… to N.K. Jemisin for her Nebula Award Nomination for Best Novel for THE KINGDOM OF GODS, the third book in her already award-winning Inheritance Trilogy. …to Ramez Naam for the sale of his debut science fiction novels NEXUS and CRUX to Angry Robot Books. So excited for you both!
Author Archives: luciennediver
Where am I this time?
Happy Presidents’ Day, everyone! I’m over at Magical Words today exercising my right to free speech, talking ’bout reader respect.
Priceless…
So brilliant I wish I’d written it myself: “A Private Letter from Genre to Literature” by Daniel Abraham.
New and exciting
Two new and exciting deals to report this week (and a few more in the works for next week, so stay tuned): Vicky Dreiling’s next three Regencies with her trademark pop culture twist to Michele Bidelspach of Grand Central. and Croatian language rights to N.K. Jemisin’s award-winning novel THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS to Skolska viaContinue reading “New and exciting”
Why Your Work Never Gets Read as Quickly as You Want it to
Inspired by my status update this morning on Facebook and Twitter, I thought I’d give you another snapshot into the life of agents and editors, this one about why your work is rarely read as quickly as you like it to be. I’ll start with some specifics from my own personal experience. I represent fortyContinue reading “Why Your Work Never Gets Read as Quickly as You Want it to”
Magical Words
Sometimes I feel like I do so many guest blogs that most of my pithy stuff is posted elsewhere, but at least I let you know about it here…and compile them for you on my Articles & Guest Blogs list. Today agent-me is over at Magical Words with “Authors’ Checklist of Dos and Don’ts.” AuthorContinue reading “Magical Words”
Happy book birthday to Kira Sinclair!
Today some happy book birthday wishes to Kira Sinclair for BRING IT ON, the first of her Island Nights books for Harlequin Blaze! “Kira Sinclair’s BRING IT ON delivers the ultimate escape — a sizzling love affair on a tropical island. Whew! I need a cold shower!” – NYT Bestseller Vicki Lewis Thompson Blurb: Breeze in toContinue reading “Happy book birthday to Kira Sinclair!”
Bullying
Brace yourselves…my blog post today is about neither books nor travel. It’s about bullying. Far too many really good kids I know are getting beaten down and bullied and the schools are not getting a handle on it. Zero tolerance policy is a fallacy. But I don’t blame the schools entirely. Mostly, I blame theContinue reading “Bullying”
More interviews and giveaways!
One quick thing before I move on – if you’re a fan and you can’t find Fangtastic in your local bookstore, I would love, love, love you to order it through customer service. Reports are that though stock’s been bought for on-line distribution, people aren’t finding it in their chain brick & mortar store, whichContinue reading “More interviews and giveaways!”
Interviews
Celebrating the release of Fangtastic this month, I’m doing a round of interviews with the great gals of the Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit. Here are a few to start: B&N: Cover Stories with Melissa Walker Elana Johnson’s blog (where I take a stand on the all important bacon vs. chocolate issue) Jessi Kirby’s blog (wanna seeContinue reading “Interviews”
Lucienne Diver's Drivel 