The Taken is the first book in a new series, Celestial Blues, from Vicki Pettersson, author of the Signs of the Zodiac series. It was released from Harper Voyager on July 4, 2012. Because I love you, I went to see Vicki when she was in town back in July. She gave me several 4×6″ […]
In which Kia reviews a non-fiction book. This doesn’t happen often. But when she found this book, that is such a cute point on the knitting/nerd fandom Venn diagram, she just couldn’t resist requesting it from NetGalley and thus giving you, reader, a review. Knits for Nerds is a non-fiction book of nerdy knitting patterns […]
Sometime back in 2009, I received a review request via email from an author. She introduced herself quite politely, identified herself as a fellow Southwest Ohioan, and asked that I give her book an honest review. Having less than a year of book blogging under my belt, at that time I never turned down a […]
Hello, darlings, and welcome to the kick-off of my 2nd annual Kiaras Festivus party, also known as “Melissa likes to celebrate her birthday for a whole entire month!” Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I do. And I’m hoping you’ll be excited to celebrate with me because I have so much awesome stuff in […]
I apologize for the delay, as I said I would draw the winner on Tuesday. And I completely forgot. This is what working 6 days/50 hour weeks at Ye Olde Day Job (henceforth to be known as YODJ) does to me. To choose the winner, I numbered each entrant’s comment (skipping over any replies). By […]
Okay, folks. Diana Rowland is posting some gems over at her Twitter feed tonight, and she’s inspired me. So I’m holding an impromptu contest. I have an extra copy of her latest Blood of the Demon (Review here.) and I’m giving it away.
Okay, folks. Now that the dust has cleared, the hangovers are cured, and I’ve passed a milestone of birthdays we can now announce the winners of our Kiaras Festivus giveaway. Which author took the lead and was most requested? We’ll soon find out!
Well, we’re up to our final post in our Kiaras Festivus party. In less than a week, the Dreaded Event* will occur and I will console myself with red meat, margaritas, and fried cheesecake. But before that, I would like to introduce you all to the talented Jaye Wells. Urban fantasy author Jaye Wells is […]
These are writers’ resource links I’ve found helpful and/or interesting for January 31st through February 20th: Ten rules for writing fiction | Books | guardian.co.uk – 10 Checkpoints for your Scene – http://www.writingclasses.com/ContestPages/writer.php – 13 ways to create compelling characters « Tribal Writer – Do you Make These 5 Plotting Mistakes? –