Costuming Shout-out!

For all you good costumers headed out to CostumeCon 2008 in San Jose, CA, I offer for you a few links of interest!

• Lacis- The quintessential destination for any historical costumer! No TV special or website does it justice. They feature a fantastic book selection, hard-to-find patterns, boning, grommets, hat blanks, millinery supplies, and an entire museum of antique through vintage through retro items for sale.
• Stone Mountain and Daughter- Not too far from Lacis, Stone Mountain and Daughter is a GREAT resource for wools, brocades, velvets, and whatever else they find to sell at low-low prices!
• Dark Garden Corsets- If you are going to be across the Bay in San Francisco, visit Dark Garden for a fun afternoon of corsetry and coquetry!
• BustleDress- A St. Helena vintage costumer's paradise! They are an online establishment, but if you are bringing a group, I would recommend giving a call and seeing if you can arrange a tour!
• A listing from Sewing San Jose!
  
• Aladdin's Lamp- A theatrical costume supply store. Make-up, masks, fun stuff!

And don't you DARE leave San Jose without seeing:

• The Winchester Mystery House

• Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium

Drop me a line if you want more information! I am still investigating my ability to go to the Con, and I will happily lead tours to various adventurous locales!!

Hypericon this weekend in Nashville, TN

Hello chaps and chapesses!
This weekend is Hypericon here in Nashville. The full schedule can be found here!

My personal schedule is here:

• Friday: 9pm Dialogue: This Is How People Really Talk
• Saturday: Noon Costuming - It's In The Details
• Saturday: 1pm SIGNING
• Saturday: 4pm READING
• Saturday: 8pm Making The Unbelievable Believable (Yes, this is opposite the Masquerade. Please come see me for a little while at least??)
• Sunday: 11am History of Lingerie (Me and the decadent ladies of Big City Burlesque in vintage undies. NOT TO BE MISSED! And you might learn something too!)

Hope to see y'all there!

The winds of change

Ah, it has been far too long since I have updated to you, my dear friends and readers.
There have been a lot of changes in my small literary world, and I should be able to explain all of it in the next week or two. Somethings are legal matters and must remain under wraps for the time being. Others are just too new to comment upon and when I know something, you'll know something.

Until then, take care 'til I come back... and don't burn the internet down!

It's MAY already!

Where does the time go??

I look back and realize that I haven't posted since March! Mercy!

There, unfortunately, is very little to report at this time. I have been busy in the world of non-fiction and equally busy dealing with a whole slew of issues with my novel, none of which I am at liberty to talk about here.
I was also very, very ill...but I am doing much better now. Better living through science and all.

There should be some news forthcoming, but for now, good readers, I will remind you that my next event/appearance will be the BookExpo America in NYC over the first week of June.
I will be hanging out in the city a few days prior to the event, so drop me a line and we can have a coffee at Veselka's!

Congrats to Elizabeth Donald!

Good friend and fellow writer Elizabeth Donald was honored with the Darrell Award for her short story "Wonderland" at this year's Mid-South Convention in Memphis, TN.
"Wonderland" comes from her short story collection, Setting Suns published by New Babel Books.

Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Congrats to Jeri Smith-Ready!

Recently, I had Jeri Smith-Ready's book, Eyes of Crow recommended to me by a friend and fan of my work. I confess that I haven't gotten to read it yet, but I have it on order from Amazon and am eagerly anticipating it.
Imagine my surprise that this debut novel of hers has shown up as a RITA finalist for Best First Novel! (the RITA Award is the big award for Romance writing and is given out annually by the Romance Writers of America in a variety of categories.)

I have some more congratulations to give out for another friend and another award, but that deserves a post all its own!

Springing forward!

Oh, the post-holiday, after-Valentine's, not-quite-summer-reading time is upon us.
The time when almost all authors look at their flagging sales and sigh.

But, I am not going to be downhearted about the relative flatline of this time of year. Instead, I think I may go work on some on my upcoming fiction and slip you good readers a little teaser...or two.



