An auction to benefit the family of the boy I mentioned in my “Why I Hate The Goonies” post. Lots of good stuff that would make great holiday gifts.
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Fun Fridays
Two great links to follow for Fun Friday. I may already have posted “Trailer for Every Oscar-Winning Movie Ever,” but I’m linking it again here just in case, because it is not to be missed. In the same vein, a “Shocking Newscast” (warning: language). Enjoy!
Revisions and critiques
Lots of great NaNoWriMo advice floating around Twitter, much of it revolving around the truism that once you finish those 50,000 words (or however much you’ve been able to accomplish), you have not =finished= the book. First, 50,000 words is often too short to be considered a novel, depending on the age group for whichContinue reading “Revisions and critiques”
Around the block
As if I didn’t already know the blogosphere could get along without me, here are some recent posts saying what needs to be said: Chuck Sambuchino of Writers Digest answering 11 Frequently Asked Questions about Book Royalties, Advances and Money and Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware on Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistic In other news,Continue reading “Around the block”
Happy Release Day!
Happy release day to David B. Coe, Marjorie M. Liu and David Mack for their latest! THE DARK-EYES’ WAR by David B. Coe (Tor Books) The conclusion to the epic series Blood of the Southlands comes to mass market: “I came across David B Coe’s writing a little over a year, year and half ago,Continue reading “Happy Release Day!”
TEXAS GOTHIC
A huge, super-congrats to Rosemary Clement-Moore, whose novel TEXAS GOTHIC (Delacorte Books for Young Readers) is on Kirkus Reviews’ Best Teen Books of 2011 list! So well deserved! Anyone who likes mystery, romance, the paranormal or simply a wonderful read ought to pick it up. But don’t take my word for it: “A deeply affectionateContinue reading “TEXAS GOTHIC”
Tension
I hope that everyone had a glorious Thanksgiving! I did something I almost never do…went nearly off the grid. While I did a lot of work (reading, writing…), I mostly spent the long weekend in realtime with family and friends, so social media fell a bit by the wayside. In the immortal words of MadeleineContinue reading “Tension”
I’ve been so crazed this fall that I just realized I never shared my cover copy for FANGTASTIC, the third novel in my Vamped series, which is coming from Flux Books in January! So, without further ado, I’m stoked to present…. “Gina never fails to please, as she strides down the runway of afterlife withContinue reading
Thankful
Some wonderful things to be thankful for as I work frantically to wrap up all I can before the holidays. For one, our authors are hanging tough in the Goodreads Choice Awards. Check out: Chloe Neill’s HARD BITTEN in the Paranormal Fantasy category Rob Thurman’s BASILISK in Science Fiction Gena Showalter and Nalini Singh bothContinue reading “Thankful”
What I Love (and Don’t) About my Job
What I love about my job: Wednesdays. Why, you ask? Is it that the week is half over or the glass is half full? No, it’s the evening the New York Times bestseller list comes out. It’s like watching to see if you won the Lotto, but with a much better chance of someone youContinue reading “What I Love (and Don’t) About my Job”
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