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Write What You See Wednesday

I've added a new post over at Write What You See about a fashion designer's inspiration board. Go forth and make your own!! Go now. Shoo.

Also, very interesting results from my previous poll about whether you owned or planned to buy an E-Reader. Here's the final tally of 92 total votes:
Amazon Kindle 14 (15%)B&N Nook 6 (6%)Sony E-Reader 6 (6%)Apple iPad 5 (5%)Other e-reader 10 (10%)No, too expensive 12 (13%)No, prefer paper 39 (42%)About 55% of respondents have no plans to buy e-readers, while ...

Read. Write. Read. Write. Rinse. Repeat.

Advice from Editorial Anonymous, in response to a reader question:

There are different definitions of what makes a writer "great", and the ways
that different writers go about being their version of great varies a great
deal, too. So unfortunately there is no simple formula for greatness. But I do
strongly recommend reading every day and writing every day, faithfully and
persistently, and wanting to live the rest of your life that way. Greatness is
not achieved through a passing interest or...

Congrats!

Congratulations to Jessica, of this post:

Jessica said...
I'm really digging Morgan for some reason! I LOVE him. Of
course last book he and Merit were arguing more, but hopefully they'll patch
things up soon.

February 12, 2010 4:29 AM

Jessica, you're the (randomly selected) winner of the Valentine's Day contest! Please send me an e-mail with your mailing address!

Ethan? Morgan? Catcher? It's Time For A Debate!

After a fervent Tweet war over the best Chicagoland Vampire (or sorcerer), readers Tasha, Colette and Mandi have agreed to offer up a point/counterpoint/counterpoint on three CV favorites: Ethan, Morgan and Catcher. Ladies, take it away!


> TEAM ETHAN (Colette of A Buckeye Girl Reads)
I'm totally in love with Ethan. He's hot, sexy and mysterious. All three of the major ingredients needed for a ideal hero. He's older, wiser, and can take anything that Merit throws at him. He's not afraid to...

Contests and Guest Blogs!

> Guest Blogs
Thanks to everyone who came out for the chat tonight at A Good Addiction's book forum. It was a great time! You can also check out a new interview at AGA's blog!
On Friday, I'll also be interviewed over at Flipping Pages For All Ages. Drop by!
> Valentine's Day Shindig

Also on Friday, guest bloggers (and Chicagoland Vampires fans) Mandi, Colette and Tasha will offer up their point/counterpoint for which Chicagoland Vampires character should be their (or at least Merit's...

Who Knew?

According to sci fi news source i09 (a daily read for me), lots of sci-fi authors, including Marjorie Liu and Meljean Brook, got their start writing racy (!) fan-fiction.

As some of you may know, the first fiction I wrote (in 2005ish), was fan fiction for a certain Dark Huntery series set in NOLA. :)

How about you? Any fan fic writers out there?

[ And don't forget about tonight's chat at 8:00 p.m. CST. Details below! ]

Wednesday is Chat Night!

Join me over at the A Good Addiction's Book Addicts Getaway Forum for a chat on Wednesday, February 10 from 8:00 p.m. CST until 9:00 p.m CST.
I'll be in the chat box that appears at the bottom of the page once you log into the site. You can quickly register for a free forum log-in and password here.
Hope you can make it!

Four Weeks Until UK SOME GIRLS BITE Release!

Hello, ladies and gents in the U.K.! Only four weeks to go until the March 11, 2010 U.K. release of SOME GIRLS BITE by Orion/Gollancz! I hope you're as excited as I am about picking up a copy of the first Chicagoland Vampires book!


Pre-order now from Amazon, The Book Depository, Waterstones or Play.com.

Write Your @ss Off Weekend - Recap

My goal was 4,000 words for the weekend, but I didn't quite make it.
I did manage 3,000 words and a lot of other Chloe Neill stuff (Tweeting, blogging, marketing, etc.), so I'm calling it a victory.
Scott S. commented on Friday that he, too, was going to try a WY@O weekend. So, let's check in -- Scott - how did you do?

My Upcoming/Recent Release Auto-Buy List

I get asked quite a bit what urban fantasy and paranormal romance books I enjoy. Although I don't have tons of time to read right now (especially when I'm procrastinating by writing blog entries on my favorite books, lol), there are a few upcoming/recent releases I'm VERY excited about. Thusly:
1. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward (April 27, 2010): Very excited to read John's book. If you haven't read the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, what are you waiting for??
2. Blood Cross by Faith Hunter (Jan. 5...