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darklinas:

WOOHOO THE DARKLING WON!

HUGE thanks to everyone who voted!

This is a gentle pushback on a popular slogan.

There is truth in saying, “love is a choice” or “ love is a decision.” It is true that if you don’t feel like doing good to your neighbor love will incline you to “choose” to do it anyway. If you feel like getting a divorce, love will incline you to “...

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Peter Fontaine just wants to get married. He's got a willing man, a house, a cat and the official permission of the State of Washington. Everything should be peachy, but weddings mean guests and guests bring the magic of friends and family--the enthusiastic, the vengeful and the weird.

But figurin... Read more of this blog post »

Raven is rambling
again.

Getting to be a
habit, but a very nice one.

This writing lark
is exciting you know. From a tiny idea that springs up from goodness knows
where; to finding I have (or don't) a title, and writing the first line, the
adrenaline rush begins. Then it's a case of trying to keep my han... Read more of this blog post »

I don't normally like to toot my own horn, but I'm going to right now. Paid Leave has received some great reviews. I can honestly say this is the first of my novels to gain so many stars. I put a lot of love into Paid Leave, so I'm very happy to see readers enjoy it. It also really encourages me... Read more of this blog post »

Just another thank you to everyone who has bought my book(s) this week.

When I first began, I sold maybe one book every other day if I was lucky. Now I am consistently(!) selling books to new and lovely readers.

So thank you. I know I say that a lot, but I am always being reminded by how lucky I am... Read more of this blog post »

Many years ago, in a far off land called West Virginia, my mom had a baby girl named me on June 11th and afterward, she was like this

And baby Jen was all like:

My earlier years as a toddler looked a lot like this:

And a little of this:

Cuz things were confusing as a toddler I imagine.

Then I grad...

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I.
My father, Bill Baggott, is a young man -- maybe 18 or 20. He takes a girl on a date. They drive out to some water where there are gambling boats -- slots and stuff. He has almost no money. He tells the girl that he doesn't gamble. "It's not fair," he says.
"Not fair?" the girl asks.
"I'm lucky.... Read more of this blog post »

Dear Ethicator,

I am a hard-working, dedicated researcher at one of our country's top pharmaceutical labs. We're working on a promising new antidepressant and we're pretty excited. You didn't hear this from me, but the side effects profile is pretty sweet: Euphoria, bursts of extreme productiv...

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What’s in a name? What’s in a title? I know it’s important to readers, but how about authors? Can a title influence the plot or the heart of the story? Does a title influence a writer? Hmm?

I say . . . heck yes. The reason I say this is because, originally, Shadow Falls wasn’t the series title. As...

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The e-book versions of True Grime, True Grime 2, and the Sneakers anthology are now FREE for summer!

1) Go to smashwords.com

2) Enter “Natasha Deen” in the search box

3) Download!

So. Let’s talk witches. Fantasy. Hot boys who are actually (gasp) also good boys. Beautiful dresses. Oracles. Sisters. Magic. Plot twists. Heartbreak.

All words to describe STAR CURSED, the second book in Jessica Spotswood’s CAHILL WITCH CHRONICLES trilogy. (The first book, by the way, is BORN WIC... Read more of this blog post »

Watching “Exam” – film ‘I’d never heard of before. Think “apprentice” with intelligent people a locked room and no rules. I think I know where it’s heading, excellent so far! watched filmed called “Primer” yesterday, which won a shed of … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

This past month I was the participant in a number of events with prizes galore up for grabs. So many, in fact, that rather than adding a post for each contest, I waited to get all the final results before announcing. Now I can do that! So, without further ado…..

Tanya Maturino

Grand Prize winner...

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After I got through my second round of edits for my upcoming novel, CRY, and got a peek of what the cover was going to look like, the publisher decided it needed to be re-titled.

I had tried to come up with a new title before submitting it to publishers. One of my beta readers thought it needed s... Read more of this blog post »

The adage might be 'do much of one thing, not many things,' but unfortunately I am firmly in 'multa' mode at the moment and have many small items of news to report.

Item the first: I have finished an iteration of my latest manuscript and sent it to my agent - huzzah! It's under 90000 words, a far...

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I have a new, free short story for Smashwords and Kobo patrons!

A Day at the Office or The Bastard


All she wants is to spend the day with her beloved husband. Instead she's going to spend it at the office, another day sacrificed to the toxic reign of The Bastard.

A short story examining the ruinous... Read more of this blog post »

B & N Link:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seren...

I’ve just returned from a multi-city book tour. There were happy meetings and reunions, great Q&A sessions, bookstores converted to speakeasies, and at the last stop, a basket of champagne and strawberries from my publisher. I enjoy posting photos from readings and cities I visit to support...

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Because you really mustn’t make fun of the renowned author Dan Brown.

Ah, it’s good to have confirmation that there’s no reason to ever, ever bother reading The Da Vinci Code, no matter how many other people loved it.

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Hilton Head Beach, South Carolina

It's summertime! Time for vacations and stay-vacations and everything in between.

If you could travel anywhere this summer, all expenses paid, where would you go? South of France? Disneyland? A patisserie in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower?

Would you climb Machu... Read more of this blog post »

Patrick Harford sees hope as magical and beautiful, too delicate to hold—and everything in his life has proved him right. An unhealthy home leaves him hiding in the shadows as he tries to come to terms with his sexuality.

Patrick finds solace among the performers at the Allegaheny Mountains Renais...

