Of Book Tours, Good Heath & Awesome Writers

Slipping this tidbit in here for the Healthy Writers Club over at Shallee McArthur's blog. On a Friday, each writer will put up a post about what they've done for that week to improve their health and tie it to their writing in some way. 

Didn't get a lot done this week except for a half-hour exercise session on two days. Having read some scary statistics on the effects of sitting down for most of the day, I'm determined to do a bit better. I don't think about it often, but I spend a lot of time on my butt, which picks up when I get home and it's time to edit. 



I probably won't get much done on the weekend, but we'll see.

I’ve said thanks a ton of times to the wonderful bloggers who hosted me on the book tour for Distraction. I’ll be in-boxing them again in the days to come, but still want to express another round of thanks for helping to make the tour happen.

The prizewinners have been contacted and mailing arrangements made and now, it’s back to work for me. Haven’t put anything together yet in terms of a post on my experiences, but that’s in the works.  Just in case you’re thinking of asking, yes, a blog tour is totally worth doing. Even if you don’t see an immediate upturn in sales, remember you’ve left your imprint all over the internet for eternity.  People will find you long after the festivities are over and you will have made more connections along the way.

Now, going in the opposite direction…

Writers (and lately, actors—namely, Idris Elba) continue to leave me in awe. Last night, I watched an episode of the BBCAM crime drama, Luther. It was about a heist and a money launderer, whose wife was kidnapped by persons in search of eighteen elusive diamonds. All the episodes I’ve seen so far are great, but this one had some amazing plot twists that swept me into the story and knocked me flat. The storyline, and acting by Elba and Steven Mackintosh—who plays DCI Ian Reed—was superb. 

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Most times, when I watch weeklies and movies, I don’t think about the writing that goes into the production. Last night though, I thought about the amazing talent of Neil Cross, novelist, true crime writer and obviously, a television script writer.

Not sure how I’m gonna remember to do this, since my attention span is tiny, but I have to find out when the re-runs are on, so I can watch this particular episode again. In Luther, Cross has created a driven, compelling and memorable character, and of course, Elba is soooo hot in this role! Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Reminds me of Vincent D’Onofrio in Law & Order Criminal Intent. Found a video of Elba discussing Luther, plus a little bonus. 

Now that I’m done rambling and wiped the slobber from my keyboard, I’ll follow the formula and ask which series or movie you’ve watched lately that made you think about the awesomeness of the actors/crew/writers.