The first is that Seven Times a Woman, my fantastical pseudo-myth set in almost-Japan is being officially considered by the firm my publisher works with that distributes mass market books to CVS Pharmacies, but also Ekerd's and Rite Aid (yes, Rite Aid! Hear that West Coasters??). No further news beyond that, but it is a good start. It went to them with the highest recommendations from my beloved editor.



The second is that I have gotten permission to reference Loreena McKennitt and some of her lyrics in my current novel, To Shining Sea, about a Selkie girl who plays in an Irish band.



Lastly, please stop by my website. It is all shiny and new (with some updates that still need to happen)! Please remember to update your bookmarks/favorites. The /mambo on the end of the URL will lead you to a 404 NOT FOUND message.
And in these website updates, I am still on the hunt for fan art, so if my writing has inspired you and you would like to share that with the world, please send me an email!

I LIVE!

I have surfaced for air from my latest costume history textbook project.

HUZZAH!!

And now, I shall play some WoW to decompress and then go head off to the Centennial Sportsplex and see if I can't join the Women's Hockey League here in Nashville.

But don't despair, fair readers, I shall be far more attentive to you now!
I have news for you....but that's for tomorrow. Because after five weeks of hellbent writing to get this project in on time...I am damn tired of typing.

(Actually, this is not me. My NE is named Lilia and I play on Garona. But this toon is pretty similar to mine.)

Anon!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Great big hugs and kisses with all sorts of frilly hearts and everything that sparkles to my family, friends, and fans!

I am also sending out vibes for some black leather and spikes for those of you who'd prefer not to have anything frilly. ^_~

(You can't see it, but I am wearing pink fishnets under that black Victorian Gothilicious jacket!)


Happy Valentine's Day!

Book signings and YOU!

The time has come!
Premium Press America will be holding a signing featuring me and two other authors!
I will be signing copies of A Year and A Day at the Barnes & Noble in Cool Springs this Saturday!
Consider yourself INVITED!




A large turnout is my aim, here. And for two very good reasons:

1. I would love to see you! And it would be awfully shiny to have fans there, otherwise we will all look pretty silly.
2. A gaggle of Sara Harvey fans clamoring for my autograph will also make a stellar impression to the good people of PPA. Not only will this make the people who sign my checks very happy, it will also look good to any potential agents and larger publishers.

So, if you plan on being in Nashville on Saturday...or if you want to plan to plan to be in Nashville this Saturday, come on by the Barnes & Noble and say hello!

The pertinent details are as follows:

• WHAT: A Valentine's Day themed book signing featuring yours truly!
• WHERE: The Barnes & Noble in Cool Springs, Brentwood, TN (Brentwood is about 20 minutes south of downtown Nashville). Please call 615-377-9799 for details!
• WHEN: Saturday, February 3rd at 1pm(CST)
  

Cool Springs is a huge shopping and eating district and I plan to go have some sushi or cheesecake or something else celebratory after the event. I would be glad of your company if you are so inclined as to come along!

Oh and *mumblemumblerumormumblebuzzSevenTimesaWomanmumblebuzzmumble*
(Intelligible details to follow in a soonish fashion, I promise!)

Hope to see you on Saturday!

Event Updates!

12-14 January~ Arisia Convention~ Cambridge, MA
26-28 January~ Chattacon Convention~ Chattanooga, TN

Just added!
3 February~ "A Little Romance" Signing at Barnes & Noble, Cool Springs~ Franklin, TN
My FIRST OFFICIAL PUBLISHER SIGNING!!!

If you are in the vicinity of Nashville at all, please come out and show your support! Details on the time on Saturday2/3 will be forthcoming!

Premium Press America's Website!

The Premium Press America website is finally live! Not all links work, but you can noodle around in the Romance section and check me out!
Currently, A Year and A Day is the featured Romance title! Come check me out!

