http://www.dianapeterfreund.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:38:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Everyone keep Annie in your thoughts today.) So on top of the new house, the new puppy, and the new title, there's even more new news. No, not a new contract (but wouldn't that be nice? Maybe soon...) Instead, we have some new author photos, taken by amazing photographer Guarina Lopez ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/more-new-things/ Drumroll, please...   TAP AND GOWN   Wish I could say that I came up with it myself, but, like ROSB before it, TAG is the product of intense brainstorming sessions with me, my agent, my editor, and the other brains at Bantam Dell. Now all we need is a cover. Oh, and the polished ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/ssg4-has-a-title/ Bear with my puppy-oriented posts. Rio likes ice cubes: Also, the sock monkey our new neighbors got her: She is not, however, that into baths. Here is her first one: Well, she might not think she looks good here, but I was dying of cuteness poisoning. And here she is resenting me afterwards: But all ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/the-puppy-at-eight-weeks/ Neither Sailor Boy nor I have been getting much sleep. At first we tried Rio tethered to the bed (per the German-Shepherd-training Monks of New Skete), but I kept waking up every hour to make sure she hadn't strangled herself with the leash. Then we tried letting her sleep in ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/tired/ Introducing Rio! Isn't she gorgeous? My baby girl! I'm in love. Sailor Boy and I brought her home yesterday. She's an eight week old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever ("Toller"). Longtime (and I SERIOUSLY mean longtime) readers of the blog know that we've had our eye on this breed forever. We're so excited. ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/tremendous-news-the-third/ I swear, once I'm settled in the new house, I am going to toss a large percentage of this stuff. Thirty percent. That sounds good. I can't believe how much I hate packing. I can't believe Sailor Boy and I have over 20 boxes of books and we're still finding the heavy ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/moving-day/ Still drowning in The Busy but I will have Tremendous Secret News the Third to share with you all this Thursday. Yay! In my approximately 7 seconds of free time today, I followed one of the many "H.I.M."-related Google alerts I get regarding Under the Rose, and thus spotted this series ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/food-for-thought/ I am doing laundry. I am packing up for my move into my new house. I am shopping for sundries for surprise #3. I am writing SSG4. I am staring at approximately 53, 425 unread emails in dismay. I am likely not going to be around much online for these reasons. http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/i-am-home/ I am off to the British Virgin Islands this morning. Sailor Boy and I are going -- wait for it -- sailing for the next week. Yes, it's a honeymoon. Yes, it's belated. I've heard belated is best. I will be absolutely unreachable for the next week. Wish me luck with ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/port-is-left-starboard-is-right-starbucks-are-nowhere-to-be-seen/ UPDATE: Between the drive back to DC and the astute observations of some folks in the comment thread, I have revised my thesis. See changes below: People all over the internet are discussion reader satisfaction as it pertains to series conclusion. It's on blogs, on lists, and in more private emails ... http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/the-four-cs-of-a-writers-contract-with-the-reader/