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Mid-week, huh?

Yeah, we're here again. And I'm so tired. *yawn*
Got up at 4am this morning. I also had a very tiring day yesterday. I spent most of it out and about, catching several trains to get to my destination. Nothing serious, I just had a doctor's appointment--check-up. I also bought two books and finished reading the book I reviewed below. So I did manage to get a few things done in the process. It just took a lot out of me, that's all.
It would've been really easy to just take the rest of the week o...

DESIRES OF THE DEAD by Kimberly Derting

Violet and Jay are finally dating, but adjusting to the new relationship is not as easy as Violet anticipated. Especially when she has to split Jay's time and attention with his new best friend, Mike, and Mike's pesky younger sister - who happens to be obsessed with Jay.
Meanwhile, when Violet's special abilities lead her to the body of a young boy, her tip to the police puts her on the radar of the FBI. Violet tries to fend off the FBI's questions while maintaining the semblance of a normal...

The start of another week...

...and it's also the last week of March. Yikes!
Well. today I've taken time away from my writing/revising and instead spent it doing other stuff. You know how it is, sometimes you just gotta tackle real life stuff. I've also snuck in as much reading as I can. It's been pretty good.
I'm only giving myself today and tomorrow. Tomorrow, because I have a doctor's appointment smack-bang in the middle of the day. It's also several suburbs away, which means I'll be taking the train there.
Yesterday ...

RED RIDING HOOD by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

A literary novelisation of the hit Warner Brothers film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Amanda Seyfried.
Valerie is in love with the dangerous and unlikable Peter (a woodcutter, of course) but is betrothed to the rich hot blacksmith in town, Henry.
Their town has been terrorized by a wolf a wolf that appears only at the full moon and when Valerie's sister is brutally murdered the message is clear: she's next.
I was looking forward to reading this book, because I've always loved...

Guest Blogger: Greg Chapman

Today, I've got a guest post from fellow DB author Greg Chapman. His book, Torment , is now available from Damnation Books:
Exer(or)cising the demons
When you think evil it's hard not to think devil. I mean evil is 90 percent of the name.
Devils and demons have featured in hundreds of horror novels: The Exorcist (obviously) Rosemary's Baby to name a few. They are a staple in film and television as well – the entire mythology of Supernatural is centred around them.
So what is the universal appeal?
I...

SILVER BORNE by Patricia Briggs

Being a mechanic is hard work. Mercy Thompson, for instance, just spent the last couple of months trying to evade the murderous queen of the local vampire seethe, and now the leader of the werewolf pack - who's maybe-more-than-just-a-friend - has asked for her help. A book of fae secrets has come to light and they're all about to find out how implacable - and dangerous - the fae can be. OK, so maybe her troubles have nothing to do with the job. But she sure could use a holiday ...
This is one ...

Hello, it's Friday, so...

Yep. Not only is it the end of the week, and it's sunny outside, but I also surprised myself by getting the second draft of Sunny and Silver's story completed. Yay.
I got so wrapped up in their story that before I realised it, I was almost finished. And that's exactly what I did this morning. Here are the stats: 209 pages/56,784 words. Awesome.
I can now put it away for a few weeks. Then it's time for one last read-thru to make sure everything makes sense, change/delete any excess, make...

The sun's decided to come back!

Yay. That makes me happy. :)

Another thing that makes me happy is getting stuck into a project and getting so caught up in it that the revision flows smoothly. At least, that's how it's going now.
Tuesday was the day I started working on my next project: the second draft of Sunny and Silver's next story. Remember I wrote it during NaNoWriMo last year? Well, I'm giving myself two weeks to do it, which translates into getting 23 pages revised each day for 10 days. And after spending a big chunk o...

This is awesome!

I love this song...

Guest Blogger: Su Halfwerk

Today, I've got a guest post from fellow DB author Su Halfwerk. Her book, Intricate Entanglement , is now available from Damnation Books:
Are You a Chess Player or a Chess Piece?
Life imitates art when it comes to a game of chess; there are consequences to every decision and move. The question is; are you a player or a piece in the game of life?
A chess player develops tactics, analysis, and finally the move that will lead to a loss or a win. The game requires a delicate balance between...