Time for another teaser from Daughter of the Dark. (Yes, I am going to post these until the book is out.) “It doesn’t matter, what is done is done, and cannot be changed. We can just change what happens next.” -From Daughter of the Dark, coming fall 2016.
I took the last week off from writing, since I felt that I needed it. But now I am back, and getting ready to dive into the big project for the summer: Combining Daughter of the Dark and its sequel into one book. I am the first to admit that it is a bit daunting, but I also know that it will make the book much better. I have lots of detailed feedback from Chrysoula that also helps. What really…
Time stretched-. My shoulders started to cramp, and I wished my abductors had untied me before they left. When I heard the sound of voices, I was sure they weren’t going to my cell. Because no kidnapper would take a guest to see a prisoner. They would if they plan to sell me. The thought hovered in my brain, taunting me. I shook it off. “ This better be good,” Tony growled. Gwynfar be praised, I’ll get out of this…
The rats scuttled deeper into the shadows as I walked by. Around me, the alley were dark. Almost as dark as my mood. I had scoured the docks for days, in search for a vampire. Finally one patron had told me to go to the Broken Rose, at the end of Varne Alley. Varne Alley is long, one of the longer alleys. In a slightly more respectable part of the town, it would have been called Varne Street,and been paved….
This is part of the 1800 words I had to cut yesterday. It is non-spoilery, though, so I have decided to post it here in chunks. I *might* rewrite it into a short story about how Jenny and Tony met some time in the future. Tension coiled inside of me when I stepped out. I expected to step into a hallway filled with angry agents, demanding my arrest. To my surprise the hallway was empty. My hand crept down…
In June I squeed about the pretty cover in my inbox. It is finalized now, and paid for. Which means I can show it to the world! Look what the talented Skyla Dawn Cameron designed for me! Is it the cover that I thought I would end up with? No. In fact, the first time I saw the sketch: I stared at it and went ” But, but..”, because it didn’t fit my mental image. But it grew…
Last night the edits for Daughter of Dark landed in my inbox. I read the edit letter, but decided to wait with reading the draft. Honestly, the edit letter made me so happy that I have been smiling all day. It also worked as a motivation boast for finishing The Wild Hunt. I have been struggling with them lately. Now I have a reason to finish them ( well, beyond the fact that Thirzah would have shown up at my…
Right now my life can be summed up with one word: Waiting. I’m waiting for the editor at Carina Press who requested it last week to say yes or no on Daughter of the Dark. ( I’m still squeeing over that. No matter how it goes, I’m extremely proud over the fact that one of the editors read my pitch during Carinapitch and liked it enough to request it.) I’m waiting for Thirzah and Sharpie to get back with feedback…
This teaser is much further into the book, but it is being cut, since the vampire is far away, and she doesn’t have that good nose :). I took a deep breath, and froze. Hidden beneath the smell of freshly baked bread, were the metallic scent of vampire.“ By the Moon. Why are vampire males so stubborn?” I hissed under my breath. I had no doubt that the vampire was Rocha, had decided to follow me. Despite being told that…
I am busy editing Daughter of the Dark, but here is a tiny teaser from the Second Chapter. Even if it isn’t perfect, the draft will be much better when I’m finished. Which should be, since the last time I revised it was 2009, I have improved a lot as a writer since then. And then, I’ll start looking for an editor in earnest. I’ll probably post the revised first chapter in January. Or maybe on Christmas eve. 🙂 The…