Join me for a book signing at the PNWA Writers' Cottage in Issaquah on Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 from 1-4 PM.
I'll have copies of the new Hall of Door hardback available as well as the three paperbacks. The address is 317 NW GilmanBlve,
Issaquah, WA 98027.
What's New?
4/27/11 Hall of Doors news: Book
three, The Mirror Door, is now available. The contract for The Secret Door has not yet materialized.See
the "extras" section for the extra scene, study guide, and author interview to accompany The Mirror Door.
2/9/11
Hall of Doors news: The Orchard House website is still down, but both The Mountains of the Moon and The
Door in the Sky are available at Amazon. The Mirror Door is edited and illustrated, so should be out soon.
Editor Cris tells me to expect a contract for book 4, The Secret Door, in a week or so. I'm about halfway through
book 5, tentatively called The Water Door.
Other writing stuff: Anita Donihue has finished her latest
book, so we'll be back to looking for a home for the book we wrote together.
10/13/10
Orchard House Press reports that they will be updating Amazon.com listings soon, and that their web site will be
down for maintenance. In the meantime, I have a limited number of The Door in the Sky, so contact
me if you want to purchase an autographed copy, or just don't want to wait on the web updates. I sell them
for $10 plus postage and include a generous helping of bookmarks with each shipment. I don't do credit cards,
but can take Paypal or you can mail a check. I also have a few copies of The Mountains of the Moon at
the same price. Shipping is $5 for up to 6 books.
Book three, The Mirror Door,
is completely illustrated. We're hoping to have it out before the end of the year. The publisher also
has the manuscript for book four, The Secret Door.
Other writing news: artist
JW Kalin and I have just put together a picture book called Windsong. I'm checking into publishing
options. Still searching for an agent for Teeka, my YA series, and the novelette prequel
to Teeka remains unsold. [sigh!] It's a slow-moving business.
Don't forget to check
out the FREE picture book (under free downloads) and the other free stories and poetry.
11/19/09
Still waiting for proofs on The Door in the Sky:(
The first draft of book four, The Secret Door, is finished and
"simmering on the back burner" for a while before I put it out for critiques. It does have unicorns, as promised,
as well as a close approximation of the "wild and dangerous teddy bears" Maggie wanted. No aliens from outer space,
though. Sorry, Maggie, but I had to draw the line somewhere and space aliens just didn't fit.
The
book I wrote with Anita Donihue was submitted to a publisher--no word back yet. "Fairy Gold", the prequel
to my unpublished novel Teeka: Apprentice Healer was submitted to the Writers of the Future contest.
The Door in the Sky should be out in July, although I haven't seen the proofs yet, so maybe not.
I know they received the illustrations in May. Book three, The Mirror Door , is at the publishers,
and the illustrator will start on it soon. Book four is still coming together in my head, but granddaughter Maggie has insisted
it must have a unicorn. 
