Toni's comments (member since Sep 10, 2008)

Toni's comments from the Published Authors group.

Hi, Everyone, just dropping in to remind all that I have an interview with Kevin MacLeod today on the Pink Fuzzy Slippers blogsite. Kevin is a composer who gives his works for free for people to use in their trailers. Stop by. http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot....

"Demon in Blue Jeans" which was released October 29th by The Wild Rose Press, has gotten its first review--and a very good one it is--from Margaret Marr of Nights and Weekends.

"...Toni V. Sweeney definitely delivers with Demon in Blue Jeans."

To read the entire review, go to:

http://www.nightsandweekends.com/article...

I have an interview online at Book Hookup today:

http://bookhookup.blogspot.com/

"Demon in Blue Jeans" went online yesterday at The Wild Rose Press.

I've just received notice from Tyree Campbell of "Sounds of the Night" that my vampire short story "Sometimes Love Returns" will be published in their February issue. This will be under my pseudonym Tony-Paul de Vissage. They've published two other of my pieces, too. "Demon in Blue Jeans" goes online this coming Wednesday. The trailer is already on YouTube.com

Some more shameless Promo! My vampire novelette "Love, Vampire Style" as nominated for Book of the Week by Long and Short Reviews and I just received notice that Earthman's Bride won in its division of the "Reveal Your Inner Vixen" by the Maryland Romance Writers for 2008! Best thing is--I get money for that!

My vampire novelette "Love, Vampire Style" as nominated for Book of the Week by Long and Short Reviews and I just received notice that Earthman's Bride won in its division of the "Reveal Your Inner Vixen" by the Maryland Romance Writers for 2008! Best thing is--I get money for that!

BRAG TIME: I have another review for "Love, Vampire Style" at:

http://www.longandshortreviews. com/LASR/ 1008/LoveVampire Style-TS. htm

I'm still struggling with Blood Sin. The publisher has been so patient and helpful I feel I'm letting
her down because I seem to have run out of ideas of how to do what she wants. Perhaps I'm just a little tired, what with worrying about my upcoming surgery and finding a job and such, so I plan to let it rest a few days and then start up again. After the debacle with that other publisher, I don't want to lose this contract, too. It might get me a reputation as being "difficult" but goodness knows, I'm surely trying this time!

Dee Marie:

Thanx so very much! Now I'm assured of TWO sales! My friend Linda Nightingale--who has a story "Black Swan" yet to be posted by Wild Rose and also has a trailer out--bought one, too. Did you check out her trailer? I had a lot of fun writing that story, as well as one about big Brother Marius which is being considered for the anthology NIGHTS OF BLOOD 2.

Thanks for the kind words about the interview. Being so terribly ancient, I've become sensitive about my age...looking in the mirror doesn't help, so I removed all of them!

I was the creative source behind the trailers, and it took a lot of blood, sweat, and curses in four languages--and Old English! My Windows Movie Maker has a few glitches: it has no "edit title" button and the only way to correct a mistake is to start over. I did that trailer 10 times before I got it right! I have one more to do and then I've going to be ve-e-e-ry selective in doing more because my temper (hair-trigger at its best) can't stand the strain.

BTW, did I mention that my vampire story "Love, Vampire Style" is online now at The Wild Rose Press? (There's also a trailer on YouTube.com; check it out!) It's one of two short stories I've written about the Andriescu family, vampire who were banished from Transylvania because the eldest brother kept stealing women from their Prince. This story is about Valerius, the youngest brother who's told to stop being a playboy and settle down and what he does about it. The other story "Sometimes Love Returns" is being considered by NIGHTS OF BLOOD 2, a vampire anthology. This follows big brother Marius' reunion with a woman he met and loved in the 1970's in Paris and his reaction; he still looks 30, she's now 62.

Apropos of absolutely nothing, I thought this was interesting--

There was a story in the Orange County Register today about Henry Allingham, age 112. He had a book signing at the Royal Air Force Club in London, this week for his book Kitchener's Last Volunteer, which traces his enlistment in 1915 (at age 19) in what would later become the RAF. He describes the airplanes of that era as "little more than motorized kites."

Just wanted to let everyone know my interview is online now:

http://www.allieboniface.blogspot.com/

I also have two trailers on YouTube.com:

Murder in Old Blood by Toni V. Sweeney and
Three Moon Station by Icy Snow Blackstone (the second trailer--the first one is a shorter version):

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu...

Like the cover. It begs the reader to pick up the book to find the answers.

Right now, I'm editing BLOOD SIN, the first book in my series THE KAN INGAN ARCHIVES. It has a conditional contract from Leucrota Press and I've until Oct. 31 to get it sent to them. I'm also waiting for Lyrical to send me edits for JERICHO ROAD(a non-fantasy book) and EARTHMAN'S BRIDE and WHEN THE CONDOR RETURNED (paranormal romances). Plus I've got to read over SHADOW LORD (my vampire series) and see if it's read.

Philip, sounds interesting. I love parodies, especially the subtle, tongue-in-cheek kind!

Did I ever introduce myself? I've been running around in circles what with conditional contracts and editing and raveling and such...so if I didn't, I'll do so now, and if I did--just excuse the repitition, please!
My name is Toni V. Sweeney. Under my own name, I write sf/fantasy adventures, as Icy Snow Blacktone, I write romances, some with a paranormal touch. I published my first book in 1989 and have had 7 others published since then with two scheduled for this year and four tentatively scheduled for 2009. On 9/24, The Wild Rose Press will release "Love, Vampire Style" a short story for download; "Demon in Blue Jeans" another short story will be available on 10/29, and THREE MOON STATION a novel will be an e-book in December, out in print in March, 2009. My short story "Well Met by Moonlight" will be coming out in WOLFSONGS (anthology) in December. Next year, Lyrical Press has scheduled JERICHO ROAD, EARTHMAN'S BRIDE and WHEN THE CONDOR RETURNED, and BLOOD SIN is tentatively contracted by Leucrota Press. I'm presently editing BLOOD SIN.

I also have a website www.tonivsweeney.com, a myspace page and a video on YouTube.

Currently, I'm re-editing Blood Sin, my first novel in the Kan Ingan Archives series. Leucrota Publishers has given me a conditional contract for it and I have 2 months to get it all together. Full Speed ahead.

I also have a short story download available fromThe Wild Rose Press which will be available on 9/24. It's called "Love, Vampire Style," and a review can be seen on www.manicreaders.com. (wish I knew how to post the cover!)
Here's the address:

http://manicreaders.com/index.cfm?disp=r...