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October 20, 2009
How do you like your paranormal heroes?
That's the question I'm asking today over at Enchanted By Books. If you get a chance, come by and comment–I'm giving away two copies of BELONG TO THE NIGHT.
Also, don't forget the 10 Days of Dangerous fun kicks off tomorrow!
October 19, 2009
Is Elisabeth Naughton Scared?
Hey all, thanks so much to Cynthia for having me here today during her super cool month of monsters! I have to admit, I'm a scardy cat. Horror movies send me running the other way, and Halloween? Well, monsters of any kind give me the heebie-jeebies and make me want to hide under my bed for a year.
So what the heck am I doing writing paranormals? Good question. I don't really know. It's one of those things you never plan, it just…happened. Sometimes when I'm writing I scare myself, which...
October 18, 2009
Evil Among Us
Hi everyone! Thanks so much to Cynthia for having me on her awesome Month of Monsters. Fall and Halloween are so much fun. I love decorating for Halloween and buying my kiddos costumes. However, there's something about the month of October that brings out the monsters. Or maybe we just see more of them? 
[image error]There's always some type of villain in books. In my upcoming Dark Sword series from St. Martin's Press this December, my villain is not just a bad person. She is the epitome of...
October 17, 2009
Why Do I Write About Vampires? Special Guest: Josephine Templeton!
People are always curious as to why I write about vampires. I'm an ordinary, average Jo with two teenage boys, a cat, two dogs and a loving husband. I am not gothic (although in high school I was a borderline punker), and I dress pretty conservative. I blame Buffy the Vampire Slayer and her Angel. Well, actually, I first have to blame Bram Stoker's Dracula. My high school senior paper focused on the sexual aspects of the Stoker's fictional vamp. As far as writing about them, I have to ...
October 16, 2009
At The Edge of Chaos
This is a story. Maybe it's even true.
My brother once told me I'm insane. He wasn't spouting off the way bothers will with their sisters. He meant it. We don't talk much anymore. Could be he's right. If he is, I'm not the best judge, I suppose.
The problem is that there's always been something pressing in on me. Even when I was a girl, when I sat quietly, completely motionless— it's not an easy thing to do, to sit without moving —I'd feel a weight on my chest and back.
The same thing happens ...
October 15, 2009
Welcome To The Dark Side
Third novel in the DEEP IS THE NIGHT trilogy by Denise A. Agnew
Thanks so much to Cynthia for inviting me to spend some spooky time with all of you. Like her, I love October and Halloween.
One thing that usually spurs me toward writing stories with a paranormal bent is the fall season. For some reason I seem to be at my best during the fall, when the leaves are crisp, the air is beginning to cool, and the sun goes down earlier and earlier as the days pass.
As a grade school student, I loved...
October 14, 2009
Best Monsters?
If you were going to make a top ten list of monsters–well, who (what) would you put on that list? My list would probably go something like this:
10. Freddy Krueger (So scared me when I was a kid. Guess how many nights I kept my lights on?)
9. Michael Myers (I do consider him a monster–what do you think? I mean, he can't *just* be a man–no way could a man like through all that!)
8. The Wolfman (And you know there's a new Wolfman movie coming out…)
7. King Kong (Come on…didn't you cry at the end o...
October 13, 2009
Monster Treats
Over the weekend, my son had his annual Halloween party. Oh, yes, there was much old-school Halloween merriment to be had (apple bobbing, sack races, slamming a bat into a pinata pumpkin). And, of course, there were also treats. Monster treats.
Um, that would be part of a frozen Kool-Aid finger floating in there.
The night before the party, Jack and I were busy making the monster treats. At Halloween, my pigs-in-a-blanket always *magically* become Mummy Dogs. I can also make a mean Boo...
October 12, 2009
Ghost Stories with Keena Kincaid
Once upon a time, as I toured a castle in the English fog, I looked up and saw a medieval re-enactor standing on the battlement, looking over the tourists gathered in the lower bailey. The authenticity of his costume was impressive, and then some. His tunic was a dull red, worn at the edges. His chain mail looked more like pewter than bright steel, and his battered helm obscured his nose and hair.
Curious as to why he was standing there alone, I pointed him out to the guy standing beside him. ...
October 11, 2009
Vampires, Monsters & Shapeshifters, oh my!–Allie Harrison
I love how vampires, monsters, & shapeshifters are getting such great reviews these days! Because I absolutely love to write them. I love how I can make my vampires be any way I want from adapting to sunlight, not not needing blood–but other things–to survive, to experiencing love and desire, which is what I did in my latest work, NO FEAR, which is now available through ImaJinn Books. I hope everyone likes my Chief of Police James Winchester as much as I did. Another great thing is that t...
