book log November 2012

Alas, another highly abbreviated book log. But since the reason for the lack of reviews was that I was busy writing a book of my own at long last, I'm not going to feel too guilty about it.

95) Gladys Mitchell -- Come Away, Death
Eighth Mrs Bradley mystery.
http://www.librarything.com/work/449636/

96) Agatha Christie -- Evil under the sun (audiobook)
Abridged on 3 CDs, and read by David Timson. Ably read by Timson, but I thought the abridgement was rather unsatisfying, as while it had sufficient information to solve the mystery, it didn't clear up what happened to some of the characters.
http://www.librarything.com/work/30059/summary/77717100

97) Mary Stewart -- The Gabriel Hounds
Romantic suspense set in the Lebanon, in the usual Mary Stewart style. Enjoyable fun.
http://www.librarything.com/work/96931

98) Gladys Mitchell -- Death and the Maiden
Twentieth Mrs Bradley mystery.
http://www.librarything.com/work/7978322

99) Agatha Christie -- Appointment with death (audiobook)
Abridged on 3 CDs, and read by Carole Boyd. Competently read, and a decent abridgement that's enjoyable to listen to, but as always with an abridgement it feels a bit thin.
http://www.librarything.com/work/15499/summary/77717090

2012 writing year

I will not be sad to see the back of 2012, for a number of reasons, including an exciting new repetitive strain injury. That little incident made it impossible to write new fiction wordage for some months. However, my various other medical issues were for once not such as to make it impossible to write, and I have been a lot more active as a writer than I had been for some years. In summary:

The existing fragments of the unfinished Syndicate story self-published on my website.

Short story A sparrow flies through accepted for The Mammoth Book of Erotic Quickies (forthcoming April 2012).

OOP short story And if I offered thee a bargain published by Musa Publishing.

First draft of co-authored novelette Circle of Glass finished.

Short story Naked re-released as a self-published ebook through SmashWords.

Some 15,000 words added to Taxman, the urban fantasy m/m romance novel, taking it to 40 kwords.

25,000 words on a new contemporary romance novel, Nice Tie.

( the long version )