There’s nothing like the panic of waking up and thinking OMG NEW BOOK TODAY! If I ever get blasé about that, please hit me. Because EEEEEEEEE! *manages to hop in excitement and shudder in concern, all at once* And yes, launching a new identity AND a new series kind of cranks both sides of that […]
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Thanks to the offices of a good friend who -despite gas rationing and shortages- was still willing to drive me to the airport at oh ack thirty, I made my flight with a minimum of stress. And we apparently had not a tailwind but a shake-your-tailwind, because we beat the predicted arrival time by a
TourKornetsky launches with some velocity… Read More »
World Fantasy was… well, it was WFC. It was an odd one for me, coming on the heels of the tension and stress of Sandy, and while most of my brain is focused on the launch of my mystery self next week…. I woke up Sunday and had my usual thought of “ok, did I
that was the WFC that was (this is not actually a convention report) Read More »
Frankenstorm update, summarized: GFS predicts the center passes over NYC; Rhode Island and Boston are all gonna die. ECMWF forecast says landfall in Jersey; NYC and CT shoreline, maybe Rhode Island are all gonna die. National Hurricane Center’s forecast agrees with ECMWF, but suggests maybe we’re all gonna die. Also: hell yes this is at
And the “where in the storm is Jim Cantore?” sweepstakes have started…. Read More »
From the fantasy WiP draft, in which our heroine has an encounter with a Jenny Greenteeth, a river sprite, and we have a moment of levity before the storm breaks…. ————- “Relax, human,†the river spirit said, still grinning. “I’m no brownie-man, to begrudge you your place in the court. She uses us as she
Something Not Mysterious… Read More »
Yeah, it’s sort of been “all mystery all the time” here, and that will probably continue for another month or so. But there will be stuff on the fantasy front soon too, I promise! —————– So, everyone loves it when a reviewer – a professional critic – likes their book. But honestly, the thing that
Delighted Author Dance: “an underlying strength that elevates it…” Read More »
I will be out as L.A. Kornetsky, supporting the new mystery series, but most of the bookstores have said they’re willing to order the fantasy novels on request, too (and Mysterious Galaxy, of course, will Have All). You can also pre-order signed copies, if you can’t make it to a signing… Signing: Seattle Mystery Bookshop (Seattle, WA)
Updated: the West Coast Mystery Tour (November) for COLLARED Read More »
The Library Journal reviewer was not entirely pleased by my not tying up every single thread at the end (this is me, guys, I don’t make everything 100% tidy, nope) but overall she seemed to like COLLARED…. “VERDICT The plot moves quickly, enhanced by smart dialog and good characterizations… a fairly strong beginning to what
And another country is heard from, for Ms. Kornetsky’s COLLARED… Read More »
So while I’m head-down in manuscript and revisions and whatnot, I also appear around the Internet… You can hear me on this week’s Functional Nerds podcast, being very nerdy and somewhat functional…. (with apologies for the occasional muffled sound… my Skype dropped out once or twice). AND! I’m at the Book View Cafe blog as
“From Whence You Came” is now available at Wizard’s Tower Books! Centuries before the Vineart War, massive sea-serpents roamed the seas, endangering the lives of all who sailed there. Only the greatest magic could keep them in check, and protect the coastlines from their depredations. And then…they disappeared. Legend credited Master Vineart Bradhai, and
For Readers in the UK…. Read More »