It’s Friday again, which means another chapter of Selene is live. And it’s time for another writing post. This time I have a subject I promised to treat–the irrepressible Fanbot*, this last week, asked me if I work on stories in a linear fashion, or in a non-linear fashion. (I did type “non-linearly” but my […]
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Linear Or Not, The Book’s Going DOWN
August 29, 2008; 2:47 pm
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I love clever . . .
August 28, 2008; 7:42 am
Okay, I really should be working this morning, but unfortuntely I’m not because yesterday I bought DARK LIGHT. Instead writing my latest Paladin story, I’m lost in the wonderful world Jayne Ann Krentz (writing as Jayne Castle) has created for her stories set on Harmony, an Earth-like planet where the human settlers have developed […]
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An author’s gift
August 26, 2008; 9:53 am
I’ve been listening to the audio book of James Lee Burke’s THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN and I sit in my car and shake my head at his incredible writing. His gift for description of place, people, time is beyond anything I’ve ever read. He has such a gift that I believe is untouchable.
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The Friday Writing Post…That Isn’t
August 22, 2008; 1:56 pm
I’m a bit scattered–a week full of releases, both the free serial and otherwise, will do that to you. (By the way, it’s Friday, so a new chapter of Selene is up.) It’s been a little bit since I sat down and did a coherent post, and here it is Friday–which means a writing post.
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Winner of HOTTER THAN HELL
August 19, 2008; 7:52 pm
Congrats to…. MARGAY!!Margay, please email me your mailing address and I’ll pass the info along to Jackie. Thanks everyone for commenting and thank you to Jackie for being our guest yesterday!
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Guest Blogger: Author Jackie Kessler
August 18, 2008; 12:01 pm
The Midnight Hour is thrilled to welcome Jackie Kessler whose HOTTER THAN HELL was released at the beginning of the month. It received a 4-1/2 star Top Pick! from Romantic Times and has a hero to die for. Literally. Be entered to WIN a signed copy of the book and experience the incubus Daunuan’s (hot, […]
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The Romance of Deletion
August 15, 2008; 2:29 pm
I see a lot of young writers doing this, and I thought I’d just drop a quiet word. You all know how I feel about timesuck, right? And then there are those seductive things that keep us from writing, from finishing the work, and from submitting. Most of this comes from fear. And why not? […]
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The Cost of Living
August 14, 2008; 1:59 am
Lilith’s blog on action scenes last week really got me to thinking about one aspect of writing that I think deserves a lot more thought than it often gets, and that is the cost that must be paid for any action the hero/heroine chooses to take. There have to be trade offs and […]
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Guest Blogger: Author Angie Fox
August 13, 2008; 1:16 am
The Midnight Hour is happy to welcome Angie Fox to the blog! Angie’s debut release THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER was released at the beginning of this month and has already the New York Times bestseller list…congrats Angie!
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How I hit the NYT Bestseller list
Or: Everything I needed to know, I learned from George Costanza
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Book Pimpage, And Combat Scenes
August 8, 2008; 3:23 pm
Before we get started on Friday’s writing post, a small bit of book pimpage: Rachel Caine’s Gale Force has just been released! Go Rachel! *cheers, pumps fist*
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The SECRET (or, There Is No SECRET)
August 1, 2008; 3:00 pm
Good morning, my dears. I’ll be caffeinating myself in the making of this post (all hail multi-tasking), so I will probably get more and more coherent as the typing goes on and the coffee soaks into my tissues. So, welcome to the regular Friday writing post. Let’s get right on it.
On the train to and […]