Joely Sue Burkhart's Blog, page 85
June 8, 2010
Synopsis Xibalba
My only goal through MayNoWriMo was finishing the Maya#2 synopsis. That sounds easy — until you realize I haven't written the book yet.
So really what I had to do was build my characters, plot out the story, and THEN write the synopsis. I had Tara and Quinn started thanks to an axed subplot from THE BLOODGATE GUARDIAN, but they needed significant work in order to carry an entire 60K+ story.
Then, the plotting. My favorite thing to do. Not.
The problem (for me) in writing this synopsis was I...
June 7, 2010
Carina Press is Live!
What a journey this has been! Carina Press launched today with great books from Carrie Lofty, Shannon Stacey, Megan Hart, and Bonnie Dee, just to name a few. Take a look, read a few excerpts, and enjoy 20% off any title purchased.
Oh, and The Bloodgate Guardian (releasing June 14th) is available for pre-order at Carina, Amazon, and B&N!
June 5, 2010
Carina Guest: Carrie Lofty
Austria, 1804
Eight years ago, composer Arie De Voss claimed his late mentor's final symphony as his own and became an icon. But fame has a price: fear of discovery now poisons his attempts to compose a redemptive masterpiece. Until a new muse appears, intoxicating and inspiring him…
Mathilda Heidel renounced her own musical gift to marry, seeking a quiet life to escape the shame surrounding her birth. Sudden widowhood finds her tempted by song once more. An unexpected introduction to...
June 4, 2010
Busy Work
Sorry for my slow blog and e-mail responses lately. I'm still trying to recover from MayNoWriMo and Coyote Con, which means I've got a thousand things I didn't do last month that I have to get through now.
First and foremost, I finished the first-round edits on Victor (HURT ME SO GOOD) and sent them back to my editor tonight. I've also got several guest blogs I'm working on for the Carina launch and release of THE BLOODGATE GUARDIAN on June 14th. Whew!
Not to mention the MayNoWriMo prizes...
June 3, 2010
Attention Victor Beta Readers!
I want to appropriately thank everyone who helped me polish Victor before I turned him in to my editor. If I'm missing anyone, PLEASE, please shout out and correct me! Also let me know how you'd like to have your name in the dedication (whether full name, real or pen, shortened). Right now I have:
Sherri, Pearl, Nicole, Susan, Christine, and Sharon
Thank you!
I'm in the final sweep of first-pass editor notes before sending Victor back in, so I do have a little time to handle corrections if...
June 2, 2010
Lynn Viehl Giveaway Winner
The winner of Shadowlight and Dreamveil is: SPOT! Please drop me an e-mail at joelysueburkhart AT gmail DOT com with your snail mail address. Thank you to everyone who entered!
June 1, 2010
MayNoWriMo Finale
I hope you've enjoyed the MayNoWriMo guest posts and the interesting panels at Coyote Con (the transcripts will remain up all year). I met so many new people this month, and it was incredible to watch them reach their goals or learn something new about themselves and their writing process. I'm working with Deena to possibly set up some new group functionality that will allow all the Coyote Con people to remain connected until next May. (Once we finalize a few details, I'll post the...
May 30, 2010
Lynn Viehl Kyndred Giveaway
I loved Lynn Viehl's Darkyn series and so I wasn't surprised at all that I enjoyed Shadowlight too, the spinoff "Kyndred" series. I absolutely loved Rowan's sharp wit in Shadowlight, so I can't wait to see how her story unfolds in Dreamveil (I keep typing Dreamviehl ha ha). Plus, what a gorgeous cover!
So to celebrate Memorial Day weekend, I'm giving away a copy of both Shadowlight and Dreamveil. This contest is open to anyone on the planet, whether you've won anything from me before. I...
May 29, 2010
MayNoWriMo Guest Jane Toombs
Jane Toombs writes an article entitled The Disease of Writing.
May 27, 2010
Conn Writes a Poem
Never seen anywhere else, an exclusive poem written by the sexiest English professor alive, Dr. Connagher himself! Check out his response to "Lecture vs. Teach" over on Susi's blog and wish her a happy blogoversary while you're at it, for a chance to win a free e-copy of Dear Sir, I'm Yours or an advance e-ARC of The Bloodgate Guardian, releasing June 14 from Carina Press.
