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March 31, 2010
March 28, 2010
Ten percent to go!
I'm at about 63,000 of 70,000 words, or 90% finished with HEXBOUND!! You Dark Elite fans are going to love this one. TONS of magic, action, mysterious strangers and, of course, Jason. ;)
The "New" Morgan
Karl Urban anyone? Anyone?
iPad Release Week!
Yes, I am a dork.
I make that announcement that to lessen the blow of my next statement.
The iPad will be released on Saturday, so I'm making an apple cake to take to work tomorrow to "celebrate" the release.
Not that I need an excuse to bake, but still...
I make that announcement that to lessen the blow of my next statement.
The iPad will be released on Saturday, so I'm making an apple cake to take to work tomorrow to "celebrate" the release.
Not that I need an excuse to bake, but still...
March 27, 2010
The Edits are DONE!
While I'm sending out the "thanks" today, here's a big shout-out to my lovely and hard-working editor Jess for all her help with TWICE BITTEN. We just finished the final round of edits, so ARCs should be on their way pretty soon.
And yes, of course I'll have a contest! Details to come once the ARCs are in hand.
Btw, I know I'm a tease, but I'm pretty sure TB is gonna knock your socks off. ;)
And yes, of course I'll have a contest! Details to come once the ARCs are in hand.
Btw, I know I'm a tease, but I'm pretty sure TB is gonna knock your socks off. ;)
Some (UK) Girls Bite!
Thanks to Twitteress Deadbookdarling for snapping a picture of SOME GIRLS BITE - UK Edition on sale in the UK. Soooooo awesome!!
It's still really hard to believe I published a book . . . much less that it's for sale internationally. Thanks to everyone for their fabulous support--none of this would have been possible without you!!
It's still really hard to believe I published a book . . . much less that it's for sale internationally. Thanks to everyone for their fabulous support--none of this would have been possible without you!!
March 24, 2010
Your Top Ten Questions . . . Part Two
Join me tomorrow at Literary Escapism for Part II of my
Top Ten Reader Questions
, where I'll be talking about editing and writer's block (among other things).
And while you're there, sign up for one of the cool challenges hosted by my friends and yours, Literary Escapism and Dark Faerie Tales.
LE is hosting a 2010 New Author Challenge:
And DFT is hosting a 2010 Urban Fantasy Challenge and a 2010 Paranormal Romance Challenge.
Happy reading!!
And while you're there, sign up for one of the cool challenges hosted by my friends and yours, Literary Escapism and Dark Faerie Tales.
LE is hosting a 2010 New Author Challenge:
And DFT is hosting a 2010 Urban Fantasy Challenge and a 2010 Paranormal Romance Challenge.
Happy reading!!
March 23, 2010
Random Things I Love
1. The bumps on Adult Swim as I get in my nightly Family Guy, Robot Chicken and ATHF fixes.
2. Getting in my daily gadget, scifi and design fixes.
3. Madeleines. Much easier to bake than I'd imagined.
4. Deleting my daily word count goal calendar entries when I've achieved them. (And I feel like that's going to be even more fun on in iPad.) :)
5. My daily routines, apparently. ;)
6. Etsy. So much goodness.
7. Paper, in its various incarnations.
8. Right now, anything in this pattern, this
2. Getting in my daily gadget, scifi and design fixes.
3. Madeleines. Much easier to bake than I'd imagined.
4. Deleting my daily word count goal calendar entries when I've achieved them. (And I feel like that's going to be even more fun on in iPad.) :)
5. My daily routines, apparently. ;)
6. Etsy. So much goodness.
7. Paper, in its various incarnations.
8. Right now, anything in this pattern, this
March 22, 2010
Congratulations!
. . . to Stella (Ex Libris) and Sharli, the winners of the Merit, Internationale contest. Ladies, please e-mail me [chloe (at) chloeneill (dot) com:] with your mailing address so I can get your ARC copies in the mail!
I'm about two weeks out from finishing HEXBOUND. As soon as that's done (and I have a little time to breathe!), you'll be seeing some fun new content, including:
- More conversations with the Chicagoland Vampire and Dark Elite characters!- Sneak peeks from TWICE BITTEN!- Details...
I'm about two weeks out from finishing HEXBOUND. As soon as that's done (and I have a little time to breathe!), you'll be seeing some fun new content, including:
- More conversations with the Chicagoland Vampire and Dark Elite characters!- Sneak peeks from TWICE BITTEN!- Details...
March 18, 2010
Fifty Thousand!!!!
Finally, I've hit 50,000 words.
Theoretically, that means the manuscript for HEXBOUND is on its downhill slide (word count-wise, not quality-wise), but that doesn't mean the last 20,000 (or 28.6%) will be easy. HEXBOUND has been fighting me for the entire write. I absolutely love the book, and there are scenes that still surprise me, but it's been a one-word-at-a-time struggle to get this bad girl on paper.
And for those of you who've asked--yes, I get writer's block. For me, it's akin to a...
Theoretically, that means the manuscript for HEXBOUND is on its downhill slide (word count-wise, not quality-wise), but that doesn't mean the last 20,000 (or 28.6%) will be easy. HEXBOUND has been fighting me for the entire write. I absolutely love the book, and there are scenes that still surprise me, but it's been a one-word-at-a-time struggle to get this bad girl on paper.
And for those of you who've asked--yes, I get writer's block. For me, it's akin to a...
