Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Waxing Moon
Pluto Retrograde
Jupiter Retrograde
Neptune Retrograde
Sunny and warm
Crystal Adkins interviewed me, and it’s up here. Stop by, leave a comment, and enter the contest to win a signed copy of HEX BREAKER! It was a fun interview.
Yesterday was busy. I was at the theatre by 9:20 AM, and it was already buzzing, with the tour people working on sections of their show on stage, the understudy moving his stuff from his old spot to his new dressing room, and one of the other dressing rooms getting painted. But I got the day work call done before the tour run-through, so I could sit and watch it. It was great to see – very different from our show, because most of the cast is different, and unique and wonderful in its own way.
I had to bolt out after to catch the train back and prepare for the radio interview. It went well, and then I had to get back to work on some other stuff. Never a dull moment.
I’ve got a lot to do today, and then Costume Imp and I are going to see Johnny Gallagher’s solo show tonight at Joe’s Pub. I worked with Gallagher on Broadway, and think very highly of him as both a person and a performer, so it will be good to see him perform some of his own work. This will be the last chance I have to spend time with Costume Imp before he goes out on tour. Can you say “separation anxiety”?
The clothes are packed for Maine; I just have to pack the writing bag this afternoon. I’m off before dawn tomorrow, so I won’t be online for a few days. I have to load some more CDs onto the MP3 player – they just arrived yesterday.
I’m sure I’ll have stories when I get back. In the meantime, have a great week!
Devon
Devon’s Bookstore:
Hex Breaker by Devon Ellington. A Jain Lazarus Adventure. Hex Breaker Jain Lazarus joins the crew of a cursed film, hoping to put to rest what was stirred up before more people die and the film is lost. Tough, practical Detective Wyatt East becomes her unlikely ally and lover on an adventure fighting zombies, ceremonial magicians, the town wife-beater, the messenger of the gods, and their own pasts.
$4.00 ebook/ $6.00 on CD from Firedrakes Weyr Publishing.
Visit the site for the Jain Lazarus adventures.
5 in 10: Create 5 Short Stories in Ten Weeks by Devon Ellington. This ebooklet takes you from inspiration to writing to revision to marketing. By the end of ten weeks, you will have either 5 short stories or a good chunk of a novella complete. And it’s only 50 cents, USD. Here.
Writing Rituals: Ideas to Support Creativity by Cerridwen Iris Shea. This ebooklet contains several rituals to help you start writing, get you through writer’s block, and help send your work on its way. It’s only 39 cents USD. (Note: Cerridwen Iris Shea is one of the six names under which I publish). Here.
Full Circle: An Ars Concordia Anthology. Edited by Colin Galbraith. This is a collection of short stories, poems, and other pieces by a writers’ group of which I am a member. My story is “Pauvre Bob”, set at Arlington Race Track in Illinois. You can download it free here:
Archaeologist Dr. Gwen Finnegan is on the hunt for her lover’s killer. Shy historical researcher Justin Yates jumps at the chance to join her on a real adventure through Europe as they try to unspool fact from fiction in a multi-generational obsession with a statue of the goddess Medusa.
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When plans for their next expedition fall through, Gwen and Justin accept teaching jobs at different local universities. Adjusting to their day-to-day relationship, they are embroiled in two different, disturbing, paranormal situations that have more than one unusual crossing point. Can they work together to find the answers? Or are new temptations too much to resist? For whom are they willing to put their lives on the line? Available on multiple digital channels 
SAVASANA AT SEA
Yoga instructor Sophie Batchelder jumps at the chance to teach on a cruise ship when she loses her job and her boyfriend dumps her. But when her boss is murdered, Sophie must figure out who the real killer is -- before he turns her into a corpse, too. A Not-Quite-Cozy Mystery.
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PLAYING THE ANGLES
Witchcraft, politics, and theatre collide as Morag D’Anneville and Secret Service agent Simon Keane fight to protect the Vice President of the United States -- or is it Morag who needs Simon’s protection more than the VP?
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THE SPIRIT REPOSITORY
Bonnie Chencko knows books change lives. She’s attracted to Rufus Van Dijk, the mysterious man who owns the bookshop in his ancestors’ building. A building filled with family ghosts, who are mysteriously disappearing. It’s up to Bonnie and her burgeoning Craft powers to rescue the spirits before their souls are lost forever. Buy Links 
RELICS & REQUIEM
Amanda Breck’s complicated life gets more convoluted when she finds the body of Lena Morgan in Central Park, identical to Amanda’s dream. Detective Phineas Regan is one case away from retirement; the last thing he needs is a murder case tinged by the occult. The seeds of their attraction were planted months ago. But can they work together to stop a wily, vicious killer, or will the murderer destroy them both?
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Ink In My Coffee 
It was great to listen to you, last night! It sounds like they REALLY want that sequel to HEX BREAKER, Dev!
😉
Enjoy your trip to Maine, and may the creativity FLOW!
XOXO
I listend, too, and you were wonderful! Have a great trip!
Great interview. Can’t understand why I never thought of asking where Devon Ellington the name came from! Have a great time in Maine!
Great interview, Devon.
Hope you have a wonderful time in Maine.
Wonderful interview. I enjoyed learning where all your pseudynoms came from! *g* Have a great time in Maine! Be safe!
I’m with everyone else, great interview.
Safe travels to Maine.
Devon, I left a comment on that other site, 2 infact, but they didn’t come up yet. In any case, great interview and keep up the good work. 🙂