Question for the blog readers time — what are some things that freak or creep you out but aren’t traditionally scary (e.g., gore, horrific beasts, standard horror movie stuff)? Can be objects/animals, types of behavior, places, whatever. (I may or … Continue reading
Hello, and welcome to the online launch party for GIVE UP THE GHOST! There’s lots to do, so I hope you’ll stick around a while. 🙂 Everyone is welcome! Come chat with me about whatever you like. (You’ll need to … Continue reading
For the past week, over at my writer blog, I’ve been polling authors to try to determine whether personal connections in the publishing industry are necessary if you want to get a (fiction) book published. To consider this question, I … Continue reading
I’m going to be celebrating the launch of GIVE UP THE GHOST in a couple of different ways. I’ll be having a launch party in a local bookstore (which of course all local people will be invited to), which’ll be … Continue reading
I just started watching the TV show True Blood (my dad will be happy–he’s been telling me to check it out for almost a year now 😉 ), which of course I know is based on a series of books … Continue reading
One of the things I wanted to do with GIVE UP THE GHOST was present a different way of looking at the “I can see ghosts” special power. In most of the books I’ve read with a character who can … Continue reading
Okay, so this isn’t about books, but it is about words and how things are written, which is good enough, right? 🙂 In the last couple months there’s been an ad campaign war of sorts between two major Canadian companies. … Continue reading
First off, thanks to everyone who’s already entered the Spill Your Secrets Giveaway and shared your stories! Second, as promised, I’m going to talk a little today about the making of the GIVE UP THE GHOST book trailer, in case … Continue reading
Throwing this out there: When you read a book by an author you were previously unfamiliar with, and love it, do you immediately track down everything else they’ve written and read as much of it as you can get your … Continue reading
There’s been a lot of controversy on the ‘net lately over the N. American cover of Justine Larbalestier’s LIAR. Controversy because the girl on the cover looks nothing like the way the main character is described in the book — … Continue reading
