Seems like every time I go on a road trip or signing tour, I come back and go into a shell for a while. Especially when it comes to blogs and tweets and all that bullshit. Just a decompression period or something. But then, right back at the grind. I've got books and stories to write here, and stuff to tell you about.
First, thanks to all the blogs that have been keeping track of me lately. Jed Ayres's HARDBOILED WONDERLAND interview was a long and tough one. I appreciate him giving me the chance to talk at length. Plus, the Pulp Pushergave Gischler and me a page to kill some time and pimp our products. Gotta love that mag.
I had a great time at indie bookstores all over the place. Since the last update, I was at Houston's Murder by the Book, always a great place to land, and Kansas City's I Love a Mystery, which is a wonderful store. It was my first time there, and I appreciated the low-key conversational approach they had, as I sat down with some readers and answered questions. Sold a good handful and a half of books. Thanks to Sean Doolittle for flying down to Houston and joining me on that leg of the tour, and to B. Clay Moore for showing me around the KC area. Not to mention how cool it was to hang out at The Foundry bar in KC with two of the best comics writers working now--Clay Moore and Jason Aaron--and wildass noir writer Scott Phillips.
Today, Marshal Zeringue has me talking about page 69 of Hogdoggin'. Always fun to give that a shot.
On July 16th, I'm heading over to Common Good Books in St. Paul to read and sign. I've heard a lot about this place, as I believe it's Garrison Keillor's store, and I'm excited for my first visit. Hope we can round up enough Twin Cities folks to pack the joint.
And now, I've got a lot of work to do...
Good to see you back, Neil. Now get back to work on the new book!
Posted by: Keith Rawson | June 18, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Welcome back, buddy. Good job getting the word out on Hogdoggin. You had me sold with the Virtual Biker Rally (well, really, you had me sold with Yellow Medicine). Take a break, you deserve it.
Posted by: Jason Duke | June 19, 2009 at 01:38 PM
Welcome home. Have a cold one on me.
Posted by: Frank Bill | June 20, 2009 at 08:06 AM