by Lisa Fernow | Oct 2, 2014 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes, Goddess Fish Blog Tour
The lovely people at Book ‘Em North Carolina asked me to explain why I used tango as the backdrop for murder in Dead on Her Feet, and particularly why I selected the dance floor as the place where the victim is (well, that would spoil things wouldn’t...
by Lisa Fernow | Jul 22, 2014 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes
Yes, you saw this here first – this is a camel mobile library, one of Clancy Tucker’s pictures from his blog on the various clever ways libraries reach out to their patrons. Storyteller, author, publisher, photographer, human rights activist, social...
by Lisa Fernow | Apr 27, 2014 | Accomplices, Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes
Last month I had the pleasure of launching Dead on Her Feet in Seattle at a really cool supper club, the Velvet Underground Dining Experience. We enjoyed some high altitude Argentine wines from John Isley of Vinos Argentinos, great empanadas and hors d’oeuvres...
by Lisa Fernow | Feb 3, 2014 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes
Kate Burkett, my marketing manager at Booktrope, had a very funny idea to create rap sheets for each of my main characters. Sort of like flash cards. Instead of mug shots I went for shoes – all of which you can really buy, if you look...
by Lisa Fernow | Oct 20, 2013 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes
Here are some very preliminary concepts for Dead on Her Feet, designed by the very talented Loretta Matson of Booktrope. They use stock photos and fonts, and we are just starting to think about how to develop them further (questions range from how big should the...
