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Well, I think I said to you all in December that I'd be getting back to you in 2010. But six months? A trifle long. Here I am, having just taken my first swim after a very murky, cold spring. That's why I'm so enjoying writing the next Sharon McCone novel, CITY OF WHISPERS, which takes place during a warm and sunny September. A friend of mine always has a Beginning of Summer party that month, because it's when the city shines.
Sharon McCone's next case, COMING BACK, is slated for late October. In it, she struggles to regain her former self after suffering Locked In Syndrome, and finds it not that easy to do. As you may recall, in LOCKED IN, Sharon McCone has been shot in the head and is in a semi comatose state--she can hear, see, but not move or communicate except by eye blinks--yet in the end puts the final touches to the solution of who shot her.
I'm on the home stretch with CITY OF WHISPERS which, as you may suspect features San Francisco in its various fascinating aspects. Interesting that I'm finishing the book this week, which is predicted to be the hottest of the year. Due to some natural rhythm, I always finish then, and have to work in my bathing suit.
It's been a quiet year, although I did travel to Portland, Oregon, for the Public Library Association's yearly meeting, where I spoke at the banquet with fellow writers--and favorites--Chelsea Cain and Sue Grafton--then spent a few days touring the McMinnville area for settings for the book under progress (to say nothing of wine tasting, fine dining, and spending time with old friends). Travels for the rest of the summer will be limited to shuttling up and down the coast to Bill's and my own version of Touchstone--which always gives me inspiration.
Back to you in the fall. Really!
Marcia
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