Shiloh Walker's Blog, page 199

I'd rather be underconfident in this aspect

There's an agent, Nathan Bransford, that I follow on twitter.  He sometimes has some interesting industry blogs…well, probably often, but I only click over there every now and then.  This time when a post came up about a lack of confidence and writing?  That one had my name written all over it, so I clicked through.

Do You Lack Confidence in Your Writing? It Might Not Be a Bad Thing!

I've got to say, to some extent, I agree.  It's an interesting post, and some of the comments are...

No Longer Mine…being Reissued

From Samhain.  It's been revised.  HEAVILY.

It's not longer, though…I did some pretty heavy rewriting in some areas, but it didn't add to the length.  It's a cleaner read, though.  And has a prettier cover.  Much prettier.

No Longer Mine

It's due out in ebook in April, and yes, it will probably go into print at some point, but it won't be this year.

Blurb:
Born on the wrong side of the tracks and dealt a fair share of hardship, Nikki Kline never gives up a fight. Even when her reason to keep...

Nook contest winner….

Thanks so much to everybody who entered.  The preorders, release week orders and those who did the blog entries were fantastic.  Thanks so much for all the orders and to those who blogged about BROKEN's release.

First, we'll post the name for the second place winner.

The second place winner is getting a GC and a stack of books I've been collecting off and on, for this contest, for the past couple of weeks.

That winner is…

Thalia M

Email starts with museclues…@….

And okay.

Onto the Nook.

The winner o...

It is Tuesday. I feel the need to pimp some books…

It's Tuesday and I feel the need to pimp some books.  In no particular order, although the first one is a new release…

Urban Fantasy

Mind Games by Carolyn Crane

(there is a romance coming…but it's subtle, and doesn't wrap up with first book)

Read it.  It's awesome.

*

Paranormal Romance

Half Past Dead by Zoe Archer and Bianca D'Arc

Read the first story-awesome. Reading second story soon.

*

Urban Fantasy

Dying Bites by DD Barant

Read.  Awesome.

Yes.  I am a book pimp.  This doesn't pose a problem for me.

Fil...

On proposals, synopsis…selling…with, without… O_O

A few years ago, I worked withsomebody who wanted me to put together a synopsis for a book I hadn't yet written.

I'll be honest, I think my mind almost shut down. I'd never attempted to write a synopsis before and nobody else I'd worked with had ever wanted them. I was still writing only for epubs at the time, and this was an epub. I sent her the best I could do-it was about 1.5 pages, but it was the best I could do. I'm not the sort of writer who does a synopsis, especially when the book ...

You never forget your first…

You never forget your first.

Romance, people.  Romance…

Was skimming the blogs and saw this over at the Smart Bitches blog…

A while back you said you never forget your 1st romance novel.

And…viola…bingo.  Inspiration!  Blog post!

Do you remember your first romance?

I do.

I was probably 11.  Way too young considering what I read… Rosemary Rogers, The Wanton.  If I see my 11 yr old pick that up, I'm knocking her over the head with it.  Yes, I am.

Then I moved on to Nora Roberts. Jayne Ann Krentz….I...

Will post NOOK winner next week…

Will post NOOK winner next week, as well as the second place winner….

Filed under: Trivial Pursuits

The Friday 56

The Book:  MIND GAMES BY CAROLYN CRANE

page 56, 5th sentence.

"Ah, please, forgive me for interfering with your diabolical restaurant supply order."

Heh.

The Friday 56 idea came from… This is What I Have to Say

The Rules:

Grab the book nearest you. Right now.Turn to page 56.Find the fifth sentence.Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.Post a link along with...

My 'cool' level rose five points… in the eyes of my nephew

We were talking books.

He, like his dad, likes science fiction.  I asked if he had read the Stardoc books.  (yes, I'm talking SL Viehl again)

He said he had-loved them.

I absently mentioned I knew her.  (No, we haven't met in person, but still, email corresponsdence counts…and I email her.  A lot…she's kind enough to email back.)

His eyes, I think they almost popped out of his skull.  "NO WAY."

He starts doing this jittery thing like he's about to come out of his seat-we were heading out to...

Series I Love

A few days ago, somebody on twitter said this:

"I don't know whether to thank you or not I just finished 1st 2 books in Stardoc series & I'm hooked! (*another* series!):)"

My response?  *G* Something along the lines of heh, heh, heh.  Yes, maniacal laughter.  I'm determined to get as many people hooked on those books as I can.  Then we got into the discussion of other series I love, other series I love to hook people on.

SL Viehl/Lynn Viehl

StardocDarkynKyndred (just started but still, but...