http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ Various ramblings from TL Hines, fiction author of the books "Waking Lazarus" and "The Dead Whisper On" en-us willieeverlearn@yahoo.com 2007-11-20T08:20:47-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000353.php Yesterday, I finally finished the first draft of my third novel, tentatively titled CREEP CLUB. This was a tough one to get through for me (mostly because of outside circumstances, and not because of the story itself), so it felt... 353@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-11-20T08:20:47-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000352.php I'm on the home stretch for my next novel--due to the publisher November 19th--and really liking how everything is converging for the big, climactic scenes. I was worried for a while, because this particular novel is more complex, plot-wise, than... 352@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-11-10T14:19:57-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000351.php This Sunday, November 4th, I will be doing an o-fish-ul reading and signing from my new book, THE DEAD WHISPER ON, at the Billings Barnes & Noble. The event will be part of a fundraising day for the Parmly Billings... 351@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-11-02T11:38:06-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000349.php This week, I received word that Waking Lazarus has sold its first foreign rights. For Indonesia. Yes, Indonesia. I suppose I expected the first foreign rights to be sold in, I don't know, Mexico. Or Germany. Or France. Or, pretty... 349@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-10-26T14:29:24-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000348.php Last week, I found out The Dead Whisper On is now a finalist for the best book cover in the First Annual Evangelical Christian Publishers Association/Dickinson Press Book Cover Award. Even more interesting, it's the only fiction title selected as... 348@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-10-12T10:21:29-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000347.php Having two books out now, I'm entering the land of "which book is best" with readers; I'm hearing from folks who have read both, and are offering their comments. I'm seeing an interesting pattern emerge. The majority of people I... 347@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-09-29T10:32:16-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000346.php Last week, I found out The Dead Whisper On has officially gone to a second printing...which is wonderful news. Once again, it looks as if my dear mother has managed to purchase several thousand copies. I've also neglected to mention... 346@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-09-10T06:29:19-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000345.php Even as we speak (okay, we're not really speaking, but you know what I mean), book #2, The Dead Whisper On is hitting the shelves. There's probably one, sitting cold, alone and in need of a good home, at your... 345@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-07-30T17:01:25-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000343.php I'm sure many of you have noticed my extended absence from updated entries. Well, this time I have a really, really good excuse: I was diagnosed with Grade I Follicular Lymphoma last month. This week (tomorrow, in fact), I'll be... 343@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-06-25T11:40:34-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000311.php In various forums and discussion lists I frequent, I see constant questions about the CBA (Christian Booksellers Association) and what can/can't be done in CBA-published books. My eyes start to glaze over after a little while, because I think people... 311@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-04-04T09:23:58-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000310.php When folks find out I write novels (and with the second one on shelves in a few short months, I just love being able to say 'novels'), they usually gravitate toward a standard set of questions. "Where do you get... 310@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-02-08T08:03:54-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000309.php International Thriller Writers, a fine organization I'm proud to be a part of, is sponsoring a contest for a complete library of 150 AUTOGRAPHED thrillers--by top authors such as Joseph Finder, Tess Gerritsen, John Lescroart, Gayle Lynds, David Baldacci and,... 309@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2007-01-06T07:45:12-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000308.php I have to tell you 2006 has been a memorable year for me in so many ways. Undoubtedly, the highlight was the release of my debut novel, "Waking Lazarus." I mean, that alone would be cause celebré for someone who... 308@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2006-12-28T15:12:13-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000307.php Last Saturday, I ventured to the mailbox and opened it to find something I've not seen in many, many moons: one of my own self-addressed stamped envelopes. "That's odd," I said to myself as I pulled the envelope out of... 307@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2006-11-21T09:43:02-07:00 http://www.tlhines.com/blog/000306.php At the big ICRS show this past summer, I was able to attend a keynote speech by Eugene Peterson at the fabulous LoDo Tattered Cover bookstore. Okay, so I was only able to attend about half of that keynote, as... 306@http://www.tlhines.com/blog/ 2006-11-17T12:46:50-07:00