Sunday, April 1, 2012

Sunday Snippet


One of the underlying concepts of my vampire WIP is that when people are converted to undead they retain their original tastes personalities. They don't suddenly start brooding and wear velvet and puffy shirts.

Harvey, the nerdy vamp and his lover, Gabe, the reformed slayer, have a kink for role-playing games. It comes into focus most in the third novella, but there are hints of it in the second story, The Cheerful Corpse, as well.


"What's your sign, gorgeous, and don't say it's stop, because I don't think I can," a lewd voice whispered into Gabe's ear.

Gabe stifled a snort and looked sideways. Harvey leered back at him. That was new. Harvey the lusty seducer, and Gabe the prey. They were wrong for the roles, but what the heck. Gabe went along. "If you think you can take advantage of my inabbreviated…ineb…drunken state, mister, you're absolutely right."

Chuckling, Harvey fell straight out of character. "C'mon, you oaf. Time to go home." He nudged Gabe off the barstool.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

A Game of ThronesA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I've been listening to Game of Thrones in audio book form, but stopped where the first season of the HBO series ended. I don't want spoilers, as I'm really enjoying the show. Being able to attach faces to all the characters helped to keep them all straight—there are a lot of them.

Game of Thrones is like a cross between Lord of the Rings and The Sopranos. It has the epic proportions of the former, and the menacing unpredictability of the latter. By comparison, Lord of the Rings is a fairy tale—you know who the good guys and the bad guys are, who will live and who has to die. All bets are off in Game of Thrones. Good people do bad things, and there is a sparkle of humanity even in the darkest of souls, and nobody's safe. This kind of story telling can be emotionally taxing, but also very exciting.


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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Romance Reviews Giveaway Bonanza!



There's a cornucopia of books and swag to be had on Romance Reviews today, including @100.- gift card grand prize.

To win a free copy of Academic Pursuits you need to answer a Q&A. Hint: the answer can be found in this post.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Just a Quickie



I've been doing a lot of editing lately, being at different stages of three different stories. Last Stop is done at last. Naturally, as doing the very last pass where you're are only allowed to change typos and big mistakes, I had the urge to change a billion little things. Oh, well.

The vampire novella trilogy is this [ ] close to being done.  This is probably the hardest part, when the finishing line is in sight, but you're not quite there yet.

All this editing made me feel cooped up, so I took a trip to the arboretum. The weather was perfect, and I ended up walking around for hours. Far bit longer than I planned, as I got lost. I have no sense of direction at all. I'm fine as long as a place has a grid-like layout, but anything else and I'm toast. Anyway, I got a chuckle out of seeing the tree above.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Beat Your Winter Blues Blog Tour Spring Break




This weeks BYWBBT is hosted by Blaine D. Arden. Pop in to find out what some of your favorite authors doing for Spring Break.

Details of the tour can be found here, and remember, all comments left on posts give you a chance of winning the grand prize: a $200 USD gift certificate to the e-retailer of your choice!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

I Got Cover!!!


Samhain did what few publishers do: they agreed to use my own design for my novel. I love them for it. Check that baby out!

Last Stop is scheduled to come out on June 12, 2012.