A few weeks ago, Dawn asked in the comments: I’d love to get your thoughts on what makes a good first chapter? What does it absolutely have to accomplish in order to set up the rest of the book? Heh. Thanks for asking the easy questions, Dawn! 😛 I kid, I kid. IMO, the purpose […]
The Book Smugglers are having a steampunk week over at their blog. I’ve gotten a ton of questions about What Steampunk Is, and this might be a great place to start for those of you still wondering: The Introduction (and Primer) ETA: And this, Bloggers Talk Steampunk. And for a look at how I am […]
(The post where Meljean tries very hard to avoid spoilers for those of you who are DC Comics fans.) Yesterday, I read the conclusion of a comic book mini-series that I hadn’t been terribly happy with from the first issue, but because it tied in to the main Justice League of America series, I kept […]
*To head off any concerns: ILONA DOESN’T REALLY HAVE A BROKEN ARM.
When you meow at the door, wanting to be let in, then PLEASE COME IN instead of standing there, sniffing the doorframe, and deciding whether you REALLY want to enter the abode where your fricking food is. I swear to God, I’m going to shut the door in your cute little face next time! kthxbai, […]
…and my inner control freak. (Er, not that there is an outer control freak, is there?) And I usually don’t post these, but one search term that brought someone to my site was fuck against wall: romance novels Dear searcher, you might like these: Just click on a cover! Although, okay — DEMON ANGEL was […]
In a couple of months, I’ll be launching a new steampunk romance series. This excites me on a million different levels, but one of the reasons is that I’ll be updating my website to reflect both of my ongoing series (and because I don’t love love my current design). And this is the point where […]
…and here is another post that could have probably just been on Twitter.
…and here is another post that could have probably just been on Twitter.
…I’m at Odd Shots, talking about the music for the Guardian series. And in case you missed it, I put up an excerpt for Demon Blood (it does include spoilers for Demon Forged, so if you haven’t read that yet, be warned.) Here’s a snippet from the Burning Up novella (I am LOVING the steampunk, […]
Yesterday, my daughter was home sick, and we ended up watching Ghostbusters together. It’s one of those movies that I still enjoy, but honestly…I could have turned it off at any point and not missed it. Most movies are like that, but there are a few that it doesn’t matter when it happens — I […]
My sister just told me that my brother-in-law’s cousin, 23-year-old Ryann Bunnell Crow, has been missing since Jan 30th. Here is the TV news report and the article. If you are in the area, please take a look.
I’m trying to decide between getting up — and risk falling flat on my face — and bearing the pain of walking around on a leg as it’s coming back to life, or just never moving again and having a numb leg forever, even if it means I have to pee on myself. …and to […]
So, sitting on your behind all day is probably the worst way to stop the inevitable butt spread. I’ve been making myself get to the gym a lot more (also on the urging of my husband, who is a freak and loves exercising), and I’ve always hoped that one day, I would grow out of […]
