Yes, I’m still alive! I know, I was beginning to have doubts myself.
This year has
just been non-stop. They always are, I guess, but releasing three books in a
row within months of each other, and getting ready to release a fourth next
month – I’ve never done anything like this before and I am TIRED, but starting to crawl my way back to the surface and start to engage with, um, people again.
So, what’s in the works?

First off, I’m writing Wolf Moon, book 4 in the Huntress
series, and there’s something I have to clear up right away. I’ve come across a
completely unanticipated problem: people who are reading the Huntress books are
assuming they’re a trilogy - and worse – calling them a trilogy in reviews. I’m
always grateful for reviews, and they’ve been almost universally stellar, thank you all who have taken the time! – I
couldn’t ask for better ones! But wow,
this is so NOT a trilogy, and having that idea out there is understandably
confusing to readers who pick up Cold
Moon expecting an end to the series. Cold
Moon is definitely not the end, and I thought it would be pretty clear in
the way the book ends that there is another one coming. It’s funny, though, how
there’s no real way to counteract that assumption once people start repeating
it. So yeah. Book 4 is coming, and I'm not going to say much right now, but it's really different from the first three. (Why am I constantly doing this to myself? I wonder...)
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And a quick note for AUSTRALIAN readers: Huntress Moon is on sale throughout
August on Amazon.AU - just 1.99! http://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00NKTTDH4
Next - it's nearly killed me to
get it done, but yes - the PRINT workbook of Screenwriting Tricks for Authors, STEALING HOLLYWOOD,
will be available as soon as sometime next week. I know some of you have been waiting
for this one for practically ever – well, it’s completely worth the wait! But - make
sure you’re on my regular mailing list if you want to get the release
announcement (and discount on the new ebook). If you're not sure, it doesn't hurt to try signing up again; you won't get double announcements, the extra email will automatically drop from the list. http://alexandrasokoloff.com/newsletter-form.php
For the rest of the summer (Scottish summer, that is…) - well, it’s August, so I’m taking a bit of a break next week to go down to London to see Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Sorry, lost it for a minute there. But yes, I’m so excited I can
barely sleep. It's my favorite play, and there's one actor per generation who is simply born to play it. I think we have our answer here. And yes, I will report back!
And Craig and I are
gearing up for the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival, followed
frighteningly soon after by Bouchercon in Raleigh. Lots of events going on at
both, and I wanted to let people know about upcoming workshops as well, since
I’m doing a bit more teaching in the fall than I usually do, so here’s the
lineup:
Stirling, Scotland
I’ll be teaching a master
class in story structure at Bloody Scotland, as well as a self-publishing
workshop. I’ll also be paneling on Film Writing (and Film 101 for Authors!) as
well as on the issue of the depiction of violence against women in books, film,
and television.
Fans of Craig Robertson can
also find him appearing on panels and compering Crime at the Coo: a cabaret pub night on Saturday, featuring Bloody
Scotland authors performing song, dance and poetry. Yes, I’ll be singing, too!
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
Raleigh, NC
Craig and I are both on the program.
—October 31-November 1
805 Writers Conference
2-hour Screenwriting Tricks for Authors workshop
Ventura, CA
Craig and I are both on the program.
—November 7
Land of Enchantment Romance Writers Association
All-day Screenwriting Tricks for Authors workshop
Albuquerque, NM
November 13-15
Shetland Noir
Shetland Islands, UK
Craig and I are both on the program.
Hope you're all having fabulous summers. Would love to hear what you're up to!
--- Alex
2 comments:
I keep waiting for that TSOTL breakdown. Did I miss it?
Steve, I think you must not have read the post. :)
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