Archive for September, 2008

Release Day!

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT is now officially out. And it’s my birthday so you should feel obligated to buy it and to pre-order HOT AS HELL. Seems like a good present to me.

More Brotherhood

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Got this in the mail:

It’s like a textbook for the Brotherhood series. Not sure where to start reading it. Do I skip to the never-before-seen short story? Look up things I want to know? Not sure.

A Different Reference

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

I read reference books but rarely read writing “how to” books. The this is how you must write stuff paralyzes me. The reference books I read deal more with specific subject matters. For example, if I were writing about a trainwreck I’d read a true account of a trainwreck and books about [...]

A Twitter Warning

Friday, September 26th, 2008

For the twittering among you…
I’ve been playing around on Twitter. Still don’t quite know what it is, but it gives me a chance to throw out random thoughts about things I wouldn’t talk about here. Basically, I’m more snide and talk (twitter) about whatever is in my head, which right now is often [...]

Too Cool

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Just got the very good news that TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT is going back for a second printing…and it hasn’t even officially released yet! Wahoo!!
What does this mean for you? Well, see, this can only be interpreted to mean the anthology is awesome, selling like mad and that you should go [...]

Which One To Choose - Both!

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

I’ve never had back-to-back releases before. It’s a little strange in that I’m never quite sure which one I should be talking about (ie, begging you all to buy). So, rather than pick, I’ve decided to take the day and inundate you with information about both.
Laurie did a fabulous review of TO ALL [...]

Cover Boys

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

This is the cover for Jayne Ann Krentz’s upcoming book, RUNNING HOT:

Maybe it’s the guy. Dunno. But for some reason this strikes me as a very different kind of Krentz cover.

Old Favorite

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Sasha mentioned re-reading Karen Robards’ ONE SUMMER. This is one of my all-time favorite romances. Hero Johnny Harris is a felon out on parole and, well, let’s just say this book totally worked for me. Thought I’d go ahead and highlight it here in case anyone missed it.
He was pure, unadulterated [...]

Everything Changes

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

The book JOY OF SEX is being rewritten. I’m guessing this means sex has changed since the 70s…? Kind of seems like a strange idea, but okay.
There’s an article in the Sydney Morning Herald about this. Here’s my favorite line from the interview:
Quilliam noted that some tips from the original had to [...]

A Frothy Read

Friday, September 19th, 2008

The September 19th issue of Entertainment Weekly (Hugh Laurie on the cover) introduced an interesting new and (I think) semi-regular recommendation section by Karen Valby within book review section. Sees she’s going to talk about “froth” novels. She describes it this way:
This goes out to all the ladies out there who [...]