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October 10, 2009
The Monster Spin — Kelly Gay
One of my favorite things about reading and writing urban fantasy are the monsters! From the sexy right down to the out-and-out disgusting, I love them all. It's a wide open world, where we writers can modify, or create from scratch, any kind of monster imaginable. Like so many others, I adore vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, fairies and shape shifters. But, holy cow, do I love it when an author modifies these beings and puts her own, unique spin on them. This, to me, is what makes them...
October 9, 2009
MONSTER MONTH — REBECCA YORK
When I heard about monster month, I thought, "Have I got a monster for you." It's Vandar, a very nasty dragon-shifter who lives in my alternate universe. He comes to life in DRAGON MOON, out October 6 from Berkley. I was going to give the hero the first scene of the book. But Vandar grabbed it.
Here's the way the book begins.
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His name was Vandar, and he was a creature from an ancient nightmare. A creature who had lived for centuries relying on h...
October 8, 2009
Bump In the Night…With Special Guest Sherrill Quinn
My sister-in-law doesn't understand my fascination (or her youngest daughter's for that matter) with creatures that go bump in the night. I've loved them since I was a kid, not withstanding the Frankenstein monster who goosed me as I entered into a haunted house when I was 16. As a teenager I watched all those old Hammer Dracula films starring Christopher Lee–still by far one of my favorite Draculas. Although I think Leslie Nielsen did a credible job in Dracula: Dead and Loving It. LOL
The...
October 7, 2009
Monster fun with Michele Hauf
Most of us believe quite firmly we can never love a monster. I mean, monsters are…monstrous, right? They are not human, most often ugly and have fangs, and might even have body parts falling off at inconvenient times. One of the most loved literary monsters happens to creep about in the night in search of human blood, he can fly, change to mist or a wolf, and isn't at all averse to biting a gap in your neck and ripping you to shreds. And when he's done he crawls into a coffin lined with a...
October 6, 2009
The Monster Inside
I love monsters. A great monster can lift a story from okay to fabulous, as Frankenstein delightfully proved. There are so many terrific monsters in books and movies that I'm not sure you could possibly create a satisfying list, but I will say that I think the best monsters are the ones with a touch of humanity in them. Either poignant like Frank, or seductive like Dracula.
It's such great fun to wonder which side of the monster will ultimately win out—the horrific, slobbering, blood-sucking, ...
October 4, 2009
Monsters on my mind
What a great Month of Monsters! Thanks, Cynthia, for letting me post about my favorite creatures. I can't wait for your Night Watch to get here in December! (And not just because I want that chest on my bookshelf 
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Speaking of books finally landing… It's almost here! My debut urban fantasy romance, SEDUCED BY SHADOWS, Book 1 of The Marked Souls, officially appears in book stores tomorrow, October 6! (Although rumor has it, Archer's rippling abs have graced a few shelves already.)
It's a ...
The lighter side of monsters
Hi all! It's great to be here for the Month of Monsters. I've always been a fan of things that go bump in the night, but it wasn't until I saw the Mel Brooks film, Young Frankenstein, that I realized monsters could also make me smile.
And the lesson stuck. As a professional writer, it's a lot of fun to put a twist on the traditional myths. Like in The Accidental Demon Slayer, all of the Shoney's restaurants are secretly run by werewolves. Yes, the pack can be frightening if you cross them...
October 3, 2009
When the Monsters are the Good Guys…
Sometimes it takes a monster to catch a monster. :-) Okay, that was the general idea that inspired my upcoming paranormal bounty hunter series. I wanted to create a world in which some of the characters were so dark, so powerful, that, well, it would take heroes (and heroines) equally dark and powerful to catch them.
So Night Watch was born. Night Watch is a bounty hunting agency, a paranormal bounty hunting agency. The hunters there can be demons, shifters, vamps–they can be the...
October 2, 2009
Month of Monsters guest Leanna Renee Hieber
Hey friends! I'm thrilled to be back here at Cynthia's place, where it's always a lovely time. Thanks for the opportunity, Cynthia! I loved our chat about Demons earlier this year, now I'm thrilled to be talking about yet another delightful topic. Monsters.
I get so excited to talk about anything associated with Paranormal, every time I become even more of a fan of the genre I've always adored, and I continually appreciate just how much fun it is to write. And it's true. Monsters...
October 1, 2009
Month of Monsters–Time to Start the Party
It's Day 1 here at the Month of Monsters event, and today's guest is the always awesome…Vivi Anna!!! Welcome, Vivi! Thanks for kicking off the party! 
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Halloween is just around the corner. I love Halloween. I love getting dressed up and panhandling for candy. The more the better. Rockets are my favorites. I also like the mini chocolate bars.
What I also like about Halloween is the penchant to watch scary movies. Being scared kicks up our adrenaline and it can be like a rush. I like s...
