Reviews

Decisions, decisions…

So, I'm getting bookmarks made up to give away at my various events, conferences, etc. (Malice Domestic! Murder Underbones party on April 21!). I think these look pretty great, but I'm not sure about the "The feline ghost did try to warn her..." (on the back/Shades of...

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Happy anniversary, PW blogger Barbara Vey!

Wow, can it have been two years? Publishers Weekly "Behind Her Book" blogger Barbara Vey is celebrating two years of blogging about all sorts of fun books -- romance, mysteries, you name it. She's having QUITE the party on her blog today, with tons of prizes, book...

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Separated at Birth?

Since I posted my Shades of Grey cover (left), my buddy Brett pointed out its similarity to this REM cover (right).Well, there is a similarity in tone, I agree. But it's nothing like what happened when my first book, Mad House, came out in paperback with this...

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When I write “pissed”…

I mean "pissed off," that is, "annoyed." Imagine my surprise to read that my British copy editor assumed that my character was "tipsy."Two people, separated by a common language! (Still working through Shades of Grey copy edits.)

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Translating into English

I've just gotten the cover copy for Shades of Grey from my editor and I am having a bit of culture shock. Not only does my British publisher Severn House hyphenate room-mate and sub-letter, but it has my heroine "in the frame for murder."It all sounds quite charming,...

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