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Full Cover Copy of TWICE DEAD

My editor at Bell Bridge Books just sent me the full cover copy for TWICE DEAD. Isn't it gorgeous?!


-Kalayna Price

What did you mean to say?

Words are funny things. They can be so very fickle, and often subtly (or bluntly) imply meanings the writer/speaker never intended. A slight shift in a phrase can completely change the interpretation of the sentence. Even the arrangement of sentences in relation to each other can create a totally unintended message.

Finding and fixing such sentences tends to be a very subtle application of wordsmithing--especially when the implication incorporates several sentences. During an early draft of o...

To-do lists, galleys, and links

It has been a busy week (hence the blog silence). I'm buried under both external and self-imposed deadlines and scrambling to stay on top of everything on my to-do list. I can hardly believe tomorrow will be the halfway point in the month. There are still a lot of words I need to reach my goal of finishing my WIP this month (we are just going to shut that thought behind that obscured door over there.) Oh, and I have tons to do to prepare for my February release. There are bookmarks to design ...

It comes down to time

Fellow Tri Mu, Tori, blogged over at the Tri Mu blog about time today, and I totally get her frustration. Balancing time is always a struggle. It seems the more time you should have, the more stuff crops up to absorb that time.

Reading over Tori's post made me want to analyze where my time went during this very first week of the year:

Writing: I devoted (on average) five to nine hours a day to writing. Despite this time, I am not as far along in my WIP as I would like at this time. I hope to m...

Research Trip to the Swamp

I took a trip to the swamp this weekend. My current WIP has several scenes based in a swamp, so I wanted to go muck around, get a feel for the sounds, the smells, the way the ground felt. A lot of what I write comes straight out of my head, but when I can get first hand experience, I jump on it.

It was cold, but it was a beautifully sunny day. With all the recent rain in the area, (and the fact the swamp is a floodplain--for obvious reasons) most of the trails were washed out. I took some awe...

A shiny new year

Tradition (or is that superstition?) holds that what you do on the first of the year impacts what you will do for the rest of the year. That is why people eat collards on the first--the green collards represent green dollars and are supposed to ensure the year is a prosperous one.

I'm not terribly superstitious, but there are still a couple 'must do' activities on my list for today. Not surprisingly, these activities include things like writing, reading, and hooping (should probably pull out ...

2009: a year in review

It is the last day of the year, and of the decade . . . Wow. How did that happen?

It has been an interesting year for me, and by and large, a very good one. As I am writing this post, it is hard to believe that this is the same year I was sitting at my desk at work reading about all the layoffs in publishing. I remember all the doom and gloom, of people saying no new writers would be published and only the already established bestsellers had a shot in this market. Not that there isn't a lot ...

TWICE DEAD EXCERPT

[image error]I have now uploaded an except from Twice Dead. If you would like to read the first chapter, check it out HERE. Enjoy!

I'll upload the second chapter closer to the release date, so check back often. And remember, Twice Dead will be available in print and electronically February 2010!-Kalayna Price

Number 1?

I found out this morning that ONCE BITTEN is currently #1 on Amazon's Fantasy list and Horror list!!

Thank you everyone who took advantage of the Christmas special on the kindle edition of the book. I hope you enjoy the read, and be on the look out for the sequel, TWICE DEAD, which will be released in February!-Kalayna Price

Merry Christmas (and free books!)

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone is having a joyful and safe holiday. As a special Christmas gift, my publisher has released my first book, ONCE BITTEN, free for kindle on Amazon. If you haven't had a chance to read the book yet (or you've read it but would like a kindle version) check it out HERE.

Have a very Merry Christmas everyone!-Kalayna Price