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980 and counting …

Finished Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins. This is one of her contemporary romances.

In this one, journalist Chastity O'Neill moves back to her hometown and takes a job with the local newspaper. Chastity also wants…

Weekend work …

I'm glad that it's Friday. Come to think of it, I'm always glad when it's Friday. [image error]

I'm hoping to finish up my final polish on Elemental Assassin #5 this weekend so I can send…

979 and counting …

Finished Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole. This is the latest book in her Immortals After Dark paranormal romance series.

In this one, Lucia the Huntress is a Valkyrie who's known for her skill with a bow —…

Thank you, book bloggers …

So I'm sending out e-ARCs of Web of Lies and starting to book some guest blogs/giveaways. Today, I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks to all the book bloggers out there.

I'm always surprised and humbled…

Venom back cover copy …

Gah! I did it again. Once again, I forgot to post the description of the book along with the cover art — you know, what the book is actually about. Sigh. Anyway, here's the back cover copy for

Venom cover art …

[image error]So look what showed up in my e-mail last week — the preliminary cover art for Venom.

So cool! So shiny! So cool! So shiny! Okay, I'll quit gushing now. [image error]

Seriously, though,…

The bookmarks are here …

Guess what I got in the mail? The bookmarks for Web of Lies. Huzzah!

And believe me when I say that these are some pretty nice bookmarks. They're 2-by-8 inches on thick, sturdy, glossy paper. Kudos go out once again to…

Timelines …

So I've talked about copy edits and page proofs, and now, I thought I would share a rough timeline of when I get them in regards to when the book is published. So here's an example of a rough timeline…

Page proofs …

In addition to working on copy edits for Venom, I also finished up page proofs for Web of Lies this past weekend. So here's a little bit about what page proofs are:

So after I sent…

The copy edits are here, the copy edits are here …

Since I just finished up the copy edits for Venom, I thought that I would talk a little bit about what the heck copy edits are in the first place. Here goes:

Basically, a manuscript goes through a…