shiny artwork

Tch, i posted this on facespace then forgot to add it here as well. Oh blogging, why are you so difficult?

Anyway, this is the beautiful shiny artwork for my upcoming book, "Home Ground", due to be released in the next month or so (fingers crossed, as always). The artwork is by the wonderful and talented Juan Moore, and i don't think i could be happier with the way it's turned out.

here are some things you probably didn't about Juan:

1. His name is pronounced the Manx way: Joo-ann. Which is a shame because it totally ruins all the "Juan Moore time" jokes we could be making.
2. He's officially designated as a National Treasure, as he's currently running an exhibition in the Manx Museum here in Douglas.
3. We very nearly share a birthday - he is one day younger than me. So as well as being a talented bastard, he's also a young whippersnapper. Dammit.

Also, if you ever do happen to meet him, ask to see the photograph he carries in his wallet. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

progress of the slow kind

sent out the back-cover blurb for "Home Ground" to Mr Publisher yesterday - it took ages to do, because i hate writing blurbs. It's probably my least favourite part of the writing process. I'd rather write ten thousand new words than a hundred for a blurb. It also doesn't help that i'm rubbish at it.

Blurgh. Oh well, it's done now.

that space-cadet glow

Y'all may have gathered that i'm not the most tech-savvy person in the world, which is why it's taken me this long to figure out how to create an author page on Facespace:

Rakie Keig - now likeable on Facebook

So if you're "logged on" to the local "interweb", please "like" me. If you do, i promise to stop using bunny ears to highlight my technological failings. Also, facebook sends me lovely emails telling me "so-and-so likes you", which makes me feel about ten years old again.