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July 18, 2012
Free book--3 days only!
In celebration of the release of my novella, Speechless, the second book in my Praesidium trilogy, Flux, will be absolutely free on Kindle for 3 days only. Free days begin at 12am Pacific time this Saturday and end at midnight on Monday.
Speechless for sale
My novella Speechless is now available in a bunch of e-formats at Dreamspinner! Here's the blurb:
Travis Miller has a machining job, a cat named Elwood, and a pathetic love life. The one bright spot in his existence is the handsome guitar player he sometimes passes on his way home from work. But when he finally gathers the courage to speak to the man, Travis learns that former novelist Drew Clifton suffers from aphasia: Drew can understand everything Travis says, but he is unable to speak or write.
The two lonely men form a friendship that soon blossoms into romance. But communication is only one of their challenges—there’s also Travis’s inexperience with love and his precarious financial situation. If words are the bridge between two people, what will keep them together?
Travis Miller has a machining job, a cat named Elwood, and a pathetic love life. The one bright spot in his existence is the handsome guitar player he sometimes passes on his way home from work. But when he finally gathers the courage to speak to the man, Travis learns that former novelist Drew Clifton suffers from aphasia: Drew can understand everything Travis says, but he is unable to speak or write.
The two lonely men form a friendship that soon blossoms into romance. But communication is only one of their challenges—there’s also Travis’s inexperience with love and his precarious financial situation. If words are the bridge between two people, what will keep them together?
July 17, 2012
More inspiration
One thing I love to do is place my stories in real places, with all the details of life in those places. As it happens, both Good Bones and Speechless are set in the Portland area. And one detail that's mentioned in Good Bones and alluded to in Speechless is this place:
As you might remember, Chris was rather taken with the maple bacon bar. He could have tried one of these guys instead:
Or maybe this would be his favorite:
No, I haven't tried the ale. I don't eat bacon anyway, but bacon maple ale? Ugh.
In case you're tired of Portland as a locale, the novels I'm working on now are set in a fictional land and in Central Europe.
As you might remember, Chris was rather taken with the maple bacon bar. He could have tried one of these guys instead:
Or maybe this would be his favorite:
No, I haven't tried the ale. I don't eat bacon anyway, but bacon maple ale? Ugh.In case you're tired of Portland as a locale, the novels I'm working on now are set in a fictional land and in Central Europe.
July 13, 2012
Contest
The Romance Reviews is having a Sizzling Summer Reads Party. Each week in July there are contests with lots of giveaways and a grand prize. I'll be taking part too: a quiz question about Good Bones will appear during the final week. In the meantime, hop on over and see what you can win.
PS--Five more days until my novella Speechless debuts!
PS--Five more days until my novella Speechless debuts!
July 8, 2012
Dylan's farm--sort of
I get inspiration from all kinds of places. The farm in my novel Good Bones is fan amalgam of two real Oregon farms, with a few embellishments thrown in. Here are a couples of photos from one of those farms.
This farm doesn't have a pond or adajcent wilderness, and of course Chris Nock doesn't live next door. But it's still a pretty nice place!
This farm doesn't have a pond or adajcent wilderness, and of course Chris Nock doesn't live next door. But it's still a pretty nice place!
July 2, 2012
Release date
My novella Speechless will be available July 18. Head here to check it out.
June 29, 2012
New novella cover and blurb
My new novella will be released by Dreamspinner Press in July (I'll let you know when I have an exact release date). In the meantime, here is the fantastic cover and the blurb:
Travis Miller has a machining job, a cat named Elwood, and a pathetic love life. The one bright spot in his existence is the handsome guitar player he sometimes passes on his way home from work. But when he finally gathers the courage to speak to the man, Travis learns that former novelist Drew Clifton suffers from aphasia: Drew can understand everything Travis says, but he is unable to speak or write.The two lonely men form a friendship that soon blossoms into romance. But communication is only one of their challenges—there’s also Travis’s inexperience with love and his precarious financial situation. If words are the bridge between two people, what will keep them together?
Travis Miller has a machining job, a cat named Elwood, and a pathetic love life. The one bright spot in his existence is the handsome guitar player he sometimes passes on his way home from work. But when he finally gathers the courage to speak to the man, Travis learns that former novelist Drew Clifton suffers from aphasia: Drew can understand everything Travis says, but he is unable to speak or write.The two lonely men form a friendship that soon blossoms into romance. But communication is only one of their challenges—there’s also Travis’s inexperience with love and his precarious financial situation. If words are the bridge between two people, what will keep them together?
