How many of you have bought the last Sophie book, hmm? If you haven't yet do it now, seriously. I had a little break-down in contract negotiations with my publishing house and I was all set to make this book my last Sophie book for a while but now it looks like we're all back at the negotiating table. Whether or not it goes further than the table is totally up to you. If you can find it in your heart to show Sophie $13.95 worth of love the publishing houses will notice and Sophie will be back in book 4. Hate to bring out the hard sell like this but I thought I should let you all know what's up.
As for the rest of my life...well, LA's kind of crazy. I'm cool with that because I'm kind of crazy too. Still, it cracks me up how EVERYTHING here is named after some dead celebrity. When I book a flight I fly out of the Bob Hope airport. When I want to take my son to a park where I can also work-out I take him to Johnny Carson's Memorial Park. There is actually a public school here called Walt Disney Elementary. Thank God my son doesn't go there. I would never be able to look my N. CA friends in the eye and tell them that my son is quite literally getting a Mickey Mouse education.
Speaking of my son, he's having a bit of a challenging time settling into his new school. So hard that they took him out of his normal 3rd grade classroom, put him through some testing and then stuck him in a 3rd, 4th, 5th grade class where he could learn at both grade level or ahead when he needed to. That seems to be working (although it's still early). When I picked him up yesterday he came running out to me and said. "Mom! Mom! Today my teacher taught us something that I didn't even know before! Isn't that cool?"
It's kind of sad that this is a novelty for him but hey, as long as he's happy.
As for me....guess who will be attending the Emmys in two weeks? That's right baby, I've really gone Hollywood now! I promise to figure out how to use my new digital camera before then so I can post the pictures. Gotta get those paparazzi-shots!
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Another Year Older
It's my B-Day! I have absolutely no plans and I don't know very many people here yet so it will probably just be me and my son but I'm actually totally cool with that. I'm looking forward to the year ahead, I have a feeling it's going to be a good one.
Barnesandnoble.com gave me a little gift---they're shipping Obsession, Deceit And Really Dark Chocolate right now! Of course they seem to have the wrong synopsis up but regardless, there's a very nice reader review on there and another good review from Publisher's Weekly so I'm happy. For those who are interested Amazon (who isn't shipping yet) does have an accurate synopsis and within a few days I should have an excerpt up on my own webpage.
Anyhoo, that's it, I'm off to enjoy the day!
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
Pre-order your copy of OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE (in stores 09/07)!
Barnesandnoble.com gave me a little gift---they're shipping Obsession, Deceit And Really Dark Chocolate right now! Of course they seem to have the wrong synopsis up but regardless, there's a very nice reader review on there and another good review from Publisher's Weekly so I'm happy. For those who are interested Amazon (who isn't shipping yet) does have an accurate synopsis and within a few days I should have an excerpt up on my own webpage.
Anyhoo, that's it, I'm off to enjoy the day!
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
Pre-order your copy of OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE (in stores 09/07)!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
New Beginnings
Okay, so I'm still behind on my emails. It doesn't help that my spam program screwed up and I opened my Inbox to 1300 unread emails. But I've made my peace with that; I'm not going to scream...really.
As for LA I'm feeling more at home everyday. On my son's first day down here I took him (per request) to the Sciencenter (yes, that's how they spell it, a fact that amuses my son to no end). While there we checked out the center's incubator that was housing several chicken eggs. While we watched on little egg hatched. If you've never seen that happen before let me tell you, it's a magical event. I'm not a big believer in omens but if even I felt that this was a good one. There we were, on the first day of our new life and before our very eyes a new life was beginning. I suggested to my son that we name the chick and his first suggestions were Cuddles and Cutie.
"No," I said, "we should give her a name that has something to do with new beginnings."
Without a moment's hesitation my son said, "Dawn. We'll name her Dawn."
Dawn welcomed us to LA, in my book that means we're off to a good start.
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
Pre-order your copy of OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE (in stores 09/07)!
As for LA I'm feeling more at home everyday. On my son's first day down here I took him (per request) to the Sciencenter (yes, that's how they spell it, a fact that amuses my son to no end). While there we checked out the center's incubator that was housing several chicken eggs. While we watched on little egg hatched. If you've never seen that happen before let me tell you, it's a magical event. I'm not a big believer in omens but if even I felt that this was a good one. There we were, on the first day of our new life and before our very eyes a new life was beginning. I suggested to my son that we name the chick and his first suggestions were Cuddles and Cutie.
