Reading: STRANGE BEDPERSONS Jennifer Crusie, and a ms from one of my lovely CP's, Rach!
Working on: final pass on HIS DEADLY ECHO, a paranormal romantic short before I send it to Rach and Anna, and I'm thinking about a new story...
Despite my best efforts to confuse everybody by mailing in my application to RWA just prior to the conference, I'm in!
What a fabulous place! I've caught up on the RWA's official journal, Hearts Talk, editions I've not read (grab a membership, and you too can read them!) and I've jumped on the loop, where everyone was very welcoming. I'm also toying, in a very small way, with entering a comp or two this year. We shall see.
Joy of joys, I found RWA has a dedicated paranormal/speculative fiction crew, too. They've just given themselves a name, and...it's all very exciting! More to come.
My last post, you know, the one about Christina Phillips' new release from Berkeley, FORBIDDEN, remember that? I won a signed copy! Yay for me! It's on the top of the TBR, and many thanks and best of luck to the lovely Christina! Mwah!
I've been having a bit of a reading-fest at the moment - the kids are home on school holidays, and really, who gets anything constructive done then - so I've been gobbling a few up on the iPad Kindle app. (Amazon) Kindle has this sample option which is very cool. I can elect to send the sample to whichever app I want (or your actual honest-to-God Kindle, too, I imagine), and I'm loving it. The best of the recents? All the Kresley Cole IAD series (she's brill.). The only thing about buying eBooks is the geographic restrictions, which makes me want to pop my head in the toaster and push the lever.
I must, must, must get a hold of Joey W Hill's mermaid series (Daughters of Arianne). They're restricted in eBook for Australia, but I can get it via Amazon or the like, as they consider the US the purchase point when you buy print books. Anna Hackett has a thing about scales and slime, but she loved Joey W Hill. Check out her blog post. Oh, and DARK SIREN gets a mention! Thanks Anna, mwah!
Speaking of Anna, she's anticipating the arrival of her fifth Nocturne Bites, called ONE NIGHT WITH THE WOLF. I gotta tell you, I'm not a big wolf chick, but I loved the hero in this one. Num. There's a stunning forest/chase/wolf scene that you have GOT to read. As soon as she gets a date, we'll pass it on.
I've also got a stack of Jenny Crusies here in paperback I'm working through. I thought FAKING IT was great. She's extremely talented (her dialogue makes me drool), but I always feel a little like I connect more with the heroes than the heroines. Although, MANHUNTING has a heroine I really enjoyed, and Tilda in FAKING IT was a great character. Davy, however was a con-artist who really made my boat float. :)
Finally, DARK SIREN has been in NY a little over three months now. I'm not stressing it, though. I like to have something ready to send straight back, and the current wip has to go to Rach and Anna before I can fix it up and mail it off, so we're at least a month or more away.
As far as the new story goes, I'm thinking I might have a go at something lighter, more paranormal romantic comedy. I've been thinking about voice, lately.
But more on that next time. :)
Take care, all! E x
Despite my best efforts to confuse everybody by mailing in my application to RWA just prior to the conference, I'm in!
What a fabulous place! I've caught up on the RWA's official journal, Hearts Talk, editions I've not read (grab a membership, and you too can read them!) and I've jumped on the loop, where everyone was very welcoming. I'm also toying, in a very small way, with entering a comp or two this year. We shall see.
Joy of joys, I found RWA has a dedicated paranormal/speculative fiction crew, too. They've just given themselves a name, and...it's all very exciting! More to come.
My last post, you know, the one about Christina Phillips' new release from Berkeley, FORBIDDEN, remember that? I won a signed copy! Yay for me! It's on the top of the TBR, and many thanks and best of luck to the lovely Christina! Mwah!
I've been having a bit of a reading-fest at the moment - the kids are home on school holidays, and really, who gets anything constructive done then - so I've been gobbling a few up on the iPad Kindle app. (Amazon) Kindle has this sample option which is very cool. I can elect to send the sample to whichever app I want (or your actual honest-to-God Kindle, too, I imagine), and I'm loving it. The best of the recents? All the Kresley Cole IAD series (she's brill.). The only thing about buying eBooks is the geographic restrictions, which makes me want to pop my head in the toaster and push the lever.
I must, must, must get a hold of Joey W Hill's mermaid series (Daughters of Arianne). They're restricted in eBook for Australia, but I can get it via Amazon or the like, as they consider the US the purchase point when you buy print books. Anna Hackett has a thing about scales and slime, but she loved Joey W Hill. Check out her blog post. Oh, and DARK SIREN gets a mention! Thanks Anna, mwah!
Speaking of Anna, she's anticipating the arrival of her fifth Nocturne Bites, called ONE NIGHT WITH THE WOLF. I gotta tell you, I'm not a big wolf chick, but I loved the hero in this one. Num. There's a stunning forest/chase/wolf scene that you have GOT to read. As soon as she gets a date, we'll pass it on.
I've also got a stack of Jenny Crusies here in paperback I'm working through. I thought FAKING IT was great. She's extremely talented (her dialogue makes me drool), but I always feel a little like I connect more with the heroes than the heroines. Although, MANHUNTING has a heroine I really enjoyed, and Tilda in FAKING IT was a great character. Davy, however was a con-artist who really made my boat float. :)
Finally, DARK SIREN has been in NY a little over three months now. I'm not stressing it, though. I like to have something ready to send straight back, and the current wip has to go to Rach and Anna before I can fix it up and mail it off, so we're at least a month or more away.
As far as the new story goes, I'm thinking I might have a go at something lighter, more paranormal romantic comedy. I've been thinking about voice, lately.
But more on that next time. :)
Take care, all! E x
