Status Report

[naomi_jay]

 

Bonjour, y'all! I've just had a week off work (and therefore a week without internet access, lol) entertaining, and being entertained by, my beloved Skelly. Highlights of her stay include:

1. Cocktails! Mexican food! Cocktails! Italian food! Cocktails! Chinese food! Cocktails! Cocktails! Vodka!

2. Seeing penguins and sharks! No zombies involved, sadly, but still. Sharks!

3. Tentatively agreeing to do Nanowrimo this year. This means either finishing up Wild by the end of October or abandoning it for a month. Hopefully the former.

4. Discovering there's a loyalty card for the place that sells all the cocktails.

Also loving Jennifer Armintrout's Blood Ties series. ZOMG, how freaking wicked awesome is Ashes to Ashes? I don't buy many vampire books at the moment, but Armintrout is an auto-buy. Her plots are fascinating, her vampires are compelling and best of all, they're scary.

I also picked up Read by Dawn over the weekend, which features a story by one of my favourite bloggers, Michele Lee. Her contribution, Bloodwalker was one of the standout stories for me, although several had me thoroughly chilled and disturbed.

Anyway, how are you guys?

Comments

[rhonawestbrook.livejournal.com]

Glad things are going well girl.

Good luck with Nano!

and Blood Ties does rock IMO:-)

[leatherzebra.livejournal.com]

Squeeeeeeee! I'm glad you liked it :D

Jennifer Armintrout

[tezmilleroz.livejournal.com]

You lucky bee-yatch! ;-) The library hasn't got Ashes to Ashes yet, and I'm NOT HAPPY.

Interesting that there'll only be 4 books in the Blood Ties series. Usually authors try to stretch out a series as long as possible. Wonder what Ms Jen's working on next...

Have a lovely day! :-)

good luck with your writing and.......

[dracschick.livejournal.com]

enjoy your books!

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Thank you, m'dear! How are you?

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

^-^ I honestly did. Bloodwalker, Lessons and The Face in the Glass were my favourites. Lessons in particular freaked me out (in a good way.) And I bet it's just a matter of time before Raven brings you some major success.

Re: Jennifer Armintrout

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

It'll be worth the wait!

Apparently there were originally going to be five books. I think there's a definite plot arc with the Soul Eater that's still to be resolved, not to mention Carrie's relationship/s with Nathan and Cyrus. It'll be nice to see those threads wound up in the fourth book, and it'll be especially nice if Jennifer doesn't then stretch the story past it's limits. That usually spells doom for a series in my opinion.

Re: good luck with your writing and.......

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Are you going ahead with your book cover t-shirts?

[leatherzebra.livejournal.com]

I hope so on the success bit :) I loved Lessons too. the writer, Katherine Patterson runs AlienSkin magazine and published one of my stories in the now gone Nocturnal Ooze. I think we'll be seeing more of her. Two of the other authors have gone on to be in Apex Digest (one of the few subscriptions I have) and Lavie Tidhar has his own collection out through them. His credits are damn impressive.

My favorite stories was Poppee. I love the dark humor.

dunno.........

[dracschick.livejournal.com]

I'm still working on it:)