There’s been a lot of discussion lately about women writing science fiction and fantasy, and how they can sometimes be treated like interlopers. Over the past few weeks, I’ve read story after story of dismissive, sexist, misogynistic and abusive behavior at conventions, books signings, and online forums. It’s been pretty depressing. Scratch that: It’s been … Continue reading
I was delighted to see Kristen Callihan’s books on the list of RITA nominees this spring. I’ve had my eye on them since I saw the stunning cover for Winterblaze (the third book) and this series merges my two favorite genres—historical and paranormal. When we decided to do RITA month here on Paranormal Unbound, I … Continue reading
Hey there Paranormal Peeps! Lisa here… I got a strange homework assignment from my agent recently. We’re working on a new proposal and she asked me to watch more TV! LOL I have to admit, since I started down my publishing path I have become a HORRIBLE television watcher. Back in the day I watched … Continue reading
Who? Oh yeah, that’s me, Suzanne. And Susannah. Suzanne writes urban fantasy and paranormal fiction. Susannah writes dark paranormal romantic thrillers. Yeah, I kind of made that genre up. Take a thriller, stir in some romance, add a few dashes of shapeshifter…and there you have it. So I’m here to talk a little about Storm … Continue reading
I’ve been reading a bunch of non-fantasy, non-paranormal books lately – yeah, it happens – so I thought I’d introduce an old fantasy favourite. The Lies of Locke Lamora is the first in a series called The Gentlemen Bastards, by American author Scott Lynch. It came out in 2006, quite a few years ago now. … Continue reading
A few weeks ago in my “What I’m reading” post, I mentioned I had just begun reading Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis. I’ve finished it since then and it’s the best book I’ve read in a long, long time. It’s paranormal/time travel, but not a romance at all. I rarely read things with zero romance, … Continue reading
Happy Friday everyone! I’m so pleased today to welcome my fellow Gulf Coast Chapter RWA chaptermate Cynthia Eden to the blog today! I was so excited when they announced the RITA finalists to see she’d made the list for Angel in Chains! I really enjoyed her Fallen series and she agreed to let me grill, … Continue reading
Every once in a blue moon, if you’re lucky, you find a book that gets under your skin and burrows inside and just feels like a good book should feel (yeah, I know that’s vague but you know what I mean, you smart readers). I read one of those last year, the first in a … Continue reading
So it’s RITA month on Paranormal Unbound! Shamefully, I, an adult paranormal romance author, haven’t YET read any of the books in the adult paranormal category but I’ve been on a cuh-razy YA kick lately (I’m in it for the angst. There, I said it.). And as Angela Quarles pointed out in last week’s post, … Continue reading
The Romance Writers of America Golden Heart ® Award is the industry’s highest honor for unpublished manuscripts, and it warms my paranormal-loving heart to see so many diverse stories in this year’s crop of finalists. These talented women are writing about time travel, demons, vampires, shifters, telepaths, jinn, Voodoo curses, whales, panthers, Egyptologists and doppelgangers–and usually … Continue reading