"No," I said, "we should give her a name that has something to do with new beginnings."
Without a moment's hesitation my son said, "Dawn. We'll name her Dawn."
Dawn welcomed us to LA, in my book that means we're off to a good start.
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
Pre-order your copy of OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE (in stores 09/07)!
My God, Moving Is Hard!
Okay, my ass is officially kicked. I totally underestimated the amount of time and energy it would take to move to a city a mere 400 miles away. Every spare moment has been about packing, arranging and spending money on things that I need but can't afford. When exactly did boxes become pricey commodities? Anyhoo, I'm now in LA but I'm in no way settled. My son will be joining me here on Monday and I'm committed to getting the place together before he gets here. That means more sleepless nights except now I'll be spending my time unpacking and assembling Ikea furniture.
Oh, and my book's about to be released. I really should be focusing on that too..."should be" being the key words of that statement. Eventually I'll get myself together and I'll be able to concentrate on my career again. I apologize for all the messages and phone calls I haven't returned---that will improve with time too.
But all that aside---I'm really excited about this. I feel like I'm starting over and going on this totally insane adventure. I have NO idea how it will turn out, but I'm doing it! I'm at Starbucks right now (I don't have a phone line or internet service at my new place yet) and next to me is an agent talking to an aspiring actress/potential client. To my left are a couple of screenwriters shooting the breeze. This is LA baby and I'm living it!
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
Pre-order your copy of OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE (in stores 09/07)!
Oh, and my book's about to be released. I really should be focusing on that too..."should be" being the key words of that statement. Eventually I'll get myself together and I'll be able to concentrate on my career again. I apologize for all the messages and phone calls I haven't returned---that will improve with time too.
But all that aside---I'm really excited about this. I feel like I'm starting over and going on this totally insane adventure. I have NO idea how it will turn out, but I'm doing it! I'm at Starbucks right now (I don't have a phone line or internet service at my new place yet) and next to me is an agent talking to an aspiring actress/potential client. To my left are a couple of screenwriters shooting the breeze. This is LA baby and I'm living it!
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
Pre-order your copy of OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE (in stores 09/07)!
Okay, so I just got back a little while ago from taking my son to the movies and let me tell you, the Transformers ROCK! Who knew?
Now that I've gotten that off my chest let me get back to last night's blog. As I mentioned, my son feels that God lets people decide their own fate, He just shows us the options. My boy then went on to add that the hard part comes when what you really want isn't on the menu.
He's absolutely right, but if what you want isn't on the menu do you really have to settle for something you're less passionate about? Sometimes the answer is an obviously yes. If you're tone deaf you're probably never going to star in an opera. That option isn't on the menu. But sometimes settling is nothing but another option. After all, if what you want isn't on the menu you could go home and try to cook up whatever it is you want on your own. Sure, it'll be messier and more time consuming and you could burn your dish or undercook it. If you're making your own recipe you could end up creating something that is completely inedible. Then again, you could create a masterpiece.
So right now I seem to be cooking something up in my metaphorical kitchen. As I've already told you, I'm moving. What I haven't said is that I'm moving to LA. When I tell people from Northern California this they look at me like I just told them that I was going to willingly lock myself in a room with a man who does nothing but run his fingernails up and down a chalkboard. Northern Californians are supposed to hate LA. It's something we learn to do in grade school along with our multiplication tables. But you also learn that if you want to write for the big or small screen LA is pretty much the only place to be.
I want to write for the screen. Of course I'd love to write a fabulous movie but I'd also LOVE to write for television. I'd love to get in a writing room and bat around ideas with a bunch of stressed-out writers. I'd love to see my words come out of the mouth of some actress. Of course I still hope to write books and find publishers to print them but I crave the personal interaction that novelists are deprived of. Screenwriting would give me that. I also long for the fast pace and pressure of television. I'm one of those weird people who thrive in high-anxiety work environment.
Is breaking into Hollywood a long shot? Um, yeah! I've never done anything like this before! Who am I to think that I can wiggle my way into an industry that everybody and their mother wants to be part of? On the other hand a few years ago no one thought I was going to be able to whip out a book and get it published and as you all know, Obsession, Deceit and Really Dark Chocolate will be my fourth release in 3 years.
