An Update On The Update And A Bunch Of Random
04/27/09 | Books, Genius Mode, Movies, My Writings, Reviews | 4 Comments
For those of you who follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter, you’ll know all about the new love of my life, my iPhone! You’ll also know that I spent an hour typing out a blog post on my new iBlogger application… which promptly crashed as I was trying to post it. So, I’m going to try and retype as much of it as I can remember and try to post it again (I’m at work, so hopefully it doesn’t get lost again!).
It’s been a month since I started my last set of updates and I’ve written upwards of 18,000+ new words! My productivity has slowed dramatically now that I’m back at work (I’d taken a week of vacation to try and finish), but I’m still trucking along. I’ve only got one more chapter to rewrite and four others to revise! This is the closest to FINISHED my book has ever been. I’ve been plotting out my next books too, so all around the writing is going well! Cross your fingers for me that I can finish soon...
And now to the random:
THE READER came out on DVD, and it was just as amazing this time around as it was in theaters. Kate Winslet is extraordinary and no one has deserved their Academy Award more. I’m totally not biased.
I’m reading a book called BATTLE ROYALE, about a bunch of Asian students put on an island with various weapons and ordered to kill one another until only one survives. It’s a translation from either Japanese or Chinese, so the writing isn’t that good, but the story is good enough to keep me reading anyway!
The summer movie season is gearing up, starting with WOLVERINE this Friday. Be ready for my reviews coming in as I see them! I did just see 17 AGAIN and it was actually really good. Semi-predictable, but funny enough to make it worth it.
ThrillerFest is coming up in July, which I’m really excited about. It looks like it’s going to be as good or even BETTER than last year! And it’s nice to see all my friends who I only get to see once or twice a year, not to mention all of the writer eye candy! And don’t forget about all the free books! I think I got upwards of 30 last year. Let’s see if I can break that this time around! I’m going with my friend Dawn (whose wedding I’m going to in August!), which is who I went with last year and had a lot of fun! Should be a great time. And this time I get to go for the entire week versus just the long weekend. Fun!
I think that’s enough for now. Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather we’ve been having (except Dawn, who lives where it’s still SNOWING!)...!!!
Until next…
Kyle W. Kerr
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Comment by Kyle :: Apr 27, 2009
Pam - Haha! I know. Who can get ANYTHING done when they have an iPhone staring them down? It’s been a challenge, let me tell you...! In the original post I talked about some of the applications I’m having fun using, but I couldn’t bear the thought of typing it all out and losing it again, so I didn’t bother!
Totally suped about ThrillerFest! And this year I’ll know a few more of the authors personally, so it’ll be cool to be able to walk up to Steve Berry and say “Hey Steve!” and have him say “Hey Kyle!” in return in his Southern drawl! (Hopefully he’ll remember my name after spending a week with me in Honolulu!)
Don’t worry, one day they’ll be paying us to attend all the conferences!
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Comment by Robin :: Apr 29, 2009
Woo hoo on the writing, Kyle! That’s fantastic! And I’m embarrassed to say my iPhone doesn’t distract me too much. Although I’ve been good about not looking into too many apps - the computer takes up enough of my time as it is!
Have a great time at ThrillerFest! I’m sure Steve will remember you!
Oh, and I can’t wait for the summer movies! Totally excited for Wolverine! And Star Trek! And the romantic in me can’t wait to see the Jennifer Garner/Matthew McConneghy (did I spell that right?) movie, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, this weekend!
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Woot on the trucking! And doing it while playing with a new iPhone? Amazing!
Again, jealous that you’re going to ThrillerFest, but I’ll be at RWA again this year, so I’ll get the writer vibe, too.
(That is, if I’m not watching all of the summer blockbusters!)