Chloe Neill's Blog, page 128

Hello, Germany!!!

I don't entirely know what this says (although Babelfish has an answer). Either way, I think it's awesome. Long story short, SOME GIRLS BITE will be published as FRISCH GEBISSEN in Germany in February 2011?

TWICE BITTEN Blog Tour

Attention book bloggers:
If you'd like me to drop by for a guest post or interview in June or early July for the release of TWICE BITTEN, please drop me a note! I'm now scheduling my TWICE BITTEN Blog Tour.
If you're interested, please send me an e-mail (chloe [at:] chloeneill [dot:] com) with a requested date. You can view my current calendar at http://chloeneill.com/events.htm.
Also let me know whether you'd prefer to do a guest blog or interview.
xoxoChloe

The deets on HEXBOUND

This is the back cover copy for HEXBOUND, the next installment of Lily's Windy City Adventure! Release is generally scheduled for January 2011.

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Lily Parker is new to St. Sophia's School for Girls, but she's already learned that magic can be your best friend…or your worst enemy.

They say absolute power corrupts absolutely. Turns out, even a little magic can turn you to the dark side. That's why Lily has to learn how to control her newly discovered paranormal abilities, on top of avoiding ...

WWUC Cross-Post

FYI, I've cross-posted over at Write What You See on brainstorming and collaging your characters' surroundings.

A Handful of Recipes

By popular request, I thought I'd provide links to some of my favorite recipes (along with my notes).
One caveat: My oven runs a little hot, so my baking time always ends up a little shorter than the baking time in the recipe. I tend to set my timer for 10-15% earlier than the amount of time called for in the recipe.
Enjoy! And feel free to send along pictures if you'd like to share!
1. Epicurious Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake: Delicious and crazy-moist. But I halve the butter in the frosting...

Ethan's Desk

A sampling of items from Ethan's desk . . .


Clockwise from top left: Desk chair | Mint julep cup | Terrarium | Fountain pen | Numbered banker boxes | Dragon letter opener | Monthly diaries | Magnifying glass | Rotary card index

Congratulations!!

Mobile blogger test. Is this working? If so, congrats to Kristianna S. and Jessica (of A Great Read), winners of the Firespell ARCs! Ladies, please e-mail me with your physical addresses so that I can send out your prize packs!!
And don't forget to check in on May 1, 2010, when I'll announce the TWICE BITTEN ARC contest!!

Mobile blogger test. Is this working? If so, congrats to ...

Mobile blogger test. Is this working? If so, congrats to Kristianna S. and Jessica (of A Great Read), winners of the Firespell ARCs!

CV4 From Start to Finish - Part I - Preparation

Hi, everyone! This post will begin a new series here at on the blog--since I'm about to start writing the fourth book in the Chicagoland Vampires series (tentatively titled HARD BITTEN), I thought I'd track the steps in the writing/publishing process to give everyone a sense of how the novel moves from start to finish.
First things first--here's an estimate of the calendar for the process (assuming a publication date in July 2011, which is just a guess): April 2010 - May 2010: Brainstorming...

Did someone ask for a teaser??

Hmm. Maybe I'll give you TWICE BITTEN teaser today. And maybe May 1 we'll start the TWICE BITTEN ARC contest, and I'll pick a winner on May 15. And maybe on June 1 and June 15 I'll give you TWO more TWICE BITTEN teasers.

Maybe. ;)

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"Hey, even vampires need practice."

"No s**t, since Celina batted you around like you were Tom to her Jerry."

I slid her a sideways—and none too friendly—glance.

"What?" she asked with a shrug. "So Celina likes to play with her food."

"At least Celina didn't...