As an editor, I have always been really concerned with whether or not the readers would be able to hold a picture of each character in their minds. I stand pretty opposed to the trope of looking in a mirror or comparisons to celebrities to describe the characters (Wow, she thought, standing in front of [...]
We’ve said this before, but if you review Salt and Silver on your blog (or someone else’s), please let us know! We’d love to link to your review from our site.
And here’s our newest review! This one comes from Aja, who can be found at livejournal (with a mirror at dreamwidth).
Salt & Silver is hellbent [...]
We have a guest post up at Victoria Janssen’s excellent writing blog, about rolling your own kind of vampire:
One of the biggest issues with writing any paranormal beastie is the need to bring something new to the table. With everybody writing about vampires these days, why should someone want to read about yours? [...]
– a kiss of youth and love. (Oh, Byron, you are so dreamy.)
I often think that the kiss, rather than the sex scene, is the primary romantic force of the romance novel. For me, a sex scene is emotional, sure, but for the most part shows up as titillation for the reader. The kiss, though, [...]
Thanks to Fox Literary Agency and Books Crossing Borders, the Russian language rights for Salt and Silver have been sold to Azbooka Klassica Publishers! Russian-language readers, look out for demons and Doors to Hell!
More information as we have it…
