The Tenth Circle

Anne Lyle · Jan 17, 2012

Thanks, Chaos!

Just found out today from my editor that the finished version will be much swankier - matt finish cover with gloss lettering on the title...

:drool

ChaosTitan · Jan 18, 2012

I just sent a new series proposal to my agent. Who's got alcohol?

*flails*

Calla Lily · Jan 18, 2012

*plies Chaos with liquor*

Tasmin21 · Jan 18, 2012

My agent is looking at sample chapters for three new series for me, Chaos. I'll drink with you.

Calla Lily · Jan 18, 2012

*runs to the liquor store*

ChaosTitan · Jan 18, 2012

*pours drinks for lily and Tas*

Anne Lyle · Jan 18, 2012

Hugs, Chaos!

I'll join you - I need to psych myself up to doing this later in the year!

erinbee · Jan 18, 2012

Oh, Anne. That cover is to die for.

*breaks out the booze for one and all*

Anne Lyle · Jan 18, 2012

Cheers, Erin!

Today I found the perfect Shakespeare quote to go after the title page - just in time to make the printers' deadline!

"They say this town is full of cozenage,
As, nimble jugglers that deceive the eye,
Dark-working sorcerers that change the mind,
Soul-killing witches that deform the body,
Disguised cheaters, prating mountebanks,
And many such-like liberties of sin."

(from The Comedy of Errors)

ChaosTitan · Jan 18, 2012

Completely unrelated to the new proposal, but sometimes this industry knows just how to punch you in the kidneys, y'know?

Tasmin21 · Jan 18, 2012

rosiecotton · Jan 18, 2012

Hugging (((Chaos)))) with one arm and pouring her a stiff drink with the other.

Calla Lily · Jan 19, 2012

I have an actual instance where promotion resulted in not one, but two verified sales. :e2faint:

I know: promo's always a crap shoot.

I was on AM Buffalo last week. I announced it on FB and Twitter, and when the segment went live, I linked to it on both, as well as on my website. Part of the FB linking was on my HS and college groups. Yesterday someone I don't know who also graduated from my HS posted that he saw the interview, was interested, bought FoH for his Kindle, liked it, and bought a PB for the library where he works because his co-workers like mysteries.

I thanked him and offered to send a signed bookplate. He accepted. I am gobsmacked.

Tasmin21 · Jan 19, 2012

Awesome, Lil!

rosiecotton · Jan 19, 2012

Nice work, Lily! I'm not surprised: The interview was awesome and so's the book.

Calla Lily · Jan 19, 2012

*snorples*

Calla Lily · Jan 20, 2012

This is a good day. Back in the Habiot on the New Fiction TABLE at B&N today:

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The woman reading is the one I hand-sold a signed copy to a minute later. :snoopy:

OL · Jan 20, 2012

Awwwww....WHOOOOO HOOOO, LILY!!!!!! Awesome photo!

rosiecotton · Jan 20, 2012

Anne Lyle · Jan 20, 2012

Way to go, Lily!

Anne Lyle · Jan 22, 2012

Got my first review today from a member of the Robot Army (book bloggers) - almost embarrassingly effusive!

http://drying-ink.blogspot.com/2012/01/review-alchemist-of-souls-anne-lyle.html

Calla Lily · Jan 22, 2012

Woo-hoo, Anne!

OL · Jan 22, 2012

Reaaally nice, Anne! It's so cool when you connect with a reader like that!

Anne Lyle · Jan 22, 2012

Yeah. Funnily enough, I mentioned in an interview on another blog that my work was in a similar vein to Guy Gavriel Kay, one of the reviewer's favourite writers, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. More than a little bowled over by his enthusiasm, maybe...

Calla Lily · Jan 26, 2012

Nothing beats fan mail.

Can I get an AMEN!

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