Our second First Impressions this month comes from Angela Brown, author of NEVERLOVE. This is the first page of her YA urban fantasy WIP, titled MINGLED.Rubbing my parents’ gold coins for luck was a bad habit.And a terrible idea. Their disappearance was proof enough....
First, the winners of the Spooktacular Giveaway were selected the old-fashioned way. I put all the names into jars, where they were pulled by Dread Daughter the Younger. The winners are:signed copy of WE HEAR THE DEAD — Carolinesigned ARC of THE CAGED GRAVES...
Off Topic Picture: Gina prepares for Hurricane SandyFirst of all, I want to extend my thanks to all the people who congratulated me on my HarperCollins deal via the blog, Facebook, Twitter, and email. I feel honored to know so many supportive people who celebrated...
Today, I’m welcoming Angela Brown and Gwen Gardner, who both write about the paranormal. Their characters enjoy ghost whispering, shadow jumping, and other abilities. But that’s all fiction, right? They made the stuff up. That’s what writers do.But what...
I don’t know if anyone remembers me venturing outside my safe zone last April to start a manuscript in a new genre. I made a lot of disclaimers, saying I didn’t know what I was doing and I didn’t know if I could pull it off. I even whined about the...
