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October 30, 2009
Winners, Pumpkins, and Happy Halloween!
Hi, everyone! Today, I wanted to post a list of the winners from my Month of Monsters. Many of these winners have already been contacted by the authors giving the prizes. So, if you're a winner, and you've either (1) already been contacted about your prize or (2) already received your prize, then you don't have to do anything. If you have not received info on claiming your prize–and your name is on this handy-dandy list–please send an email to cynthia@cynthiaeden.com. In the email, please ...
October 29, 2009
And now, a message from our sponsor…
Or, well, a message from me. 
I hope you've been enjoying my Month of Monsters–I've sure been having fun reading all the posts and comments! And, guess what? For Halloween, we will have a very special treat! Elissa Wilds will be here, and this is the treat she will be offering every commenter…
"As a special gift from me to you on All Hallow's Eve, I will be drawing a card for each person who comments. And I will post a very brief message message for you from….well…let's just say, the...
October 28, 2009
Judi Fennell shares a Monster Interview
HOST: Today I have as my guest, Ceto, mother of all sea monsters and a frightening monster in her own right. Please help me welcome Ceto to Monsters of the Month.
(Audience claps as Ceto is carried onto the dais by her majordomo, Concord, a large jellyfish. He carries her in two of his tentacles as the rest walk him across the floor. Concord sets her down on the Love Sac chair we've brought in to mimic her customary sea sponge throne.)
HOST: Welcome, Ceto. Thank you for joining us.
CETO (twin...
October 27, 2009
Today's Guest for Monster Fun…Allison Brennan!
Research and the Paranormal
I love research. It's one of my favorite non-writing things to do. And when I'm procrastinating or stuck on a book, it makes me feel like I'm actually doing something productive!
My romantic thrillers, which rely heavily on the law, forensics, criminal psychology and law enforcement procedures are relatively easy to research. I can talk to cops, FBI Agents, coroners, psychologists, and others for answers to my "what if" questions. I have forty-one books to refer to...
October 26, 2009
Monsters In Fairyland
Thank you to Cynthia for having me as a guest during the month of monsters. In the UK, we don't celebrate Halloween as much as you do in the States, but it has become more popular in recent years, probably because of the American influence.
When someone mentions monsters, the first thing to come to mind is not fairies. But during the research I've done for my Magic Knot Fairy series, I've discovered plenty of monstrous creatures in fairy myth and legend. I've even created some of my own...
October 25, 2009
Monsters that make us care…
Did you cry when you watched Frankenstein? So misunderstood. The guy didn't ask to be created, didn't understand the world he'd woken to find.
Did you cry when King Kong died? All the guy wanted was his pretty blond girlfriend. Dying for love.
Sometimes, the monsters in books and movies can be so sympathetic that they slip past our guards and yes, they make us care. When I found out that Jason (from the many, many Friday the 13th movies) was supposed to be a kid who'd drowned years...
October 22, 2009
Reading like a demon, writing about satyrs
Hi Cynthia!
Elizabeth Amber here for the Month of Monsters! Thank you so much for inviting me. I finished writing the first draft of my 5th novel, Dane, The Lords of Satyr, about two weeks ago. Since then, I've been reading like a demon. A fiend. Attacking the TBR stack I couldn't get to for months.
I usually pick up a new book in the evening as I sit down with a glass of wine, often as a defense against my husband's TV-watching tastes. Not that my tastes are more refined, but we're just...
What will you be?
Are you planning to dress up for Halloween this year? What are you going to be? I'm thinking about Medusa–should be easy enough to get some fake snakes to put in my hair!
If you're looking for some costume ideas, check out this video. Interesting…
Let me know what you'd like to be for Halloween…I'll pick one winner to win a mystery prize pack. Ah, yes *mystery* (that means a box full of paranormal books…just in time for Halloween!
October 20, 2009
Monster Lights From Louisiana
First, thanks to Cynthia for having me here during her Month of Monsters. I've enjoyed reading all the other posts so far. Some of them were good and scary! That Carolyn Jewel put a good fright into me!
Though I don't live there now, Louisiana has always been "home" to me. My first two books are set there. Changing Times is in New Orleans. Everyone knows that New Orleans is one of the most haunted cities in America, but did you know about the surrounding areas? Well my second book, Changing...
Some Old, Some New
Hey everyone! Lauren Dane here, thanks for having me, Cynthia! I thought I'd talk about my latest release from Samhain, Cascadia Wolves: Trinity - featuring one cat shifter, one werewolf and a very sexy (and lucky) witch who gets them both!
[image error]Since Jack Meyers appeared on the page when I wrote Tri Mates, I knew I wanted to give him his own HEA. I didn't know how, I didn't know who but once he played such a big part in Standoff, I knew it would have to be soon.
Fortunately for me, my editor...
