Jeaniene Frost's Blog, page 52

June 2010

Audio rights to AT GRAVE'S END, DESTINED FOR AN EARLY GRAVE, and FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON have been sold to Blackstone Audio. 

Cat and Bones, book 5, has a tentative title of THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE.

Foreign translation rights for the Night Huntress series have been sold to France, Bulgaria, Norway, Turkey, and Portugal.

Mirrored from Frost Light.

Done, news, etc.

Hi everyone. Yes, it's been quiet around the old blog lately, but that wasn't because I took a writing siesta. On the contrary, I've been busier than ever trying to finish Cat and Bones #5. Yesterday evening, I wrote the two most satisfying words in the English language: THE END.

That's right, Cat and Bones 5 is now officially in my editor's hands. It was a rollercoaster to write and I can't wait to get my editor's feedback on it (and my critt partner's as well).  As every writer knows, "the e...

Advice for writers, or everything Jeaniene knows about getting published

I'm still buried under the deadline for Cat and Bones #5, but I thought I'd do a consolidated post on everything I know about getting published. Why? Well, about one in every four emails I receive is from writers asking for advice on how to get published. Believe me, I understand their frustration over the process. It's a HARD process, make no mistake. If getting published were easy, everyone who wrote a book would have one on the shelves. When I was first querying back in 2004, I scoured...

Romantic Times convention, a story in pictures

Got back Tuesday night from the Romantic Times convention in Columbus, OH. Yes, trains take a lot longer than flying, but they're worth it for my peace of mind. If I wrote a blog on all the awesome people I met and the fun I had, it would take pages and pages of description while still leaving a ton of details out. So instead, I'm going to share images. Hey, a picture is worth a thousand words, right? And from these, I think you'll be able to tell that I had a total blast.

From left: Jocelynn ...

Romantic Times convention

Hi everyone! On Monday I leave for the Romantic Times convention in Columbus, OH. I’m taking a train/driving, so I won’t arrive until Tuesday night, but those of you who know me know how much I don’t like to fly, so I’m okay with that.  

If you’re going to Romantic Times, here’s a list of the activities I’ll be involved in and their descriptions as listed on the RT website. Be sure to stop by one of them and say hello to me, if you get a chance! I have a couple other interviews/ other things s...

The Tao of "no"

Being an introvert, I've met more people through online venues in the past four years since I sold my novels than I have in the decade before it. Some of my closest Real Life friends are people I first met online, and now I wonder how I ever managed without them. Then there friends I first met online who I now see once or twice a year at conventions, which is awesome. Some online friends I may never meet in real life, but they cheer me up or make me laugh getting to know them through...

Bonus podcast, with reading!

As I've mentioned before, tomorrow the 15th at 1pm EST I'll be harassing interviewing my critique partner Melissa Marr about her upcoming release, RADIANT SHADOWS, but what I didn't know until yesterday was that I'll also be doing another podcast tonight.

Morgan and Lisa from publicity at Romantic Times kindly asked me if I would guest on author Linda Mooney's OTHER WORLD OF ROMANCE  show on Blog Talk Rado, and of course I said yes. Then I found out part of the show's format would be me doing ...

Upcoming podcast

I'm still (mostly) on blog hiatus while I throw my efforts into finishing Cat and Bones #5, but wanted to pop up for a couple quick announcements. First, HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE, book one in the Night Huntress series, is now available as an audio book. Check your favorite audio retailer for details, or you can go to the publisher's website here. ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE, book two in the Night Huntress series, will also be made into an audio book, but I don't have a release date yet. Will update my ...

Fundraising for rape crisis centers

Copied with permission from Jim Hines's blog:

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

Cover!

I finally have permission to post the cover for ETERNAL KISS OF DARKNESS, releasing July 27th, 2010. Since I first saw the cover a couple months ago, I’ve been itching to show it off. I’m very happy with how it turned out. Some of my favorite things are the green in Mencheres’s eyes and how his hand is curled around Kira’s. Also what the .jpg doesn’t show, but you’ll see once the book is out, is that the entire cover has a sheen on the front, so in the light, it flashes a faint, hazy silver. ...