Lisa Shearin's Blog, page 27
December 2, 2013
Update on the move and upcoming blog appearances
We’re in the house. Finally. We still have things under construction. For example, we don’t have the fenced-in greyhound run, so we’re having to walk ALL the dogs on a leash whenever they want to go outside to potty. Greyhounds can’t ever be off lead or outside of a fenced area. They can spot “interesting [...]
December 1, 2013
Sample chapters for The Grendel Affair are up!
The first four chapters of The Grendel Affair are now posted for your enjoyment. The links are on the HOME and SAMPLE CHAPTERS page, or right here. Let me know what you think. : ) Tomorrow morning I’ll give you the update on our move. Some things are done, a lot more are not, but [...]
November 23, 2013
It’s moving day — finally!
We’re moving this morning. The movers will be here at 8:00, but thanks to the dogs (and the need to get last minute stuff done) I’ve been up since 4:00. Yep, it’s gonna be a long day. Sorry for the silence, but it’s been nuts here — but all in a good way. I’m not [...]
November 14, 2013
RT BookReviews review of The Grendel Affair!
Since the digital edition of RT BookReviews came out today, I can finally post this — the first review for The Grendel Affair! Jill Smith at RT gave The Grendel Affair 4 1/2 stars (their hightest ranking) and named it a Top Pick! for the month! Here’s the review: Shearin turns her storytelling magic toward [...]
November 11, 2013
Snippet from The Grendel Affair — Grendel encounter
Well, we have a move date. Derek and I will be moving next Monday (and a little bit this coming weekend). So to tide you over if I don’t get another snippet posted next Monday before we disconnct the network, here’s a longer snippet for today. However, December 1 will be here soon, and you’ll [...]
November 4, 2013
The Grendel Affair snippet — SPI goes hunting
Roy Benoit led our team; Sandra Niles headed the second, and Lars Anderssen the third. Roy was a lead-from-the-front kind of guy—or as was the case now, a lead-from-beside-the-werewolf kind of guy. Yasha had tracked the male grendel earlier, so he and his nose had the point. I was behind Yasha and Roy with Ian [...]
October 31, 2013
Update & Odin the Escape Artist (NOT)
I FINALLY finished the Secret Project last Friday and turned it in to my editor. And no, I still can’t tell you about it, but AS SOON AS I can, I will. I’m now working feverishly on The Dragon Conspiracy (SPI Files #2). My deadline for that is four months from now (it usually takes [...]
October 28, 2013
Snippet from The Grendel Affair — Yasha goes werewolf
Yasha came over to us wearing a T‑shirt, shorts, and flip-flops. I knew what that meant. The Russian would be going werewolf for our expedition. “Listen up,” Anderssen boomed and I jumped. “My people line up over here to get fitted with your comms. Our New York hosts have gear designed to work in the [...]
October 21, 2013
Monday snippet from The Grendel Affair — Mac gets a gift
Politicians are right about one thing: budget cuts can be dangerous. Slash the funding to the wrong people, and you get a bunch of disgruntled, supernatural ex‑CIA spooks going into business for themselves. Combine that with my doppelganger having hidden a bowling bag full of unknown and potentially deadly and/or explosive contents somewhere in headquarters, and [...]
October 18, 2013
Bookmarks & postcards are here for The Grendel Affair
Happy Friday, y’all! I now have postcards & bookmarks for The Grendel Affair. If you’d like one of each signed and personalized to you (I know some of you have collections), just email me with your full name and mailing address, and I’ll get them to you ASAP. And of course, it’s open to my international [...]
