Contest at Killer Chicks!

Who's your favorite vampire?

Visit my post at Killer Kicks between now and November 23rd and tell me about your favorite vampire for a chance to win a copy [print or ebook] of UNCROSS MY HEART!

What's your fantasy dream job?

I'm over at Killer Chicks today talking about what I would be if I could be anything in the universe. Stop by and tell me about your dream job.

Merry Halloween

I've never had to clean snow off of my Halloween decorations before.

I think Mother Nature has her holidays mixed up. It's supposed to know on Christmas Eve, not two days before Halloween. I hope our early Nor'easter is not a harbinger of the bad winter to come.

How are you spending your Halloween? I hope it isn't shoveling snow.

Good editing makes all the difference

This news story about a giant Lego man who washed ashore in Florida caught my attention this morning.

The 100-pound counterfeit statue [it's not really Lego, say spokesman for the company], is emblazoned with the words: NO REAL THAN YOU ARE. Which is good for a laugh if you think about it.

But imagine if someone had edited that to read: NO LESS REAL THAN YOU ARE.

Then it becomes a chilling philosophical comment about life, our perceptions and the nature of reality in general. Don't you think?

A good editor could have made all the difference.

The hardest part

Today I'm over at Killer Chicks talking about the hardest part of writing a book. Stop by and tell me what your greatest obstacle is to reaching THE END.

World ends at 10:00, Film at 11:00

In case you missed it when it happened "invisibly" back in May, the world will be ending again today according to our favorite crackpot evangelist Harold Camping.

So today would be a good day to buy a lot of books. With no world stuff going on tomorrow, or ever again, we'll all have a lot of time to read.

**Edited on October 22, 2011 to add: Hmm, I guess we missed it again. Darn these invisible endings of the world.

Cover art post

Don't mind me, carry on.

Dark Sins and Desert Sands

Alas, I did not win Book of the Week at the Long and Short Reviews, but kudos go to my fellow Romance Diva Stephanie Draven, who did with her Silhouette Nocturne Book: Dark Sins and Desert Sands.

Read more about Stephanie's book HERE. Congratulations Stephanie!

Book of the Week Nomination

INTERVIEW WITH A GARGOYLE, is up for Book of the Week at the Long and Short Reviews!
I'm in excellent company over there. Check out the list of nominated books and cast your vote for Book of the Week!

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/LASR/index.htm

The Long and the Short of It

Five Books!

The Long and Short Reviews gave Interview with a Gargoyle a positively glowing 5-Book review. Here's a snippet:

Interview with a Gargoyle is a super amazing story with fascinating characters and a love between two kindred souls. The details were superb, the editing squeaky clean, and the dialogue brisk, entertaining and insightful to the characters. There is nothing I didn’t like about this book.

Of course, this only means I have to work a lot harder on the sequel. Wish me luck!

** Edited to add - on October 11, 2011 INTERVIEW is #7 on the Samhain Best Seller list in some very prestigious company.

Rescue me!

I'm being interviewed today at Author Rescue, come by and say hi!

Interview with a Gargoyle

It's finally available! I'd like to thank everyone who pre-ordered INTERVIEW WITH A GARGOYLE. I hope you find it worth the wait.

So much work went into this book, it’s hard to believe I finally ended up with a finished product considering how many times I rewrote it, shifted scenes around, added and removed things. At one point, I was literally cutting and pasting – with scissors and tape – scenes in a new order so the narrative would flow better. I thought it was a risk getting into the villian’s head, but since that’s where the hero Blake spends so much of his time, I felt the reader had to be there with him to understand the madness and desperation behind the Witch Hunter’s curse. There are scenes in this book that still bring me to tears, years after they were first written.

Visit Samhain Publishing for an excerpt - and on Wednesday, stop by Killer Chicks to read an interview with the gargoyle himself, my hero, Blake DeWitt.

Twofer

I’m all over the place today – check out my post about hot alien anteater shifters at Lucy Woodhull’s Miss Worded Blog, and later today you can drop by Excerpt Monday for a chance to win a copy of INTERVIEW WITH A GARGOYLE, which releases tomorrow! It’s like getting two for one.


And in case you haven’t noticed, the blog looks a little different. Blogger’s new design template attacked me out of the blue yesterday, so I had to do some last minute updates. I hope to get everything all spiffy again soon, so stay tuned.

Is this getting ridiculous?

I've been having to jump through hoops lately to post a comment to anyone's blog on Blogger. I've looked up the problem and solving it seems to consist of 'not clicking stay signed in' when you sign into your Google account. Not much of a resolution.

I'm wondering if this is why I get so few comments here and I'm seeing a drop in comments on other blogs.

Well, Blogger? Let's get off our butts and figure out why no one can post comments anymore. Obviously it's a widespread problem since it seems to be the top issue on the Blogger message boards. What's the deal?

What's the point of interactive blogs if people can't post comments to them??

The Devil made me do it!

My first review for Devil's Due is in! Sensual Reads gives it 4.5 stars and says:

"Alex is fantastic, he is cold on the outside but when you begin to understand his feelings he becomes an instant favorite."

Read the rest of the review here:

http://sensualreads.com/?p=7666

The art {or science} of promotion

I'm over at Killer Chicks today, wondering what types of promo work best. Put on your READER cap and come talk to me.

Guest Blogger-Lucy Woodhull

I'd like to thank my fellow Liquid Silver author Lucy Woodhull for stopping by today to talk about her new sci-fi rom-com release, RAGNAR AND JULIET!

Thank you so much, Jennifer, for allowing me to stop by to chat about my book, RAGNAR AND JULIET, a romantic comedy space opera available now from Liquid Silver Books. "Romantic comedy space opera" is a fancy way of saying "hot alien sexy times on thrusting star ships."

Here's the blurb:

RAGNAR AND JULIET by Lucy Woodhull

Bounty hunting is usually so easy. Flash a little cleavage, mix a roofie cocktail, and Juliet has her man right where she wants him: out cold, ready to be swapped for cash. Her passions are freedom, trashy clothes, and pie -- not necessarily in that order.

Hunky alien ship captain Ragnar doesn't deserve torture at the hands of the psychotic king who hired Juliet; he liberated one of William the Nefarious' illegal concubines. Juliet can't ignore such a noble act. She doesn’t trust men, but this one, with the kindest smile she's ever seen, picks away at her resolve to stay aloof and clothed. He's just so...nice! Crazy she can deal with; sincerity is terrifying.


Before she gives in to her irrational urge to get a timeshare with him (and his cute tail), they're caught by the bad guys. Ragnar disappears and abandons her to her disgusting captors -- so much for togetherness. Perhaps he’s not such a saint. Even worse, Nefarious William (who prefers "Bob") has nominated her for Concubine of the Evening. This dubious honor does not thrill her, and only a few hours remain before the king’s mind-altering drugs obliterate her free will.

Sexual slavery might not be fatal, but Juliet would rather die. Of course, the third option (run away to a beach and hump Ragnar silly) is the best, if they can live that long.


I think witty people are the sexiest, so I tried to give my hero and heroine (you guessed it -- Ragnar and Juliet) witty banter galore. Of course, a smart-mouthed hero is just as likely to get smacked as kissed, and rightly so. They don't teach it Biology 101, but I happen to know that the funny bone leads directly to the lady bits. Maybe we should call it the funny boner? How else to explain my illicit lust for Mel Brooks and Will Ferrell?

I sincerely hope that RAGNAR AND JULIET can give you a chuckle at the end of a long day. Or during a long day. Heck, just call in sick to work, draw a bubble bath, and read romance for eight hours. Dr. Lucy* says it’s okay.


*Not a medical doctor.


You can check out RAGNAR AND JULIET at Liquid Silver Books and read a sample. (http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/books/ragnarandjuliet.htm)


Thanks so much for stopping by!


Lucy Woodhull

http://www.lucywoodhull.com/

Be sure to stop by Lucy's awesome blog, Miss Worded, to find out more about Ragnar and Juliet and Lucy!

First time for everything!

A pre-release review for INTERVIEW WITH A GARGOYLE [Samhain, October 4th]

Reviews are sometimes hard to come by, with so many books out there and reviewers' time at a premium, so I'm always thrilled to get a review - especially a RECOMMENDED READ!

Rose Nymph at Literary Nymphs had this to say about IWG:

Interview with a Gargoyle is a fantastically engaging story from start to finish. Melodie is a great character, full of spirit and humility. The hidden world that she is thrust into is gradually exposed and the reader travels the same journey into the underworld along with her. The conflict between Blake’s good natured soul and his desperate actions gives his character great depth. There is also a strong supporting cast of characters and the way this story ends makes me hope there could be more in store for some of them in the future. 

You can pre-order your copy for Kindle at Amazon.com or other formats from Samhain Publishing

Agent as Publisher?

I'm over at Killer Chicks today talking about the new trend of literary agents venturing into publishing. Stop by and tell me what you think.

One more re-release!

The last of my ‘out of print’ titles is now available!

On a cold December night Abby Shore saved Jake Beaumont’s life when she found him in the park, bleeding from wounds sustained in a mugging.


Now, three years later, she’s saving his life again, this time from a hired assassin. Herself. Abby is a vampire killer and Jake is her latest assignment.


The bonds of love and friendship that have held Jake and Abby together for three years are stretched to the limit when Abby learns the only way to save the man she loves is to give her heart, her soul and her very life blood for him. Together they learn there’s no way to avoid getting burned in the Bonfire of the Vampires.

Pick up your copy for $0.99 at:

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