June 28, 2012
Nice donation
Thanks to all of you who have bought the books in the Praesidum trilogy, I made another satisfying donation today to Doctors Without Borders. Doubly satisfying, actually, because a donor was matching all donations today. Give yourselves pats on the back.
And then you can do me a favor: Go to my Amazon author page and click on "like." Rumor has it that when an author reaches 40 likes, chocolate cupcakes fall from the sky--or something.
I finished my textbook revisions today too, which means in the not-so-distant future I may have time to write fiction again. But first a family roadtrip is in the offing.
And then you can do me a favor: Go to my Amazon author page and click on "like." Rumor has it that when an author reaches 40 likes, chocolate cupcakes fall from the sky--or something.
I finished my textbook revisions today too, which means in the not-so-distant future I may have time to write fiction again. But first a family roadtrip is in the offing.
June 25, 2012
Thanks so much to all of you who visited and/or commented...
Thanks so much to all of you who visited and/or commented during the blog hop. I'm happy to announce that the random number generator has chosen the winner of a Kim Fielding book of her choice: Savanna T! The grand prize winner is Amilyn.
I have a novella and a short story coming out this summer, so stay tuned for more giveaways later.
I have a novella and a short story coming out this summer, so stay tuned for more giveaways later.
June 21, 2012
Manga and Romance Blog Hop
Welcome! I'm excited to be participating in the Manga and Romance Blog Hop.
I have four novels and several short stories published, with more on the way. All my work fits more or less in the category of m/m romance. I sort of ended up here accidentally.
I never could stomach het romance novels. The plots seemed too cliched and although I'm a straight woman I couldn't begin to empathize with the female protagonists. I read fantasy instead, and horror, and magical realism, and a whole lot of stuff that gets called "literature."
Then I discovered fanfiction. To be specific, I discovered slash Buffy fanfiction (starring Spike, mostly). That I enjoyed very much. After a while of reading, I began to write. It was fun! I had fans!
And then I wrote my first novel, Stasis. This was in 2009, and I wrote the novel in one month, for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). As it turned out, my protagonists were two men who fell in love with one another--despite evil wizards, tyrannical leaders, and harsh laws. Stasis was followed by two sequels, and by then I was hooked.
What I like about m/m romance is that I can explore fresh plots and interesting power dynamics. Nobody assumes that the protagonist is me, because I am very clearly not, for instance, a gay male hipster werewolf architect. Most of my stuff isn't strictly romance--it's fantasy or paranormal or something else, in which the main characters happen to be men who fall for other men.
And, well, there are pretty men to think about. Can't forget that part.
If you're new to me, I hope you'll try out some of my stories. And you can follow my blog and see what I'm up to. Thank you for visiting!
Prizes:
1. Comment here with your name and email and be entered in the drawing for the grand prize, which consists of 10 ebooks!
2. In addition, I'll randomly choose one person who comments on my blog, and the winner will receive the ebook version of one of my novels (winner gets to choose which one).
Comments must appear before the hop ends on June 24, so comment quick!
Once you've commented, go visit the other participating blogs:
I have four novels and several short stories published, with more on the way. All my work fits more or less in the category of m/m romance. I sort of ended up here accidentally.
I never could stomach het romance novels. The plots seemed too cliched and although I'm a straight woman I couldn't begin to empathize with the female protagonists. I read fantasy instead, and horror, and magical realism, and a whole lot of stuff that gets called "literature."
Then I discovered fanfiction. To be specific, I discovered slash Buffy fanfiction (starring Spike, mostly). That I enjoyed very much. After a while of reading, I began to write. It was fun! I had fans!
And then I wrote my first novel, Stasis. This was in 2009, and I wrote the novel in one month, for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). As it turned out, my protagonists were two men who fell in love with one another--despite evil wizards, tyrannical leaders, and harsh laws. Stasis was followed by two sequels, and by then I was hooked.
What I like about m/m romance is that I can explore fresh plots and interesting power dynamics. Nobody assumes that the protagonist is me, because I am very clearly not, for instance, a gay male hipster werewolf architect. Most of my stuff isn't strictly romance--it's fantasy or paranormal or something else, in which the main characters happen to be men who fall for other men.
And, well, there are pretty men to think about. Can't forget that part.
If you're new to me, I hope you'll try out some of my stories. And you can follow my blog and see what I'm up to. Thank you for visiting!
Prizes:
1. Comment here with your name and email and be entered in the drawing for the grand prize, which consists of 10 ebooks!
2. In addition, I'll randomly choose one person who comments on my blog, and the winner will receive the ebook version of one of my novels (winner gets to choose which one).
Comments must appear before the hop ends on June 24, so comment quick!
Once you've commented, go visit the other participating blogs:
