Imagine Sookie without Bon Temps and Fangtasia. Mercy without wolfpack politics, fae intrigue or vampire vicissitudes in the Pacific Northwest. Rachel Morgan without Cincinnati or the Ever-After or the Hollows. Hard, yes? Now, imagine Mercy without Adam. Sookie without Bill, Eric, Alcide, Eric, Quinn, Eric, and Sam. Or Rachel without Nick (the slimeball), Kisten, … Continue reading
Yes, I must stand up and admit it. I am the last person in the known universe to have not read the Kate Daniels series, that paragon of paranormal by the husband-wife team of Gordon and Ilona Andrews. My blog readers are all mad about Curran, but I’m behind with all my favorite series. How … Continue reading
Romance Writers of America recently held its annual meeting, and judging by the chatter on several of the writerly email loops to which I belong, the death of paranormal—specifically, urban fantasy and paranormal romance—was high on the list of topics. Agents don’t want it because editors don’t want it. Paranormal is dead. Authors have … Continue reading
I’m starting a workshop today over at Savvy Authors (not too late to sign up!) on “POV: Going Deep and Staying Put,” so I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to point of view, and genre fiction, and the different theories and beliefs about how all those things are related. As a reader, do … Continue reading
I had an interesting revelation not too long ago. On my author blog, I featured an urban fantasy title by a debut author who respectfully requested, on behalf of her publisher, that her gender not be revealed. In other words, by remaining “gender-neutral” and using only two initials and a last name, she is in essence posing … Continue reading
Happy Monday…or is that an oxymoron? I’m over at My Book Addiction today, taking part in a talk about serial novels (with a giveaway, so check it out), so I thought I’d bring that discussion here as well. Just to bring you up to date, a serial novel is a full-length novel released in “episodes,” … Continue reading
There’s a lot of brouhaha going on over in the land of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America these days about the sci fi/fantasy world old-boys’ network, or the perception of it, and whether said organization buys into it or not. And I have an opinion, yes I do, but I don’t plan to … Continue reading
Lately, when my turn rolls around to do the “What We’re Reading” feature, I’ve been at a loss. With two (soon to be three, four and five) novels due in under nine months, I am, quite frankly, writing and doing the day-job thing and little else. But then I realized, I AM reading something–it’s just … Continue reading
I thought it was ironic that today, December 30, the schedule came round for me to do our “Genre Talk” feature here at Paranormal Unbound. Because I have a new book out today (woo-hoo!) and it finds me stepping way out on a limb without a single bit of fang, fin or fur to support … Continue reading
She’s baaaaack. I’m pleased to announce that my standalone novella Chenoire, written as Susannah Sandlin, makes its way into the world today! It’s a story I really love, about family and trust and inner strength…and alligators and swamp mud and sexy guys with big secrets. Cause you gotta have those, right? Here’s the official blurbishness about … Continue reading
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