A few years ago when I saw the first hint of the zombie craze coming to books and movies, I knew I would never understand the draw of it. I’m all for a good scare, but to me zombies were just gross. I went happily on my way ignoring it…
Month: November 2012
Today I’m talking about something that I’ve been asked about often, and that almost every writer at some time has deliberated on, particularly now when so much in publishing is changing. Having an agent. Assuming you’ve decided that you’d like to have an agent, undertaking the search for one can…
I had the good fortune to be one of the early readers for Lea Nolan’s Conjure. Before I was even halfway through I knew that Liz had found something special in Lea’s writing—an ancient curse, hoodoo (not voodoo!!), sibling rivalry, and best of all, summer love. Lea’s three main characters…
My father was a voracious reader. He always carried a paperback of the latest horror story from Lumley or King. So that was what I read. For years I read nothing but the creepy stuff. I mean, I read Interview with the Vampire when I was twelve. I remember being…
Luminosity (book one of The Raven Chronicles) captivated me from its first lines. These words in particular haunted me: “His eyes turned white, mouth open…gone. Like an oyster shell without any meat inside.” Wow. Talk about impact. Stephanie Thomas’s Dreamcatchers reeled me in—and her Seers and stark world kept me…
It’s true I love a younger man, Mostly just because I can. He was Awkward on my TV screen, But soon took possession of my dreams. Dang, he’d look so fine in leather, I think he might be mine forever! But wait, here comes another guy! He makes me tingle,…
Okay, so anyone who knows me can back me up when I say I’m NOT an overly dramatic person (well most of the time). But even I have bad days. To be honest, I had a few of those kind of days when I was a teen. And yes, I…