So I'm going to try this and while I'm down here I'm also going to go back to my roots---no, I'm not talking about my ancestry; I'm talking about my passion for acting. Once upon a time I studied at The American Conservatory Theater and I've acted in several community productions but then I dropped the ball. I think fear kept me from really trying to make a living as an actress. I'm not naive enough to think that I'm going to be the next Eva Longoria but I do think I have a shot at landing a few commercials. Who knows? Maybe next time you see me on TV I'll have a bottle of Clorox in my hand.
But as excited as I am I'm also scared. It's not just me anymore, I have a son to consider. I'll have a lot less family support down here when it comes to childcare. I needed to put him in a new school no matter what but now I'm also putting him in a new apartment and a new city. And while I don't share my N. CA friends' loathing of their Southern neighbors, I will admit that the two areas of the state have little in common. Seattle, New York, Philadelphia all feel oddly familiar to me as a San Fransican. LA? A totally different ball game.
So yeah, I'm nervous. I'm cooking from scratch here and God only knows if I'll make a mess or a masterpeice. But at least I'm cooking and to be honest I'm kind of excited about that.
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
Pre-order your copy of OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE (in stores 09/07)!
Now that I've gotten that off my chest let me get back to last night's blog. As I mentioned, my son feels that God lets people decide their own fate, He just shows us the options. My boy then went on to add that the hard part comes when what you really want isn't on the menu.
He's absolutely right, but if what you want isn't on the menu do you really have to settle for something you're less passionate about? Sometimes the answer is an obviously yes. If you're tone deaf you're probably never going to star in an opera. That option isn't on the menu. But sometimes settling is nothing but another option. After all, if what you want isn't on the menu you could go home and try to cook up whatever it is you want on your own. Sure, it'll be messier and more time consuming and you could burn your dish or undercook it. If you're making your own recipe you could end up creating something that is completely inedible. Then again, you could create a masterpiece.
So right now I seem to be cooking something up in my metaphorical kitchen. As I've already told you, I'm moving. What I haven't said is that I'm moving to LA. When I tell people from Northern California this they look at me like I just told them that I was going to willingly lock myself in a room with a man who does nothing but run his fingernails up and down a chalkboard. Northern Californians are supposed to hate LA. It's something we learn to do in grade school along with our multiplication tables. But you also learn that if you want to write for the big or small screen LA is pretty much the only place to be.
I want to write for the screen. Of course I'd love to write a fabulous movie but I'd also LOVE to write for television. I'd love to get in a writing room and bat around ideas with a bunch of stressed-out writers. I'd love to see my words come out of the mouth of some actress. Of course I still hope to write books and find publishers to print them but I crave the personal interaction that novelists are deprived of. Screenwriting would give me that. I also long for the fast pace and pressure of television. I'm one of those weird people who thrive in high-anxiety work environment.
Is breaking into Hollywood a long shot? Um, yeah! I've never done anything like this before! Who am I to think that I can wiggle my way into an industry that everybody and their mother wants to be part of? On the other hand a few years ago no one thought I was going to be able to whip out a book and get it published and as you all know, Obsession, Deceit and Really Dark Chocolate will be my fourth release in 3 years.
So I'm going to try this and while I'm down here I'm also going to go back to my roots---no, I'm not talking about my ancestry; I'm talking about my passion for acting. Once upon a time I studied at The American Conservatory Theater and I've acted in several community productions but then I dropped the ball. I think fear kept me from really trying to make a living as an actress. I'm not naive enough to think that I'm going to be the next Eva Longoria but I do think I have a shot at landing a few commercials. Who knows? Maybe next time you see me on TV I'll have a bottle of Clorox in my hand.
But as excited as I am I'm also scared. It's not just me anymore, I have a son to consider. I'll have a lot less family support down here when it comes to childcare. I needed to put him in a new school no matter what but now I'm also putting him in a new apartment and a new city. And while I don't share my N. CA friends' loathing of their Southern neighbors, I will admit that the two areas of the state have little in common. Seattle, New York, Philadelphia all feel oddly familiar to me as a San Fransican. LA? A totally different ball game.
So yeah, I'm nervous. I'm cooking from scratch here and God only knows if I'll make a mess or a masterpeice. But at least I'm cooking and to be honest I'm kind of excited about that.
Kyra Davis
Bestselling Author of:
SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE,
PASSION, BETRAYAL AND KILLER HIGHLIGHTS
and
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING
Pre-order your copy of OBSESSION, DECEIT AND REALLY DARK CHOCOLATE (in stores 09/07)!
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