And here is the rest of the short story! Again, hints at spoilers in Demon's Lexicon and Covenant, minor and major and just-mentioned characters herein.

"Well,” Jamie said. “This was just like that film the Breakfast Club, except weirder, and also without anyone reforming, any touching heartfelt moments, or any soundtrack to speak of aside from ( Read more... )

This is quite a week for short stories for you guys ( Read more... )

'Yes yes' the populace may say. 'The short stories set in the Demon's Lexicon universe are all well and good. But you keep speaking of anthologies. And yet anthologies are dodgy, how do we know we'll like the other stories? How do we know we'll like yours? How's about a short story not set in the Demon's Lexicon universe for sweet, sweet freesies ( Read more... )

So the time has come to announce the winners and display the entries for the Promotion Notion.

sirael wrote and performed A Song For Nick. ('I'll be that flame for you, burn my life down to the ground.' Isn't her voice beautiful!)

altogetherisi gave two copies of Lexicon to a teacher and a teen, and promoted Surrender at bookshops.

hrh_taliesin made a gorgeous detailed ( Read more... )

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So let's talk about SOME THINGS I ENJOY. One answer to this is really obvious: I like supernatural teens, in a vaguely grubby British setting, overwhelmed by terrible problems. Often the problems are: their personalities ( Read more... )

So today is the day I launch the contest for my one and only advance copy of The Demon's Surrender.

'I only have one copy,' I wailed to people unlucky enough to be in earshot. 'What on earth can I ask for? I loved last year's art and vids and songs! How do I decide between different things ( Read more... )