I wanted to use this blog to talk about the writing process in general, but today I need to cross-pollinate a bit and talk about my book specifically.
My editor told me that the tentative release date for my book is April 2009. Eek! Six months away! One of the things I have to figure out is my launch party - mostly, a place and a theme. As far as a place, I’ve got some ideas, but a theme? I may need some suggestions in that department.
Here are some of the main elements of the story:
1. Peri (my P.I.) used to clean houses for a living.
2. Her favorite drink is a dirty martini with four olives.
3. Her client is a Dean Martin fanatic.
4. The case revolves around a severed hand and a famous piece of jewelry, called ‘The Forever Roses’ ring, because the biggest diamond has been cut so its facets look like rose petals.
Now, what do I do with these ingredients?
4 comments:
You need a bar with the word "roses" or "rose" in its name. Music from the Dean Martin era playing. You wouldn't have to pay for the drinks, but have the bar do a dirty martini with 4 olives as their special of the night and call it the Freezer Burn. Maybe give away tiny or toy cleaning utensils. See if you can get a local company to donate giveaways with their logo on it. Can't find a bar with "rose" in the name? Find any bar and hang a banner inside temporarily re-naming it.
Wow, some nice ideas. Thanks!
just found your sight, and am an aspiring writer too!! Not as good as you but now that you can be a reference for me perhaps I'll improve !! Love those horses !
I think you should hire Helen -- she knows her stuff :-)
I can't think of a bar with "rose" in the name off the top of my head, but there is Napa Rose restaurant inside Disney's Grand Californian hotel. It's a terrific place, often rated the best in O.C. Oh, and La Vie en Rose in Brea, also top-notch.
And there's a bar called the Martini Blues Supper Club in Huntington Beach. Not terribly close to you, but it has "martini" in the name :-)
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