...you take time to grin.

(Since this won't be there forever, I will put for my records that Kindred Rites in #1 and Night Calls #19 on the Amazon Best Sellers in Children's Coming of Age Fantasy Books. And Spiral Path is #23.)

Over at Mary Robinette Kowal's web site, she runs a (usually) weekly feature called My Favorite Bit. Authors drop by and talk about their new books. The point is, what do you absolutely adore about the book? What's the part that makes you all "look at this awesome thing here!" It may be a scene, or something that had to be cut, or even world ( Read more... )

So--while I attempted to sleep the proverbial sleep of the just, Night Calls climbed to #20 on the Amazon Dark Fantasy Paid Top 100 list. I'm on the same page as Ilona Andrews. ((00)) {Those are my eyes...} It's reached #26 on the Children's/Teen Fantasy & Magic/Sword & Sorcery list. This is what it is supposed to mean:

"The Amazon Best ( Read more... )

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I was looking for the name of the reviewer from Locus who did the review for Night Calls, B&N liking that info. Locus actually lists reviews back into the early 80s, although I have not found any links to the actual reviews. I got the name--but I found out that Locus also reviewed Hidden Fires and Kindred Rites, which I never knew. It got two ( Read more... )

And it appears that Amazon has taken away the tags, which was SOMETHING for search. Dear Author points out that readers, retailers and publishers no longer speak the same language.

Rustle-rustle-rustle....

ME: Merlyn, what are you doing over there?
Rustle-rustle-snip!
MERLYN: It's complicated.
ME: Is it? Care to enlighten me?
MERLYN: No.
(Every parent, and everyone who shares a life with a cat or dog, knows that this is trouble.)
( More cat reasoning. )

EDIT: This contest is now over, but I do occasionally participate in contests, so keep an eye out for more fun!My joy is to write fiction, especially fantasy and science fiction, filled with new worlds, new technology and magic, mystery, and even a touch of romance. I love interesting characters doing interesting things. I want people to be able ( Read more... )

For writers, for readers, for family and friends of writers, this list will have you smiling, laughing, and thinking up the best gifts for the writers whose works you love. (And for those writers whom you adore but you aren't their book audience.)


Lydia Netzer IS a tad obsessed with tigers, but go with it.

For those of you not doing Facebook (or Facebook folk on late shift) here's a link.

Writer Deborah J. Ross did an in-depth review of my Nuala series, and also a short interview. You'll find it over on her blogspot.

Happy dance!