Nonny | March 29, 2012
I love urban fantasy. I have for years. I started out with Mercedes Lackey’s Diana Tregarde series, then discovered Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake books, and longed for more. For a long while, it just didn’t exist. Annnnnd then it boomed. Unfortunately, there’s a pattern in urban fantasy that I have a huge problem with [...]
Category: Musings and Ramblings, Rants |
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Tags: archetypes, bechdel test, feminism, heroes, heroines, urban fantasy, women, writing
Nonny | September 5, 2011
So I actually have been writing lately. I finished up revisions on a Shadowguard prequel, Severed Spirits Rising, the other day. I’ve been sitting on it for, man, a couple years now. I had some really nasty crap happen right around when I finished it that resulted in me leaving it be. That, and the [...]
Category: Musings and Ramblings, Severed Spirits Rising, Shadowguard, Stronger than the Night, Submissions |
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Tags: crit buddies, paranormal romance, severed spirits rising, Shadowguard, stronger than the night, submissions, tor.com, urban fantasy
Nonny | April 19, 2010
I’ve had news and been neglecting to post to the blog here — oops! I hope y’all will forgive me, or at least not torture me too much. Just a little to the right, now, there. The Shadow Unveiled, direct sequel to The Twilight Deception starring Arielle and Jackson, is slated for release by Liquid [...]
Category: Acceptances, Liquid Silver, Promotion, Shadowguard, The Shadow Unveiled |
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Tags: cover art, covers, excerpts, fantasy, Shadowguard, updates, urban fantasy, vampires, witches
Nonny | June 15, 2009
Excerpt Monday time! The following is an excerpt from Severed Spirits Rising, a prequel to my urban fantasy / paranormal romance Shadowguard series with LSB. ~*~ I made my way to the bar, squeezing my way through the throng of people. “I hate crowds,” I muttered under my breath, strengthening my shields so I didn’t [...]
Category: Severed Spirits Rising, Snippets |
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Tags: excerpt monday, paranormal romance, Shadowguard, urban fantasy, writing
Nonny | May 11, 2009
I’m participating in Excerpt Monday, organized by the lovely Bria Quinlan and Mel Berthier from Romance Divas. The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming paranormal romance novella from Liquid Silver Books, The Twilight Deception: ~*~ Jackson stared at me like I’d grown a second head, then his expression softened. “She’s beyond help, Arielle. I [...]
Category: Shadowguard, Snippets |
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Tags: excerpt monday, excerpts, paranormal romance, Shadowguard, urban fantasy, vampires, writing