Nalini Singh's Blog, page 164
August 9, 2012
Friday Book Club
It's time to talk books! What are you reading and loving this week?
August 8, 2012
Bollywood: Main Hoon Na
I haven't posted a Bollywood song for a while - here's one from an older movie that's a lot of fun. Main Hoon Na is more than a little tongue in cheek, and very cute.
Hope you enjoy the video!
Hope you enjoy the video!
August 6, 2012
Archangel's Storm ARC Giveaway...
...at my agent, Nephele Tempest's blog! (Giveaway closes Thursday, August 9, 2012, at 5pm Pacific Time - full details on Nephele's blog).
Good luck! :-)
Good luck! :-)
August 5, 2012
Waterfall, Blue Mountains - Australia
I've realized I have thousands of photographs that I haven't had a chance to go through, so I've made it a project to post at least one new image every week.
I'm also playing with some photo software to sharpen and intensify the colors of some of the images - this might turn into an addicting kind of hobby. ;-)
Hope you enjoy!
This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.(i.e. If you'd like to repost, pin this photo etc, you're free to do so, as long as the use is non-commercial, you don't make any changes to the image, and provide a link back to this blog or my website. If you're not certain your usage is non-commercial, shoot me an email to discuss).
I'm also playing with some photo software to sharpen and intensify the colors of some of the images - this might turn into an addicting kind of hobby. ;-)
Hope you enjoy!
This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.(i.e. If you'd like to repost, pin this photo etc, you're free to do so, as long as the use is non-commercial, you don't make any changes to the image, and provide a link back to this blog or my website. If you're not certain your usage is non-commercial, shoot me an email to discuss).
August 4, 2012
Popular Romance Project
While I was at the RWA Conference in Anaheim, I had a chance to see a small piece of the documentary film titled "Love Between the Covers" currently being made by film-maker Laurie Kahn. You can see the preview now on the Popular Romance Project website.
I highly recommend you go by and have a look - the preview received a standing ovation in Anaheim and with good reason. I've met and been interviewed by Laurie, and really felt that she's trying to make a film that truly shows the heart of the romance community in an unbiased and most importantly, non-condescending, way.
I'm excited to see what the final film is going to look like.
Laurie asked me to let you know that through August, she's running a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000 to go toward the completion of the film. She's lined up a number of different gifts/rewards for those who make a pledge to support the project, including for example, dvds of the finished film and, for writers, offers of critiques from a number of authors and editors. You can see full details on her campaign page.
I hope you're all having a great weekend and that you enjoy the video. :-)
I highly recommend you go by and have a look - the preview received a standing ovation in Anaheim and with good reason. I've met and been interviewed by Laurie, and really felt that she's trying to make a film that truly shows the heart of the romance community in an unbiased and most importantly, non-condescending, way.
I'm excited to see what the final film is going to look like.
Laurie asked me to let you know that through August, she's running a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000 to go toward the completion of the film. She's lined up a number of different gifts/rewards for those who make a pledge to support the project, including for example, dvds of the finished film and, for writers, offers of critiques from a number of authors and editors. You can see full details on her campaign page.
I hope you're all having a great weekend and that you enjoy the video. :-)
August 2, 2012
Friday Book Club
Time to talk books! What are you reading and loving at the moment?
August 1, 2012
Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews
Link to ExcerptMy super professional review: This book is awesome!!!! I love the voice of writing team Ilona Andrews, and inhale their books. This one was no different - the plot is fascinating, and Andrea and Raphael make an explosive couple. (For those of you who've read the book already, I have one word for you: carpet. :D)
Gunmetal Magic is set in the Kate Daniels world, but even if you haven't read the other books in the series, I think you can pick this up without problems, as it focuses not on Kate but her best friend Andrea. Of course, the entire series is amazing, and if you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend you check it out. You can read more about the books here.
Spoiler note: If you have read Gunmetal Magic, please keep any comments spoiler-free or sneaky so folks aren't accidentally spoiled. Thanks. :-)
Here's the backcover blurb for Gunmetal Magic:
Some people have everything figured out—Andrea Nash is not one of those people.
