I saw this tweet go past that said, “When a girl says she DOESN’T want a Christmas gift, she really does.” To which I responded, “If a woman says she doesn’t want an X-mas gift, she means it.” Strangely, this seems to be a point of controversy and I got responses such as, “Fellas, this
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That would be the ARCs for Without a Summer. I’m telling you, April 2, 2013 can’t come soon enough.
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Allow me to introduce you to Jeremy Zimmerman, who I first met when I was one of the pros at a writing workshop. At these things, you see a lot of stories that are… challenged. But sometimes you get lucky and you get a writer like Jeremy, where you look at the story and think
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I’ve had company in town, so am posting a little slower than I was but… There’s a chapter 6 of the Kiss Me Twice draft for those of you who are reading along. The same password as the other chapters.
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If you were thinking, hey! I’d like to give someone a signed hardcover first edition of Shades of Milk and Honey for the holidays, then you can, BUT my schedule has just shifted and I am leaving town on Saturday. If you are one of those lovely, lovely people, please note that I can only guarantee
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See, this is the sort of shiny thing that some authors — like me! — totally dream about. Having a reader who is so enthused about my world that she expands it and creates a visual. Ursula, the illustrator of Sovereign: The Most Amazing Comic Ever, created this lovely fan art and posted it on her
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One of the things that I enjoy about Cassie Alexander is that she’s an actual nurse, so the medical stuff in her books is right. Her newest novel, Moonshifted, continues to follow Nurse Edie Spence as she tends to super-natural creatures. This time, her patient is the victim of a hit-and-run — oh, and he’s a
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Yea and verily, I am pleased. I even met my deadline. There are cocktails in my future. Meanwhile, here’s a teaser for a book that won’t come out until 2014. Yes, I’m cruel that way, but I know you want to read the first line. Or… what is currently the first line. No telling what it
Lo! I have turned in the manuscript for VALOUR AND VANITY! Read More »
Chapter 5 is up, for those of you reading along. I’m having an interesting problem with this particular novel. Normally, I ask my readers not to comment on the quality of the writing because I’m posting raw draft and folks are pretty good about respecting that. There’s usually one person that I have to remind,
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Nancy Kress is one of those writers that I have to work hard not to squee all over. I have loved everything that she has written. She has a new book out, Flashpoint, which I am very excited about. Nancy has also, consistently, given me some of the best writing advice both in terms of
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I need help with a website. Last year I issued the Month of Letters Challenge and, to my surprise, it went viral. I threw together a WordPress website overnight that got us through the challenge. One of the pieces of it was a forum, so that participants could contact each other. Since then, I’ve had
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I decided to repost the first three chapters of Kiss Me Twice so that they are in the clear and not password protected. From here on out, the chapters will be locked behind a password, starting with chapter 4, but you can just ask me for it through the form at the end of chapter 3.
How and why I use online alpha-readers while writing novels. Read More »