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Kalayna Price Guest Blog and Giveaway

Kalayna Price had me at “hello.”  Seriously, the opening of the Alex Craft series is like a textbook example of how to hook readers right out of the gate.  Check it: The first time I encountered Death, I hurled my mother’s medical chart at him.  As far as impressions went, I blew it, but IContinue reading “Kalayna Price Guest Blog and Giveaway”

Steven Harper Guest Blog and Giveaway

I’ve told this story before, but it bears repeating, since it’s one of my more colorful “how I met my author” stories.  Years ago, Steven Harper, aka Steven Piziks, came to me with an offer on the table.  It was the week before my wedding.  Was I interested in taking a look at his material? Continue reading “Steven Harper Guest Blog and Giveaway”

D.B. Jackson Guest Blog and Giveaway

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two of my clients chose to write about characterization for fantasy week.  I’m a sucker for strong, unique characters and a huge fan of voice.  Also, I was an anthropology and writing double-major in college, so D.B. Jackson‘s wonderful new series, beginning with THIEFTAKER, is right up myContinue reading “D.B. Jackson Guest Blog and Giveaway”

Lynn Flewelling Guest Blog with Giveaway!

Lynn Flewelling’s wonderful Nightrunner series and Tamir trilogy have been continuously in print and back (and back!) to press since their original publications.  She’s truly one of the masters (mistresses?) of high fantasy and one of my earliest clients.  We’ve been together ever since the beginning, and I couldn’t be more please to present LynnContinue reading “Lynn Flewelling Guest Blog with Giveaway!”

Fantasy Week

I’m so excited that we’ll be having fantasy week here on my blog.  Check back each day for a post by wonderful fantasy authors Lynn Flewelling, D.B. Jackson, Steven Harper, Kalayna Price and N.K. Jemisin with a chance to win signed copies of their books! To kick things off, I want to start with aContinue reading “Fantasy Week”

GCC Interview with Myra McEntire

One of the things I love about being part of the Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit is getting to find out about intriguing new releases like TIMEPIECE by Myra McEntire.  Here’s a little something about the books and a brief interview, which I hope you’ll find intriguing as well! ABOUT TIMEPIECE: Kaleb Ballard was never supposed toContinue reading “GCC Interview with Myra McEntire”

Interview with Amanda Ashby

While I’m over at Magical Words today talking about Authenticity of Voice, I’m pleased to host Amanda Ashby here, talking about her great new middle-grade novels.  Puffin has brought out the first two books in her Sophie’s Mixed-Up Magic series simultaneously, so readers can jump right into her world with WISHFUL THINKING and UNDER AContinue reading “Interview with Amanda Ashby”

Congratulations and Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit interview with Elana Johnson

I’m really pleased to host Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit sister Elana Johnson with an interview about her latest novel, SURRENDER!  But first, some quick congratulations: To Lynn Flewelling for sitting pretty on the PW and Bookscan Fantasy Bestseller list at #8 with CASKET OF SOULS (her latest Nightrunner novel featuring rogues Alec and Seregil)!  You canContinue reading “Congratulations and Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit interview with Elana Johnson”

I HUNT KILLERS by Barry Lyga

For those of you who haven’t yet read I HUNT KILLERS by Barry Lyga, he’s written an intense novel in which Jazz, the teenaged son of the world’s worst serial killer, becomes obsessed with hunting a new murderer in order to prove that the “training” he received from his father during his formative years canContinue reading “I HUNT KILLERS by Barry Lyga”