Maria Lima's Blog, page 21

5 years; 100 episodes!!!

Supernatural fans!! SmartPop Books is giving away a copy of In the Hunt to celebrate the 100th episode of the show.

I'll match that giveaway. Just comment below with why this book is special to me. Random drawing from all the correct answers both here and on Facebook.

Deadline: The witching hour, of course!! Midnight Eastern Daylight time by next Thursday, April 22!

ETA: extended the deadline by popular demand!

What I've been up to & CONTEST!!

I've moved (yay!!)
I can haz major pollen reaction (boo!!)
I finished copyedits on essay & book (yay!)
I got extension on short story (yay for extension, boo for not being able to finish)

Pollen in the DC area is beyond ridiculous, I've missed 2 regular work days now, plus 2 weekend work days because of it. I'm better today, thanks to the weather change, but had woken up with migraine (also thanks to weather change). I'm ready for the pollen to stop now.

This week marks the debut of my...

Support Rape Crisis Centers

A quick drop in post as I continue to sort & unpack, because   rocks and this deserves as much publicity as it can get.

Support rape crisis centers and enter to win an Advance Copy of Red Hood's Revenge, by Jim C. Hines.

Building a Rabbit: one writer's process

Process

A lot of writers talk about process. I thought I'd spend a moment before plunging into the chaos that is the day before a move with a few thoughts and a peek into how the Lima goes from OMG, I have an idea to a finished manuscript.

What is "process" exactly? For me, it's what happens from the moment there is a notion in my head to when there's a finished book on the shelves. Then process becomes marketing (marketing happens before the book hits shelves, too as this is an iterative...

Goes to 11

Just watched last night's Southland ep – once again, this show blew me away.

::flails incoherently::