What’s in a Name?

So I won’t get into all the backstory but basically I was wondering if I put up a new post every 3 months or so, can I really even call this a blog??

Does a rose called by any other name smell just as sweet?

Does it even matter what you call it?

Well, if you look at some of some of my emails, the answer is YES! At least if you’re talking about books (get it? I’m talking about titles).

And think about the times that we (authors, publishers, agents) paint ourselves into a corner by coming up with a brilliant title for book one, but then we’ve locked ourselves into a pattern of some kind for the rest of the series, trilogy, etc.

Whether it must have one word (hi, Paranormalcy!) or must start with the same letter (hi, Split Second, sequel to Pivot Point), or must have the word “fix” in the name (hello, ultimate fix-it girl Ciel Halligan), we can really end up in a fix.

Wait, IN A FIX!! Crap, that was the title for the first book.

The lovely Linda Grimes and I must have exchanged over a dozen emails with every phrase we could think of containing the word fix. I challenge you to come up with something new in the comments! This is for book 4, by the way.

In the meantime, have you seen the beautiful new cover redesign??? I mean, the gorgeous one for book 3 in this series, THE BIG FIX by Linda Grimes. I love this new cover. But man, I love this book!! I think it’s my favorite in the series so far.

It’s coming out in May and let me tell you, it is a-maz-ing. If you thought you loved Ciel (and Billy and Mark) before, this one is going to have you saying, “holy krakatoa*^ she did not just do that!!!!!” And you’re not even sure if you’re talking about Ciel or Linda! Or wait, maybe that was just me.

If you’re not familiar with this series (then um, why not???), you can start with book one, OR you can get an all new PRE-FIX (get it??) quickie intro to the series soon. Stay tuned for more info.

Now for the sad news. Unfortunately, I’m not really sure where I’m typing this post. In a cloud? Into a void? Maybe I should copy it quickly. My WordPress looks different today and I just started typing anyway. Last time I did that it was a disaster. Hang on a sec. Ok, just did a quick copy to Word just in case all my brilliant thoughts get erased. You know, I can’t just make this shit up twice. So I’m not sure if this is an update or if I’m going to post this on someone else’s blog. Although that would be kind of awesome, right?

But I feel like I’m back to beginner blogger skills (meaning no skills, when I sort of felt like I’d clawed my way up to a white belt with a yellow buckle (is that even a thing?? You know, for learning half the skills you need to move up? Must sign my kids up for karate to find out. Or ask someone, I guess.)) and I can’t even figure out how to link. This is probably a sure sign this post is going to end up in the great ether. Fuuuuuuck.

But in the meantime, for a chance to win an ARC of THE BIG FIX, hit me with your best FIX title in the comments. There may even be two winners. So get going!

Wait!! I think maybe I figured out how to link after all. Check out the cover.

HA! Go me!!! I figured out how to insert it. Didn’t even need to link. But just in case you need me to prove that I can, here it is, the reason for my posting paranoia, also known as the post that got eaten up by WordPress.

Okey doke, now that I have my blogging mojo back, I need a contest FIX! Yeah, that’s not winning any ARCs.

Annnnnd, go!

*If you actually say Holy Krakatoa when you read the book, can we agree that you should buy 10 additional copies and distribute them to your friends?

^I think we can also agree that Holy Krakatoa has become my actual signature phrase, as much as I wanted it to be shibumi. Although shibumi has its uses, it’s more of a, “that’s so shibumi” versus an exclamation of Holy Krakatoa!!! which is pretty fucking handy I have to say.