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Kisah perjalanan Lisa mengikuti tour yang dibawakan Alex, bikin saya teringat akan pengalaman selama melancong di Cina beberapa tahun lalu. Salut banget dengan kepiawaian penulis menceritakan acara perjalanan tour Lisa dan beberapa percakapan dalam bahasa Mandari yang tampaknya dikuasai dengan ba... Read more of this blog post »

Not only is today Dirty Distractions release day, but it's also the day of the super fantabulous party I'm sharing with the awesomesauce Carrie Ann Ryan! Carrie spells her name wrong, but I love her just the same! Check out her release and all the stops below for YOUR chance to win! And give Dirt... Read more of this blog post »

• June 18, 2013

My readers have put Once Upon a Tower on the New York Times bestseller list! I’m so honored and pleased. It was a great week — I had a lot of fun on tour and got this wonderful news when I was in a fabulous chocolate shop with a group of readers from my BookClub!

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On sale now!

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EXCERPT

“You are

older looking than your online dating photo, Nadia,” General Melmud Massoud

Shammam says as he scrutinizes me from top to bottom.

In fact, it’s

my bottom that fascinates him the most. To my chagrin, he holds up one of my

dati...

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There are a ton of good books coming out today, but there are three special ones I'd like to take the opportunity to highlight.







Star Cursed

By Jessica Spotswood

Author Website

More info



I adore Jess--she's one of my favorite people. ANDshe writes wonderful books. This is the second in the Cahill Wit... Read more of this blog post »

Three clicks to help get What Fates Impose funded:

Spreading the word about What Fates Impose is probably the best way (after supporting on Kickstarter) you can help us get the anthology funded. We made it really easy for you to share it with your social media circles - just go to http://bit.ly/s...

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Image © DC Comics, Inc.

Another big crossover thing is about to begin, but this issue is still entertaining and does not feel like part of a story with things missing. Despero is on the JL satellite and looking for the “real” Justice League, but finding only the newbies, who are definitely not r...

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I think caddies are an invaluable part of golf. They provide the knowledge and experience for the course as well as for the game. Obviously the better the caddie know you the more of a help they are. Now I have had my share of bad caddies that didn’t seem to know anything but the good ones far ou... Read more of this blog post »

Thomas Pynchon Returns to New York, Where He's Always Been

а у нас, меж тем, сенсация: найдена еще одна, доселе не известная фотография ТРП в юности. цветная. вот она, наслаждайтесь - и не забудьте проиллюстрировать ею свою следующую статью об этом авторе



ну и песенка по случаю:



и ее ковер

* * *

а тем... Read more of this blog post »

I'm pleased to say that I'm one of the Guests of Honour at Andromeda One, a new one day SF convention in Birmingham with a feminist outlook. The other GoH is the great Jaine Fenn, and there are loads of other guests, including Marie O'Regan and Ian Whates. I really like the feel of what this lot... Read more of this blog post »

It’s done! After a seemingly endless journey, the publication of Functional JavaScript is complete and books have found their way into peoples’ homes. Below is a list of useful links related to the book: The official Functional JavaScript site My Twitter feed, where I will post coupons and inanit... Read more of this blog post »

The Mothership is now available as a paperback and ebook from Amazon! Be the first to read and review it on Goodreads.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

More ebook outlets will appear in the next few weeks. As new outlets become active, they will be listed on:

http://www.stephenrenneberg.com/... Read more of this blog post »

In a comment he made on my blog post on Friday, in relation to what I'd said about The 10.30 from Marseille, Daniel asked a very interesting question. How does a writer stay on the right side of the line between enticing readers with a fascinating premise or storyline, and irritating them either... Read more of this blog post »

When it comes to age, sex, and crossing the line in erotic romance I take that very seriously. In fact, I was once banned for a book (Skater Boy)that had the word "boy" in the title during the paypal censorship debacle a few years ago, and that book had characters that were all over eighteen year... Read more of this blog post »

Every year I hope this summer will be different. I start out good. And then the summer blahs hit.

Maybe it’s the soaring temps (although not this year – it’s been rather cool and rainy). Maybe it’s the kids being out of school. They stay up super late, so I don’t sleep as well. I’m tempted to stay...

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Recently I did a post about noticing typos in the worship music. The comments on that post were funnier than the post. Here are the best, completely real, typos people have noticed at church:

1. “Lord, You are more precious than silver… Lord, You are more costly than golf.”

2. Easter. The line was...

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Good Tuesday Morning, everyone! I just wanted to let you know about my latest reissues. These are both short stories and priced at .99 a piece exclusively at Amazon.

TEMPTING PRUDENCE

ALL ORDERING OPTIONS

From the time of Arthur and Camelot, she has traveled the world, dispensing her magical swe...

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I (finally) started the rewrite of Cherry Season yesterday. (But shush, don’t get too excited, we might scare it away.) So I won’t be blogging til I finish it. I mean, I know I’m blogging now, but I’m only blogging to say I won’t be blogging so that’s fine, obviously. (And now that I’ve just watc...

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Below is the Table of Contents of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS COMPANION: City of Bones, Shadowhunters, and The Sight: The Unauthorized Guide.

The book is now available in fine bookstores everywhere.

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

iBooks

(St. Martin’s Press, June 2013)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. Whic...

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I spend far too much time on trivialities in this blog, ignoring what it should truly be about. Words. Stories, creation and art – the ups and downs of the particular life behind my own stories. Some things matter more than others, and today, I have decided, is a very good day.

First, unrelated to...

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