After being kicked out of the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, Andrea’s whole existence is in shambles. All she can do is to try to put herself back together, something made easier by working for Cutting Edge, a small investigative firm owned by her best friend Kate Daniels.
When several shapeshifters working for Raphael Medrano—the male alpha of the Clan Bouda and Andrea’s former lover—die unexpectedly at a dig site, Andrea is assigned to investigate…and must work with Raphael. As Andrea’s search for the killer leads her into the secret underbelly of supernatural Atlanta, she knows that dealing with her feelings for Raphael might have to take a back seat to saving the world…
July 30, 2012
Swag-orama
I'm back home in NZ and catching up. It was great to see so many of you in Anaheim!
As promised, I picked up some swag for you - these include bookmarks, excerpt booklets, some neat little promo items, and books, plus a conference bag. Just like when you receive a swag bag at a conference, I won't tell you what books are included - it'll be a surprise. ;-)
If you'd like to go into the draw to win the swag, just leave a comment on this post (If you're reading this blog on a feed, for example at Goodreads, please comment on this post on the main blog) by 5pm New Zealand time, Friday 3rd August 2012.
The fine print: Contest is open internationally. One entry per household. No purchase necessary to enter. One winner will be chosen randomly using random.org and his or her name posted on this blog late on Friday 3rd August 2012. If we don't hear back from the winner within 72 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Chance of winning dependent on number of entries received. Void where prohibited.
As promised, I picked up some swag for you - these include bookmarks, excerpt booklets, some neat little promo items, and books, plus a conference bag. Just like when you receive a swag bag at a conference, I won't tell you what books are included - it'll be a surprise. ;-)
If you'd like to go into the draw to win the swag, just leave a comment on this post (If you're reading this blog on a feed, for example at Goodreads, please comment on this post on the main blog) by 5pm New Zealand time, Friday 3rd August 2012.
The fine print: Contest is open internationally. One entry per household. No purchase necessary to enter. One winner will be chosen randomly using random.org and his or her name posted on this blog late on Friday 3rd August 2012. If we don't hear back from the winner within 72 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Chance of winning dependent on number of entries received. Void where prohibited.
July 27, 2012
Friday Book Club
...coming to you from the RWA Anaheim Conference! I hope you all had a great week!
I was just down having a look at the swag in the Goody Room, and I met Tessa Dare. She mentioned she was going to do a swag giveaway on her site, and I realized I had room in my luggage this year. So I picked up some swag, too.We'll do a giveaway when I get back! (Thanks for the idea, Tessa!)
Okay, onto the books. What are you reading and loving at the moment?
I was just down having a look at the swag in the Goody Room, and I met Tessa Dare. She mentioned she was going to do a swag giveaway on her site, and I realized I had room in my luggage this year. So I picked up some swag, too.We'll do a giveaway when I get back! (Thanks for the idea, Tessa!)
Okay, onto the books. What are you reading and loving at the moment?
July 23, 2012
Walker & Lara, and Anaheim
I've just completed the current draft of Walker and Lara's novella.It's not yet final, but it's getting there. I'm hoping to work on it further on the flight to Anaheim - it'll be good to do a read-through start to finish.
Talking of Anaheim, I'm looking forward to seeing some of you on Wednesday! Full details of the super-duper gigantic book signing here.
You might have noticed we've made some changes to the blog - I hope you all like! Please test out the comments - they should be working fine, but if not, shoot me an email (nalinisinghwrites AT gmail DOT com).
And in the spirit of comment testing, here's a tough question for you: Shapeshifter or vampire? Reasons?
Talking of Anaheim, I'm looking forward to seeing some of you on Wednesday! Full details of the super-duper gigantic book signing here.
You might have noticed we've made some changes to the blog - I hope you all like! Please test out the comments - they should be working fine, but if not, shoot me an email (nalinisinghwrites AT gmail DOT com).
And in the spirit of comment testing, here's a tough question for you: Shapeshifter or vampire? Reasons?
