New Book Releases For May

From Daemons Books: http://www.daemonsbooks.com/2010/04/30/new-book-releases-may-2010/

DEAD IN THE FAMILY: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel
By Charlaine Harris --- http://www.charlaineharris.com/

THE RED PYRAMID (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)
By Rick Riordan --- http://www.rickriordan.com/

TELL-ALL
By Chuck Palahniuk --- http://chuckpalahniuk.net/

INNOCENT
By Scott Turow --- http://www.scottturow.com/

THE GOOD MAN JESUS AND THE SCOUNDREL CHRIST
By Philip Pullman --- http://www.philip-pullman.com/

HEART OF THE MATTER
By Emily Giffin --- http://www.emilygiffin.com/

FEVER DREAM
By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child --- http://www.prestonchild.com/

61 HOURS
By Lee Child --- http://www.leechild.com/

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST
By Stieg Larsson --- http://www.stieglarsson.com/

THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER
By John Grisham --- http://www.jgrishman.com/

May Progress Report

This month I spent more time writing and less time online (reading blogs, visiting writers forums). Other than poking fun at my favorite TV chef, Gordon Ramsay (Kitchen Nightmare), I didn't have anything new to blog about anyway. :)

I finished the first draft of a new novel. Started the second draft of another novel. My short story about a lazy farmhand--who dreams of becoming a notorious gangster like Clyde Barrow--is making the rounds. I don't know if the manuscript for my novel SMOKE is being read. In the four months since I emailed it, I haven't heard from the publisher. The request didn't come from a query, it came from the guidelines posted on his website.

I'm still sending out queries.

I learned how to make my stories better: Go to the heart of the story, cut it out and paste it up front. We'll see if it works. I'm ready to take a step forward instead of always taking two steps backward (see February post titled My Journey To Publication).

Kitchen Nightmare

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