Should science fiction and fantasy explore real events? Should speculative fiction address tragedies recent enough to still be part of the world’s collective consciousness? Should certain subjects be sacrosanct or relegated only to “serious” (i.e., literary) fiction or to historians? When I set out to write Royal Street, the first book in my Sentinels of … 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
Guys, we need a new genre label. I find myself getting pretty jealous of mystery writers these days. It doesn’t matter where your mystery is set: if it’s at a small town B&B and includes a granola recipe, it might be a cozy mystery, but you can still call yourself a mystery writer. You can … Continue reading
First, let me say that I don’t know how Dead Ever After, the thirteenth and final book in Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampires series, ends. I don’t know who Sookie ends up with but, gauging by the negative reactions flying around, I have a guess about who it isn’t. I fizzled a bit on the series … Continue reading
No one likes everything about their chosen obsession. Car fanatics don’t love every car ever made. I love ice cream, but can’t stand rum and raisin or peppermint choc chip. And there are some aspects of the paranormal genre that just don’t float my boat. Werewolves? I’m lookin’ at you. Don’t get me wrong, I … Continue reading
Vampires come in all flavors and sizes of character these days. What was once more or less a pasty, coffin-creeping horror villain with maybe–maybe–a hint of sensuality of you squinted hard enough has become anything from the alpha fighter who can beat up the bad guys and then fuck like a god until his mate is boneless with satisfaction … Continue reading
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