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November 26, 2012
NaNoWriMo Complete!
I just hit 50,000 words in BITING BAD. Sure, I have many more to go, but I’ve technically completed my first NaNoWriMo! Yeah, Merit!
November 23, 2012
Castle on vampires . . .
“Being a vampire, that I understand. That’s the romantic route to immortality. The gentleman’s monster, as it were.” — Richard Castle ROFL.
November 21, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!! xoxo, Chloe
November 20, 2012
Words to the wise
Two recent discussions by writers that were very solid reminders about the ultimate key to writing your first book, your eleventh* book, or your sixty-seventh book: SIT DOWN IN THE CHAIR AND GET THE D@MN BOOK DONE. It will not be pretty. It will not always be (or even often be) sunshine and roses. It [...]
“A new birth of freedom”
For vampires or humans, these words to remember were spoken by President Lincoln on this day in 1863: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great [...]
November 17, 2012
Leonard Roberts as Malik?
As I’m writing BITING BAD (CV8), I was thinking of Malik, and I realized that although I have a very particular face in mind for him, I don’t think I’ve ever posted it. The dashing Leonard Roberts (Drumline, Heroes) gets my vote. What do you think? Do you have an actor in mind? Image via [...]
#typefail
Can you spot the (rather obvious) #typefail in the following sentence from BITING BAD, which I typed only seconds ago? Margot and I exchanged suspicious, but pleased, glances. We’d both rooted for Luc and Mallory to get together. Jeebus. That’s what happens when you write late at night, folks. Let this be a lesson to [...]
November 13, 2012
BITING COLD nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award!
How did I miss that BITING COLD was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Awards in Paranormal Fantasy!? And it’s a semifinalist! Thanks so much the votes so far, and please feel free to keep supporting Merit! Let’s spread the word about our favorite former grad student!
November 11, 2012
Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners
Congrats to the FANTASTIC winners of this year’s Cadogan House Pumpkin Carving Contest! I think they did a phenomenal job, so let’s give them all a hand! FIRST PLACE – The Cadogan Seal, by Meritverse member Moose Angel SECOND PLACE – Midnight High School, by Meritverse member Evil Virgo 82 THIRD PLACE – [...]
November 10, 2012
Introducing . . . the cover of BITING BAD!
Isn’t she gorgeous? BITING BAD is the eighth Chicagoland Vampires novel, and will be released August 6, 2013. Book seven, HOUSE RULES, will be released on February 5, 2013. That’s TWO CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES books in 2013! Y’all are so lucky.
