I am so excited! I just got the cover for my August 2008 release, DARK WARRIOR UNLEASHED. I love the art department at Pocket and all the hard work they put into giving me such wonderful covers. What makes this one extra special is that it is the first book in […]
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A New Title and a hot cover!
January 31, 2008; 1:30 am
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Sometimes you just have to jump.
January 30, 2008; 10:40 am
Raise your hand if you’ve ever parachuted out of a plane.
Mine is not raised.
Raise your hand if you regularly break the speed light by a noticeable margin (i.e. the amount that will attract the attention of the police).
Mine is not raised.
Raise your hand if you like to free climb sheer rock cliffs.
Mine is not raised.
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Rewriting sux
January 28, 2008; 1:45 pm
I’ve heard a rumor about a best-selling novelist who only writes her first drafts and then has her staff rewrite them for her to make them print ready.
That sounds really good to me.
At this moment, I have two finished first drafts staring at me. Actually, they’re giving me the evil eye. One is a young […] -
27 Dresses and True Love
January 27, 2008; 10:40 am
Yesterday I went to the movies to see… You got it, 27 Dresses. It was a very cute movie, and I liked it a lot. Much more than some romantic comedies I have seen.
The heroine was pretty, though not stunningly so. She was sweet and kind and a tad awkward. She was smart and funny (though […] -
The Visual Writer
January 25, 2008; 9:21 am
When you close your eyes, can you see a square? Can you visualize it in different colors–purple, red, green, on different backgrounds? Can you put it in a circle and set it in motion? Spin the circle, then cube the square. Then can you tilt the entire spinning apparatus on an axis and think about […]
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Romancing the cat!
January 24, 2008; 8:29 am
Last Friday I had the privilege of attending a talk given by Blake Snyder, author of SAVE THE CAT! –The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need (ISBN 13 978 1 932907001). What an amazing evening that was! Blake is a successful screenwriter and teaches master classes on the subject. […]
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Mr. Midnight Hour: Vampire Challenge
January 21, 2008; 4:22 pm
Okay, it’s been a little while since I did a Mr. Midnight Hour (aka: my topic for when I can’t think of a single intelligent, or not so intelligent, thing to say here on the blog).
I love vampires. However, I don’t always love the television shows associated with vampires. Case in point: Moonlight. I don’t […] -
The Polymorphic Vampire
January 18, 2008; 8:58 am
I’m signing this Friday evening at the University Bookstore on University Ave in Seattle, with Richelle Mead. (Kickoff time is 7pm.) So this might be a tad rushed.
I’m thinking about vampires, and why they have survived–as folklore, as horror stories, as urban fantasy, as paranormal romance. It’s pretty simple–they’re shapeshifters.
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We are the champions!
January 17, 2008; 9:56 am
I have to admit that I’ve gotten a bit caught up in the NFL playoff games this year. Normally I’m more of a baseball fan (GO, MARINERS!), but my husband and son are ardent fans of the gridiron. Maybe when that much of a sport is playing in the background all […]
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Vacation brain
January 15, 2008; 12:08 pm
It’s been a long time since my family went on a “real” vacation. Like 7 years ago. Oh, we went on outings and weekends, but not a long get-away-from-everything vacation.
We just got back Thursday (11:59 a.m. they said–give me a break, it was Friday) from our first ever trip to Hawaii. We were gone for 8 days […] -
Mine It Deep, Dig It Hard
January 11, 2008; 4:41 pm
I’m late this morning. Fighting off a cold, which means I collapsed in bed early last night and was only awakened this morning by Someone Else’s alarm clock. Between the two events were vivid dreams, involving (get ready for the list) bread dough, Tripods, clowns, cornfields, barns full of rotting potatoes, trying to make coffee […]
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Fangs a lot!
January 10, 2008; 1:00 am
I know it’s been said before on The Midnight Hour, but I have to say it again. I LOVE vampire stories. I read several ongoing series about vampires and really enjoy the diversity in the mythologies that so many clever writers have come up with for our fanged friends. Or should that […]
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Welcome to the Big Apple!
January 9, 2008; 1:51 am
I am proud to announce that I am no longer faceless.
At least, I am no longer faceless to two very important people. Not anymore.
And I am less faceless to a third.
Yesterday, on my way home from visiting family for the holidays, I stopped off in NYC for a whirlwind tour of Publishing Central (aka all the […] -
Hey jealousy
January 7, 2008; 2:35 pm
One thing I rarely see discussed on writer’s blogs is professional jealousy. Usually (on the surface) fellow writers, when hearing of the good news others have received on loops or blogs or whatnot, are all “good for you!” and “hooray, I knew you could do it!”
Some of them even mean it.
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Goal Setting for 2008
January 3, 2008; 3:00 am
Well, here it is—the start of another year and that always acts as a signal to me that it’s time to set some goals for myself. Don’t you hate that??? It’s like my conscience decides to throw its weight around a bit and force me to examine what I managed to accomplish in […]