Carol Van Natta's Blog, page 10
October 4, 2020
Guest Post: Nice Frog
Guest Post: Nice Frog Hello, Carol here. I may have mentioned that I'm one of twelve authors in this year's Pets in Space® 5 limited-edition science fiction romance anthology. I invited my fellow author and buddy Pauline Baird Jones over to my blog to tell me about her story and how she came up with […]
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September 6, 2020
Spotlight on Overload Flux
Spotlight on Overload Flux It's coming on the start of a new season and the sixth year since I published my first solo book, Overload Flux. Back then, I believed the Central Galactic Concordance series might be six books long. Oh, trust me—my muse laughed itself silly over that one. My current estimate says it's […]
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August 23, 2020
3 Websites for Favorite-Genre Books
3 Websites for Favorite-Genre Books You know how sometimes, you just want to find a book in one of your favorite genre without wading through thousands? Booksellers have gotten better about categories, but many of them use the same groupings you'd find in a physical bookstore. And let's be honest, some put their thumb on […]
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August 9, 2020
Escape with Pets In Space 5!
Escape with Pets In Space® 5! Pets in Space® 5 is back for the fifth amazing year! Escape with 12 of today’s top science fiction romance authors and 12 original, never-before-released stories written just for you. Escape into action, adventure, suspense, humor, and romance—plus pets!—that will take you out of this world. The giving doesn’t […]
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July 26, 2020
Make the Leap from Paranormal to Science Fiction Romance
Make the Leap from Paranormal to Science Fiction Romance I love science fiction and fantasy, and I love romances. I especially love it when the two genres blend to bring me the best of both worlds. (Probably why I write them, eh?) If you're a paranormal romance fan, I'd like to invite you to make […]
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July 12, 2020
AI Fails at Photo Captions
Hilarious AI Fails at Photo Captions Part of my job as an indie author is to market my books. The need for background images for ads and promotions periodically sends me to various stock photo sites. The latest trend in these sites is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create photo captions. Often, they miss […]
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June 28, 2020
Spotlight on Pet Trade
Spotlight on Pet Trade Pet Trade was my first science fiction romance novella for the Pets in Space® anthologies. This book has a spiffy new cover design by the talented Amanda Kelsey at Razzle Dazzle Design. Therefore, in honor of its upcoming publication anniversary and its lovely cover, I'm shining a spotlight on Pet Trade. […]
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June 14, 2020
Allies for Life (An Essay)
Most of my blog posts talk about my books, or the thrilling life of an author, and occasionally cats. This is one of two personal essays on topics related to current events. The other talks about friends for life. This essay is in response to the casual, callous murder of a Black man by a […]
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Friends for Life (An Essay)
This departs from my usual blog posts about my books, or the thrilling life of an author with cats. This is one of two personal essays related to current events that are profoundly affecting our world. In the other, I talk about racism and the need to be allies for life. This essay talks about […]
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May 31, 2020
Spotlight on Last Ship Off Polaris-G
Spotlight on Last Ship Off Polaris-G
