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Catherine de Medici

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Post by Misfit » Mon August 10th, 2009, 1:06 pm

[quote=""Leyland""]Regarding this fascinating queen, I am eagerly waiting for Chris Gortner's newest project, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici. Summer 2010 just seems too far away to wait.[/quote]

That's three of us, as I know chatterbox is on that list as well.
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Post by Divia » Mon August 10th, 2009, 5:29 pm

Maybe I should just read Chris version and chuck this other one.

I still have to read The last Queen. :o I was reading it then books from the lib came in.
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Post by zsigandr » Mon August 10th, 2009, 8:11 pm

I am very much looking forward to reading CW's take on Catherine as well! With The Last Queen being so well written and such a pleasure to read, I cannot wait to read this next book!
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Post by cw gortner » Mon August 10th, 2009, 11:51 pm

Gosh, you're all so sweet :) . Thank you for being eager to read my take on Madame de Medici; I know summer 2010 does seem a long way off, for me, as well, but that's how long it takes these days to get hardcovers scheduled. By the time the ball gets rolling with marketing, etc. then the time starts to fly.

I promise to keep you updated on the book's progress through the chain of command. Right now, final revised ms. is with my editor. But I do know that the summer 2010 date is scheduled, because I just answered a hefty questionnaire for that season, mostly around marketing plans for the book.

Now, I'm praying for a really spectacular cover.
THE QUEEN'S VOW available on June 12, 2012!
THE TUDOR SECRET, Book I in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles
THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI
THE LAST QUEEN


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Post by Divia » Tue August 11th, 2009, 12:40 am

Once the cover is finalized you have to post it here for us :) I'll be eager to see it. And I hope it is a great one
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Post by diamondlil » Tue August 11th, 2009, 9:46 am

I am sure there are more people waiting!
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Post by gyrehead » Tue August 11th, 2009, 11:32 pm

I pretty much loathed The Devil's Queen. She really tries to excuse Catherine of just about anything. Not so much as creating a rational but more of a "it wasn't her fault" approach. While I do think that Catherine was maligned I also think she was a product of her times. And her nurturing. I think not onyl was a strong female ruler more suspect but a strong female ruler who kept her power needed to be ruthless. Perhaps even more so than a male.

For me Catherine can be bloody and murderous and cunning and downright ambitiously grasping. Because otherwise she faced death or imprisonment or being stuck in a convent. I have no problem seeing a character male or female taking on rivals and getting rid of them before they got rid of you. If a male historical character does it he can still do and be portrayed sympathetically. Even be the "hero". When a woman does it she has to be evil. Or such an over-victim of circumstances coughKalogridiscough that really she has no control and is even worse of a wet rag.

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Post by cw gortner » Fri August 21st, 2009, 4:32 am

Some news on my Catherine de Medici book, as promised:

My revisions have been officially approved by my editor :D and the on-sale date is 5/25/2010.

As soon as I have cover art, I'll post.
THE QUEEN'S VOW available on June 12, 2012!
THE TUDOR SECRET, Book I in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles
THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI
THE LAST QUEEN


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Post by Divia » Fri August 21st, 2009, 4:49 am

Excellent.

I can't wait to see the cover. I hope its grand :)
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Post by Chatterbox » Fri August 21st, 2009, 6:40 pm

As Misfit says, Chatterbox is indeed pawing the ground, anxiously awaiting publication day. Maybe it will end up in Vine so I'll get to read it early???

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