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Rise of the Blood – new release!

Hey, all!  Just back from DragonCon.  I promise to post pictures very soon, along with a write up requested by my friend Tim.  In the meantime, I’m so excited about the digital release of my new Latter-Day Olympians novel RISE OF THE BLOOD, that I just had to post.  Think of it as My BigContinue reading “Rise of the Blood – new release!”

Vampires vs. Werewolves

In honor of the Vampires vs. Werewolves panel that I’m on Friday night (8:30) at DragonCon, I went to tweet the link to my heroine Gina’s “Why My Vampire Boyfriend is Better than Your Wolf” blog and found the link broken!  Thus, I am reprinting here, hopefully for your amusement. “Why My Vampire Boyfriend isContinue reading “Vampires vs. Werewolves”

DragonCon et. al.

I’m excited to be headed off for DragonCon tomorrow in Atlanta.  Rather than give you the link to my author site (oops, there it is), I thought I’d cut and paste my panels and the rest of my authorial appearances for the year down below.  Note: when not on panels, I’m likely to be foundContinue reading “DragonCon et. al.”

Crux, Comiccon and YA writing advice.

First, Ramez Naam’s CRUX, the even more amazing (if that’s possible) sequel to NEXUS releases today in the US (Sept. 5th in the UK)  CRUX by Ramez Naam Six months have passed since the release of Nexus 5. The world is a different, more dangerous place. In the USA, the freedom fighters of the Post-Human LiberationContinue reading “Crux, Comiccon and YA writing advice.”

A few fun things

First, a welcome to my newest client, Marie Langager! You can find out about her journey and how we came to be working together in a fun post over on her blog. Next, Amy Christine Parker, the author of debut YA thriller GATED is over at Random Buzzers answering questions, so fire away! Over onContinue reading “A few fun things”

Guest Blog about setting and RAGNAROK AND ROLL by Keith R.A. DeCandido

I’m so pleased to present a guest blog by Keith R.A. DeCandido, whose brand new story collection RAGNAROK AND ROLL has just been released by Plus One Press.  Here he talks about the setting and how inspirational it can be.   The first time I went to Key West, I was overcome by the magic. I’mContinue reading “Guest Blog about setting and RAGNAROK AND ROLL by Keith R.A. DeCandido”

Worldbuilding Workshop, Part III

Viewpoint Characters Background: a character should be a product of the sum of his cultural and personal experiences. There should be elements of both nature and nurture. For example, werewolves (or vampires or even humans) will likely have certain behaviors in common because of their biology and biochemistry. Werewolves, for example might have a needContinue reading “Worldbuilding Workshop, Part III”

Worldbuilding Workshop, Part II

It’s a special challenge when creating a new world to which your readers must be introduced (or the changes you’ve made to a familiar one) to do so and maintain a pulse-pounding pace while also developing characters and plot. This can lead to a lot of exposition, which often sounds clunky and inhibits a smoothContinue reading “Worldbuilding Workshop, Part II”

Worldbuilding Workshop, Part I

For those who’ve asked me whether I was going to post my Worldbuilding Workshop on-line somewhere, here it is at long last!  (The beginning anyway.)  Special thanks to Gerald Blackwell, who redrew the diagram because I couldn’t figure out how to get it to transfer from Word!  Welcome to Part I.  I hope you enjoy. Continue reading “Worldbuilding Workshop, Part I”