We’re rolling toward publication on all fronts now, as I’m nearly done with the copyedit phase. Today I’ll put the finishing touches on the manuscript and tomorrow I’ll FedEx it back to–geez, I don’t even know where it goes anymore. The first few books went to New York. The next few to Boston. See how [...]
Even though it’s my birthday, I have the urge to give all of you gifties–because you’ve made my year so much more fun! So here’s a bouquet from my garden (last year’s I’ll admit–these dianthus are just beginning to bloom at the moment)…. as well as some virtual cake. Or as we call it around [...]
Here’s another installment of pesky words from the series. These are taken from book two, Another One Bites the Dust, in which Jaz, Vayl, and the crew unite to battle evil Chinese vampires and soul-stealing demons. Big fun! [New pronunciations added since Vale noted, quite tactfully, that I sluffed on a few. Sorry about that!] [...]
Can you tell a lot about the picture a person chooses to plaster across their computer screen? Maybe. For instance, I have two PCs at home. One monitor flashes the cover of Biting the Bullet. The other shows an amazing picture of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, my family’s favorite racetrack. Because I keep my laptop [...]
As a new member of the League of Reluctant Adults, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting lots of new authors who, like myself, get a big kick out of writing out-of-the-ordinary stories. One of those authors is Mario Acevedo, whose new book, Jailbait Zombie, was just released a couple of months ago. Here’s the lowdown: [...]
By Manon
Personally, I never had much use for them, since they meant I had to flip out of the story to figure out how to pronounce the words, and if the author hadn’t explained well enough what they meant within the paragraph, I figured the book was crap to start with. But I’ve since learned other [...]
