More Bitten by Books

Day 3 of the multi-author event at Bitten by Books.  I’m live with my heroine’s Pluses and Minuses of Dating the Undead to celebrate the release of Fangtastic and Carol Berg is on deck for tomorrow to celebrate The Daemon Prism.  RSVP today for her event tomorrow for more chances to win giveaways.  Don’t forgetContinue reading “More Bitten by Books”

New Bitten by Books blogs and giveaways

Continuing the multi-author event at Bitten By Books, Faith Hunter is live today, giving away prizes and answering some great questions about her bestselling Jane Yellowrock series!  Swing by and check her out.  Enter to win!  While you’re at Bitten By Books, RSVP for my event  for extra chances to win.  I’ll be there tomorrowContinue reading “New Bitten by Books blogs and giveaways”

Contests! Kindle! Fangtastic!

Bookklovr22 from Twitter is the winner of the Fangtastic get caught reading contest!  Her B&N gift card is right now winging its way to her. To celebrate the official release date for Fangtastic (today – yay!), I’m starting a brand new Spread the Love contest, open until Valentine’s Day. There are a ton of waysContinue reading “Contests! Kindle! Fangtastic!”

New! Shiny!

Word has it that my latest novel FANGTASTIC is already downloading to Kindles!  (Though the official release date for the printed version is the 8th.)  I hope some of you will want to check it out, view the Vamped series music video, download the MP3 and/or enter the get caught reading contest that ends onContinue reading “New! Shiny!”

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”

Submission Guidelines

Submission guidelines have been very much on my mind lately, because I’ve had people tell me in the past how mean it is that we have them. There are too many rules and sites to keep track of; they’re friends with agents and editors on Twitter or Facebook so they ought to be able toContinue reading “Submission Guidelines”

Frankfurt and beyond

So crazy busy that it would be easy to just post some beautiful pics from Germany and be done with it, but the Frankfurt Book Fair is so much more than the few hours you can steal away for sightseeing that even the gorgeous photos would not do it justice.  For one thing, it isContinue reading “Frankfurt and beyond”

Fun Fridays

I almost always have something to post on Fun Fridays, but it’s been a heck of a week.  Mostly really wonderful (look for another big announcement in Publishers Weekly’s deal section on Monday), but not without its frustrations.   In any case, I am finally hear to post about two fun things.  One, the Crossroads BlogContinue reading “Fun Fridays”

Vamped special price

I just found out on Twitter that the first in my Vamped series (called, imaginatively, Vamped) is currently a special price for Kindle.  $1.99.  Get it while it’s hot! Teaser: “Valley Vamp Rules for Surviving Your Senior Prom” by fashionista Gina Covello 1)  Do not get so loaded at the after prom party that youContinue reading “Vamped special price”

More pictures from Dragoncon

1- Me, Shannon Aviles from More than Publicity and Jade Lee, sporting her stylin’ new corset and near-matching blood donation tape. 2-Rachel Caine, Samantha Sommersby, Michelle Young and me in our booth. 3-Don’t know the origin, but v. cool costume. 4- Red shirt meets Predators. 4- Andromeda and Perseus (aka me and my husband withoutContinue reading “More pictures from Dragoncon”