Today, I’m going to talk about what makes movies blow up. Now, it’s extremely hard to predict when a movie will be a huge box office success. After all, Cassandra Clare is a boss in her own right, but the City of Bones movie was very hit and miss with people. It’s the same with a… Continue Reading
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First Lines & Opening Sentences: Anniversary Edition
You’re in for a treat today! In celebration of the month I finished my first ever novel project – 21 years ago – I’m embarrassing the crap out of myself by pulling out the opening sentences of some old projects and displaying them for your enjoyment, because we all need a good laugh sometimes. 😀… Continue Reading
Author Interview: Sara Dobie Bauer
Hey, hey!! Special awesome guest Sara Dobie Bauer is visiting the blog today to talk vampires, writing, and what kind of powers she would happily accept from a genie. BITE SOMEBODY ELSE, sequel to BITE SOMEBODY (my favorite book that I read last year!) released to the world yesterday! ^_^ Welcome Sara!! 😀 Firstly, can… Continue Reading
Finding That (kind of) Perfect Title
So, NO REST FOR THE WICKED is not a unique title. It was just, “I like it. It’s a great fit. I’m going with it. I’m done.” Some other titles I considered are “Legion” – the working title and “Taker of Lives” – which I really liked for about two minutes. I know. I’m a title… Continue Reading
Historic Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
One of the bits of research I did for NO REST FOR THE WICKED was studying a map and pictures of the Historic Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina. I’ve been to Asheville, but I haven’t been to Riverside, so it was great to find so much information on it. I’m definitely going to stop by… Continue Reading