Since we’re now coming right up on the release of SPELLCASTER, I thought it might be a good time to introduce you guys to the characters in the story. First up: Verlaine Laughton ( Read more... )

(Originally posted on my website blog on Jan. 27 -- you might want to follow me there instead! www.claudiagray.com.) It is a truth universally acknowledged - at least, acknowledged by every source I could find online - that Jan 27, 2013 is the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. There are other novels from ( Read more... )

(This post went up at www.claudiagray.com a couple of days ago - these days, I need to manually repost here ( Read more... )

I very much hope you've checked out my website's new look in the past couple of days. Not only do I think it's SUPER SPIFFY, but that's also the only way (for now) you can check out the sneak preview of SPELLCASTER way before the March 5 release date ( Read more... )

One of the most common questions you get asked as an author is, "Where do your ideas come from?" It's slightly maddening for me, because -- like a lot of writers -- I don't really know. You get a glimmer of inspiration here, have a weird dream, read an op-ed in the newspaper, see an old 80s music video, and then three weeks later suddenly there's a ( Read more... )

One question I've already gotten a few times about SPELLCASTER goes like this: "How much research did you do? How much did you read up about Wicca? Did you speak to any real witches?"

The answer is -- nearly none, nearly none, and no. Because SPELLCASTER is a fantasy novel about witches, and should not be taken in any sense to say anything about ( Read more... )

One of the most frequently asked questions you get as a writer is: "Do you outline or write as you go?" I always outline, and I usually go on to explain that I don't consider the outlining process separate from writing; it's a process that I spend weeks or months on, working my story out in detail, battling the macro issues of plot and ( Read more... )

You caught part one of the Q&A about SPELLCASTER (coming March 2013), right? Now we're moving on to part two:

( Q&A, part two )

First, drum roll please: The winners of the SPELLCASTER ARCs are Kaylynn C., Mandy A. and Carolyn R.! Congrats, guys! Your copies will go in the mail this week.

(I always choose the winners at random now, but it is so tough to stick to the rules, because you guys write the greatest letters! It is always a thrill to hear what you guys are ( Read more... )

For those of you who have read/are reading FATEFUL and are members/want to be members of GoodReads, I'm doing a Q&A session with a reading group there tomorrow. Want to take part? Check out the questions board here! Many thanks to the marvelous Angie who has put all this together.

And remember, you still have a few days to enter the contest for ( Read more... )