And have you posted your review on Amazon yet? This holiday downtime is a GREAT chance to catch up on reading and reviewing! I know I did! I think I posted two long-overdue reviews this week and I still have one more yet to go.
And even if you don't want to leave a review, or don't feel that you really have the time to write one, you can vote on the "usefulness" of those who have reviewed before you!


I hope everyone is enjoying the 12 Days of Christmas. I love them, myself, but I can do without the waterfowl.
A little bit of 12 Days trivia...if you got each of the items mentioned in the song you would receive 81 gifts.
BUT if you got each item mentioned in the song EACH TIME it was mentioned...that makes 364 presents!
That's a lot of partridges and pear trees!

Merry Christmas!!

Whether you celebrate, or not, I hope everyone is having a magical day today! And I hope that Santa left YOU something special, too!

Me, I choose to take a bit of on Eponine route...Matt and I had quite the Solstice party with creole pasta (not the least bit traditional, but eh...details!) and a bottle of fabulous Shiraz red wine. We couldn't stay up to meet the sunrise of a new year (damn day jobs!!)...but we did enjoy the quiet joy of the longest night and in the style of the Kushiel books of of our friend, fellow author Jacqueline Carey, we wished one another joie!

And here it is, Christmas morning and I am back in my beloved California. After a whirlwind of European-style feasting, revelry, and gifts last night, I have come home to my childhood house to the traditional day-after presents and cookies for breakfast with my parents. Well, with my Dad. My Mom is a nurse so she is at work today, bringing Christmas cheer to the entirety of the hospital, I am sure! She is a little Eponine-like, herself! But she'll be joining us for Christmas dinner, which will be much more subdued than the delightful chaos of last night and will round out the two-day event that Christmas has always been in my family.

So, have a merry day everyone. Good luck and good cheer! I drink to you, all of my loving and loyal readers! Thank you all for selling me out on Amazon so many times that they have taken to calling my distributor and publisher and asking for more books!

I love you all, I hope you know that. YOU are what makes this all worthwhile, YOU are what keeps me going, YOU are who I am writing for. I want to bring joy and wonder to YOUR life and I never want to let YOU down.

Happy Holidays to YOU. Yes, YOU!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and may JOY be yours all the days fo your life!

Happy Solstice!

Happy Solstice, everyone! I hope as the longest night passes behind us that we all embrace the oncoming year with grace and strength!

Currently, I am hanging out at the "in-law's" and making cookies.

I have been doing very well on Amazon, sold through 3 times in December. Thanks everyone! Keep it up!

And don't forget to keep warm.
Baby, it's cold outside!

A warm hello on a cold night.

Happy December!!!!!!!!!

All is well in the world of me.

It snowed on me this morning in soft, glittery swirls. When the clouds blew away, the temperature continued to drop until it got bitterly cold. 20 degress when I was driving home from the mall. They say Nashville will hit a low of 14 degrees tonight. Damn chilly for the South!

My Holiday shopping goes well. I secured a copy of a very hard-to-find book for Matt's dad: Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape: Odd Wines from Around the World. Yay!
And the rest of the family...blown glass. I get a hell of a discount. ^_^

Book sales continue to go strongly, I have had a few people take up my holiday offer. There is still time for you to get your hands on a copy of A Year and A Day for $10 including first class shipping! Act now!

I hope everyone's December is going well with bright lights, cold nights, and hot cider!

HOLIDAY SALE!!!!!

AMAZING HOLIDAY SALE!!!!

Order directly from me and save some holiday green!

BOOKS ONLY $10 SHIPPING INCLUDED!

Orders will be accepted ONLY UNTIL DECEMBER 20th!
CLICK HERE TO ORDER

(Simply fill out the "Contact Sara" form and type "Holiday Sale" in the message title window. Make sure to include your mailing address and the personalized greeting you'd like included in the body of the message. I will email you a confirmation and payment option information. Your book will be mailed first class {other shipping methods are not included in this sale} as soon as payment is received!)

HELP WANTED!

This is James Willingham, the Chairman of Auto Retailing Today. What is he doing in my blog? He's telling you that I need some HELP!

