Monthly Archives: August 2012

Aug
31

Friday Silliness: Beware the Unicorn Graffiti

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Okay, I don’t know what possessed the makers of this ingenious little script, but if you haven’t tried it, go run over to Goggles.  Basically, you drag this little button into your bookmark bar and you click it on any site you want. And then you can draw all over that person’s website. But the genius of it is that other people can only see it *if* they go to that site and also hit their  Goggles button. Lame? Maybe. Also fabulous! I sorta feel like unleashing my inner Phineas and marking up my friends’ webpages with rainbows and cocks. Maybe rainbow cocks. Yes, there’s a potential for abuse here since it’s all anonymous (and sure, it’s tempting to find your super-sekret enemy’s webpage and just write rude things on it that they’ll most likely never see), but still. Anyway, I also wanted to give a shout out to Jeffe… Read more
Aug
30

Word Whore ~ Fox and Willow Thursday

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I’m at a few places today – Word-Whores to start with, of course. This week it’s all about rejections…and specifically the best rejections we’ve ever received. (I suspect my fellow word-whores have some better tales to tell, as I don’t have too many). I’m also over at Pocket After Dark with an interview about writing and gaming and unicorns, all things near and dear to my geeky little heart, so check that out if you get the chance. (It’s a bit silly, but then…so am I, so it’s all good.) And of course, Fox & Willow updates today as well. Incidentally we’re looking to do some affiliate link swapping, so if you’ve got a web comic and you’d like do a mutual link, please let me know! Last thing of note – I’m trolling for tickets to World Fantasy Con. I’m definitely going, but I’ve got a few friends who missed… Read more
Aug
29

Dancing With Myself

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Well there’s nothing to lose And there’s nothing to prove I’ll be dancing with myself It’s funny that the lyrics to this particular song seem to be rather perfect at describing my inner mindset when it comes to my writing sometimes. Anyway, what sparked all this was RWA’s recent announcement about membership and who was really qualified to be a member.  And to clarify that they’ve always been about being open to “all persons seriously pursuing a publishing career in the romance genre.” Which makes sense. But one of the things RWA killed this year was the RITA category of “Strong Romantic Elements” – which was what my books fit under, at least as far as RWA is concerned.  Though to be honest, there’s such a mish-mash of understanding when it comes to defining a Paranormal Romance vs an Urban Fantasy. I’ve even seen the term “Urban Fantasy Romance” being bandied… Read more
Aug
28

Blog Tour!

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Okay guys – I’ve been getting emails like crazy about review copies and interviews, etc. for A Trace of Moonlight, so I’m happy to announce the sign-up for the blog tour is now live. Head over to Betwitching Book Tours to sign up. 🙂   (The actual blog tour will be from October 16th – November 14th.) Please note, I’m going to be doing less guest posts this time around – between NYCC and WFC within a two-week time span of each other (and heading to WFC the day after  A Trace of Moonlight releases) I’m going to be crazy busy. 🙂 Incidentally, if you want to help spread the word about A Trace of Moonlight’s release date, feel free to grab the countdown widget on the right sidebar and put it on your own sites. Here’s the code: <script type=”text/javascript” src=””></script><script type=”text/javascript”>if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget(‘f4027892-24d9-43b5-810e-f15ddab1b1b0’);</script> <noscript>Get the <a href=”https://www.widgetbox.com/i/f4027892-24d9-43b5-810e-f15ddab1b1b0″>Countdown Creator… Read more
Aug
24

And Then What Happens?

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I was doing a little hard drive clean up last night and ran across the beginnings of some sort of ficlet. It’s clearly not finished and I can’t remember why I wrote it. (Probably for one of those 500 word blog contests or something, but  who knows.) But I got to the end of it and was like…that’s it? Where’s the rest of it??? I don’t even have a title for it, but here goes: OOO The Holly King found her eating berries beneath the Hawthorn, her chin stained crimson. The snow princess hunched miserably in the shelter of the skeletal branches, her naked skin as pale as the frost upon the rushes. The juice dripped from her lips as she shoveled another handful into her mouth, her dark eyes glaring at him in rebellion. “I won’t go back,” she snapped as he squatted down beside her, his dark boots… Read more