Jeaniene Frost's Blog, page 56

The Agent debate - my two cents

I was trolling Livejournal and came across links to this GalleyCat post where the question was presented as to whether literary agents would go the way of the Dodo bird in these newer, straight-to-Kindle publishing times. Let me be succinct – I do not agree that agents will become obsolete, but let’s look at the issue as a whole – and here’s where my succinctness ends, lol.

Is it possible to sell a book without an agent? YES. I know more than a few authors who sold their first book(s...

Tuesday thankfulness

I know it's usually Thursdays that get the "thankful" posts, but what the hey, I'm jumping ahead ;-). First, thanks to everyone who responded to my call out for music recommendations. I'm punching in the songs/bands on iTunes and coming up with a playlist for Cat and Bones, book five. I don't listen to the radio, which means I miss out on a lot of new bands/songs, plus I'm terrible at keeping up with knowing when bands I do like have new albums coming out. So, your recs are much appreciated! ...

Wednesday already?

Happy Hump Day - and really, what an odd saying that is, right? This week I should get my editor's notes on ETERNAL KISS OF DARKNESS (Mencheres and Kira's book). Already got her pre-revision revision letter last week and the good news is that revisions will be light. A case of "more detail here, more emotion there, make the ending more explosive" sort of thing. I also have my lovely critt partner's notes to implement at the same time, which, no shock, sound a lot like my editor's notes (they...

Instant Winner contest!

Today's Instant Winner contest prize is:






If you want a signed copy of DESTINED FOR AN EARLY GRAVE shipped to you, no matter where in the world you live, be one of the first FIVE people to reply to this post and it's yours. This is the fourth novel in the Night Huntress series and Cat and Bones have some big changes in store for them.

Good luck!

Winners! And "wild card" winners

First, Happy Halloween! May all the candy you eat miraculously have no calories, lol. Meant to do this post earlier, but, I slept in. And of course, nothing comes before coffee, needless to say.



Well, lots of entries for the giveaway of 10 signed copies of HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE. 200, to be exact. Because I can never bring myself to choose, Randomizer was once again consulted and this is what it said:

      Set #1:

<input ... > 5, 25, 32, 44, 88, 97, 129, 174, 175, 185

So, those entry numbers turne...

Two years flew by - yes, this is another contest post :)

Today marks the two year anniversary of when my debut novel, HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE, hit the shelves. It does not seem like two years since then. It feels more like one year, tops. But, calendars don't lie :).




So, to celebrate the second anniversary of my book, I'm giving away ten (10) signed copies of HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE, book one in the Night Huntress series. To enter, email me at frostlight1 AT yahoo DOT com with "HTTG" in the subject line, any time between now and 8am tomorrow (why 8am? Bec...

Winners, coverflat contest

Well, as many of you predicted, there were more than ten entries into the coverflat contest for FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON. 124 in total, so Randomizer had to be consulted to pick winners, because how could I be expected to choose? I do read every entry and thanks so much for the kind words! They are appreciated :).

Without further ado, here are the numbers Randomizer chose:

Set #1:

<input ... > 122, 52, 83, 69, 64, 124, 108, 104, 46, 9

Those turned out to be: Sonja Zeiler, Heather Hann, Beatriz Onga...

Cover flat contest

This is NOT an Instant Winner contest, so don't hurry and comment before reading the post, lol. I'm giving away ten coverflats for my upcoming novel, FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON. As a reminder of what the cover /stepback looks like, here you go:


                   


The cover flat also has the back cover description on the book and a marketing plan listed inside (something only me, my agent, and book sellers probably care about ;). So, if you would like a signed coverflat for FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON, em...

Hilarious!

Saw this and laughed out loud. In case you don't recognize them, these are urban fantasy / paranormal romance authors Jill Myles, Ilona Andrews, Meljean Brook, Nalini Singh, and Patrice Michelle, as you've never seen them before, lol.

Check it out:

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Instant Winner contest!

As I promised Monday, I'll be hosting contests this week to celebrate Halloween (also because I haven't had any contests in a while and who doesn't love free books, right?). Check out my MySpace page, too (link on sidebar) because contests will be held there also. If you didn't read my post Monday, you need an LJ account to play in the Instant Winner contests, so sign up, it's free and easy. In the interest of fairness, when it's an Instant Winner contest, I'll try to spread them out to...