there, stop by and say hello, and don’t throw any vegetables in advanced stages of decomposition. I’m excited as hell and scared in equal measures.