I’m surfacing from beneath my mountain of schoolwork to say a few words. I’ve just learned Like a Thief in the Night was pirated and made available on a free download site. I’ve notified the administrators of the site and requested removal. I suppose I should feel angry or something,…
Dear Texas, I know we have had our differences in the past. And, ok, I am willing to admit that much of the animosity between us came from me. Me with my mutterings of “It’s so boring and flat!” or “It’s so hot!” and “They should split it into three…
The dyehouse is downwind of every other building, but its location does little to diffuse its smell. The building is squat and dark and windowless. Its roof is pierced with chimneys, like arrows sticking out of Saint Sebastian’s chest. The air around it is soaked in the moist, acrid stench…
Before starting the story, I’d like to say a few words about Terra Obscura. It’s as much an experiment as it is a story, and I totally blame Ann Aguirre for it. Her novel Grimspace is written in first person present tense, which is rarely my cup of tea, but…
You may have read this elsewhere, but I just thought I’d link here in case anyone missed it. Bam’s monthly writing contest is back, at Lorelie’s blog. You may remember Lorelie from the Serial Fabulousity that is Tarnished Angel. And if you don’t, then you probably haven’t read Tarnished Angel….
For the moment, I’m back among the living. But I’m still going to keep this brief. Here goes: What the hell is up with authorial branding? Kate’s post about authorial taglines got me thinking about all the advice authors get to “build a brand”. And, certainly, plenty of authors do…
Whew. The day job turned my brains to mush, and I left a few things hanging. For instance, the Create a Contest Contest. Isabelle Santiago is the winner, and her “What Kind of Thief are You” contest will run on February 12 with my guest post at Beyond the Veil….
Here’s something I just don’t get: RWA Contests. I’ve heard they’re a good way to get your novel noticed–especially when the prize is prime placement on an editor’s reading list. But, specifically, the judging seems counterintuitive. I’ve heard several stories of writers who entered contests–agented writers, writers who have been…
Teach Me Tonight is a blog that looks at the romance genre from an academic perspective. I’ve enjoyed many of their posts and am just tickled that Laura Vivanco chose to mention Ember in todays post, Beyond the Fairytale which discusses the Cinderella motif in romance novels. On the subject…
The many, many authors at Fangs, Fur & Fey, are posting the top ten hallmarks of their writing. So, even though they are print-published authors, and I’ve only got two novellas out–one of which is free and the other of which won’t be released for another week–I thought I’d jump…