A Year and A Day is back in stock at Amazon.
The holidays are coming up.
There is only one review posted thus far.

...does anyone see where I am going with this?

This is what I want NEED from you:

1. BUY BOOKS. A Year and A Day makes a great gift! It is PERFECT for an in-law, a friend, a secretary, a cousin, teacher, officemate, person you hardly know, etc.
   
2. POST YOUR REVIEW! I KNOW that just about every single one of you reading this via LiveJournal (34 people at last count!) has read the book and really enjoyed it. I can count on at least two or three or ten of you to post your opinions, right? The more reviews the better I look to the Average Joe (or Average Joanne) that is cruising through Amazon looking for gift ideas.
3. If you like to indulge in Amazon.com's "ListMania," please think of including me on one of those lists. (Unless it is a list of "Books that SUCK by people I despise," then don't worry about including me, I'll manage. ^_~)
4. I am open to suggestions for otherwise marketing the hell out of the book. I should have some signings coming up here in a little while, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled for changes in the Event Calendar at my website!

Thanks everyone for all your continued support and dedication to me and my work. You all mean the world to me and I am very lucky to have such great fans that are also wonderful friends!!
Just think of the fabulous bragging rights you'll have when I get to be super-famous!! You want that right? "Oh yeah, Sara M. Harvey, she's cool. She's a friend of mine, ya know."

And don't forget that if you want a personalized autographed copy of either version of the cover, just drop me an email at my website and I can have that out to you ASAP!

Thanks everyone! Let us make this season a success!!!!!!!!!!

Apologies to my LiveJournal syndicated readers!

I apologize for Blogger republishing my entire blog back to LJ. I switched over to Blogger Beta and evidently it got carried away!

We'll just think of it as a splendid trip down memory lane, okay?

January Convention Appearances

Ok, I have gotten approval back for my Guest status at two conventions in January.
Arisia in Cambridge, MA January 12-14, 2007 and Chattacon in Chattanooga, TN January 26-28, 2007.
Yay! I am hoping you can come on out and see me!

(me at Pi-Con with Jacqueline Carey on a religion panel. Did I mention I amtheir Official Guest of Awesome in August?)

Long time no update!

Yes, I know, but honestly, life has slowed down a bit and I don't want to bore y'all with the silly details.
Trust me, slow has been a nice change!

But some news:

• A Year and A Day is sold out at Amazon yet again! More are on the way! Marketplace also still has about 7 copies in stock. But I have consistently sold out my stock at Ingram and...that leads me to bullet-point the second
• Ingram is now interested in my event schedule for the coming year. They would like to coordinate having books in stock in stores where I will be appearing and the like. Which takes me to bullet-point the third
• I should be having some signings/readings/events in Nashville between Thanksgiving and Christmas. More details on that when I get them. Trust me, you will be in the know!
• On a somewhat related note, the pile of books stacked on my pallet is slowly but surely shrinking. Nowhere close to sell-through though, but we are getting there bit by bit, book by book. I think I am ahead of everyone else, though! ^_~
• And lastly, Seven Times a Woman is getting a good reception at Premium Press America. I think they might be interested in it, but nothing has been settled on that front. I have only gotten word that Lanier, my publishing editor and one of my all-time favorite people in the universe, is really enjoying it thus far. Again, more news when I get it!

So these days, I am waiting on hearing my event schedule and working away on "Safehouse."
Currently, I am at 5,000 words out of a target number of 95,000. Trying to parlay a little of this NaNoWriMo energy into getting the jump on this latest novel, which will be my third. ^_^

And I'll be leaving you with a couple pictures from SalonCon.
This was the Friday Night Masquerade, I went as a "Dragon Lady," a sort of Asian fusion mishmosh which included a corset, hakama, a burn-out velvet drapey wrap, and faux-geisha make-up.

That's it for now, I have a few little things to do around the house, then I think I will be going out to track down some lunch at Sam and Zoe's and get some writing done! I have a few days off, I am going to try and make the most of them!

Until later!