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Last Chance to Enter! And a Plotting Lesson

I'm over at the Bestsellerology site this month with a lesson on step-by-step plotting. It's a system I devised that's now seen me through six novels. The lesson goes up sometime today, so if you go over and it isn't up, check back.

If you're interested, throughout October I'm doing an intensive month-long workshop on plotting that will walk you through a whole novel and leave you with a finished outline, using JR Ward's DARK LOVER as our "textbook." This online workshop is being offered...

Enjoy a Book? Support the Author!

I've been wanting to post this for a while, but haven't had a free day. But the message below is true. The number of reviews--even one sentence reviews--a book has on Amazon, the most often that book comes up in an algorithm the website uses to appear in promotions. The more "likes" at the top of the listing page, the more often the author is promoted.

Does that mean you should go off and give five-star reviews to books you hated? Absolutely not. You can click one star if that's how you felt a...

Q&A with Author CJ Archer (& W*n THE MEDIUM)

Today, I’d like to welcome to Preternatura author CJ Archer, whose novel The Medium is a terrific blend of historical fantasy and romance, with a YA hero and heroine to love (and it's a YA that should appeal to all ages). CJ is an Australian author who combines her love for history and romance in her books. You can learn more about her at her website.

Want to win a copy of The Medium (which is the first in a series, by the way, and the newest one, Possession, is now available for Kindle.)? Jus...

Continue Playing Amongst Yourselves

I'm on a tight deadline, so no blog today. Come back tomorrow for a great interview with CJ Archer and a giveaway of her book.

Remember that the Preternatural Book Club will resume next Wednesday with the first six chapters of SKINWALKER, the first in Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock series. This is my first time reading any from this author or series, and I'm loving it![image error]

#UF Tuesday: W*n THE KINGMAKERS by Clay and Susan Griffith

Ready for some vampires? Today's featured book is THE KINGMAKERS, the third and final book in Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith's Vampire Empire trilogy. I've heard a lot of really great things about this series. See what you think, and weigh in to be entered to win a copy!
ABOUT THE BOOK: 

Empress Adele has launched a grand crusade against the vampire clans of the north. Prince Gareth, the vampire lord of Scotland, serves the Equatorian cause, fighting in the bloody...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

New Releases Sept. 8-14 and Reader's Choice C*ntest

Remember how we’ve established that the first and last weeks of each month are heavy release days? Well, the other trend I’ve noticed in the couple of years I’ve been doing these lists is that the second week of the month is serious Young Adult time. So there’s not a huge list this week, and they’re almost entirely in the YA paranormal genre (although zombie fans might get some brain-food from the new Jonathan Maberry title). The good news? Some of the YA coming out these days ar...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

Wherefore Art Thou, Winners?

I’m on the road today, headed back from Naples, Florida, where I’ve been hanging out with fantabulous bookstore owners at the Southern Independent Booksellers Association convention. On the way back, I scheduled a stop at Cedar Key, where our old friend the pirate Jean Lafitte made regular pit stops as he plundered the Gulf of Mexico. I’ll have a report on the trade show and Cedar Key on Wednesday.
As a result, I’ll be announcing two weeks’ worth of winners at once next Sunday. S...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

#YA Friday: W*n MONSTROUS BEAUTY by Elizabeth Fama

Ready for some mermaids? Today's featured book is MONSTROUS BEAUTY, a YA fantasy novel being released this week by author Elizabeth Fama (who also wrote Overboard, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults). See what you think, and comment to be entered to win a copy!
ABOUT THE BOOK: Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on land, she is unaware that this decisi...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

Q&A with #UF Author Rio Youers & W*n Your Choice of ChiZine Ebooks!

Today, I’d like to welcome to Preternatura author Rio Youers, whose novel Westlake Soul was released this past spring by ChiZine Publications, an independent publisher that’s putting out some really interesting sci-fi and dark fantasy books. Rio is a multi-platform writer, working in books and comics, and is the British Fantasy Award-nominated author of End Times and Westlake Soul. His short fiction has been published by Cemetery Dance, St. Martin’s Griffin, and IDW, among others...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

Preternatura Books Club: Anita Gets Her Vampire (& W*n Some Books)

Welcome back to the Preternatura Book Club! We'll be talking about topics that are related to the book we're reading but are general enough for you to pipe up and voice an opinion.
Each book read will last four weeks, which is a much faster schedule than we've done on previous books. Today, we tackle the final chapters of GUILTY PLEASURES, book one in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Today's giveaway will be a mystery trio of unclaimed weekly prizes—yes...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>