Post on the Nature of Ghosts and Halloween Giveaway

Post on the Nature of Ghosts and Halloween Giveaway

by | Oct 23, 2010 | Events and Appearances, News and Announcements | 0 comments

Hey, happy early Halloween! I have a guest blog on the nature of ghosts on Paranormal Haven, so swing by and let us know whether or not you believe in ghosts for  a chance to win a signed copy of Black Dust Mambo or a signed set of the first 3 Maker’s Song books.

Here’s a small taste:

What follows is an inquisitive and spooky lead-in to Halloween – Samhain – the night the gates between worlds swing open and the dead mingle once more with the living.

What is a ghost? The soul of one who has died? A memory seared into the fabric of time by the raging fire of emotional intensity? A person in another time, living still, but seen through a thinning veil? Parts of our darkest and most primal selves, lashing out as poltergeists?

All of these and more – so I believe. Of course, these are only my reflections, my musings, my experiences.

Read the rest at Paranormal Haven.

Mega-Giveaway & Guest Post on All Things Urban Fantasy

Mega-Giveaway & Guest Post on All Things Urban Fantasy

by | Oct 16, 2010 | Events and Appearances, News and Announcements | 4 comments

Join me at All Things Urban Fantasy for my guest post on the nature of dark urban fantasy. We are also having a mega-giveaway (thanks to my publisher, Simon & Schuster) of signed copies of BLACK DUST MAMBO (7 copies!) and 1 signed set of the first 3 Maker’s Song book: A RUSH OF WINGS, IN THE BLOOD, and BENEATH THE SKIN.

Drop by, say hi, and happy early Halloween!

2010 Northwest Author Fair

2010 Northwest Author Fair

by | Aug 3, 2010 | Events and Appearances, News and Announcements | 0 comments

I’ll be attending the 2010 Northwest Author Fair in Lincoln City, OR August 21st and signing books from noon to 3PM.

Some of the other authors attending this fun event on the Oregon coast are: Kristine Kathryn Rusch (SF, mysteries, fantasy, romance), Dean Wesley Smith (SF, mysteries), Patricia McKillip (two-time World Fantasy Award winner), Jane Kirkpatrick (inspirational fiction and more), Daniel Wilson (science and humor), Mary Rosenblum (AKA Mary Freeman, sci-fi and mysteries), Nina Kiriki Hoffman (fantasy and YA fantasy), Diana Zimmerman (fairy fantasy), Ron Lansing (OR history), George Wright (historical OR fiction), Ron Lovell (OR mysteries), Heather Vogel Frederick (YA fiction), Jeanne Matthews (mysteries) Ann Littlewood (zoo mysteries), with more to be announced.

For more information, visit Bob’sbeachbooks.net.

Comic Con & Riverside Appearances

Comic Con & Riverside Appearances

by | Jul 20, 2010 | Events and Appearances, News and Announcements | 2 comments

Hey all! Comic Con is almost upon us! My official schedule is fairly light – which leaves me more time for writing and for looking around. 😉

Thursday, July 22:  3:00-4:00 “Kiss Them or Kill Them? Conflict Management for the Creatures Among Us.”   Room 25ABC. Urban fantasy authors discuss when to kill the monster, date the monster . . . or both and in that order.  A signing follows right after in the Convention’s Autograph Area upstairs under the sails. I’ll be at table AA2 signing from 4:00-5:00.

Friday, July 23: Signing at the Mysterious Galaxy Booth at 5:00

Saturday, July 24: I have a signing at the Borders store in Riverside from noon until 3:00.  The address is 3615 Riverside Plaza Drive, Riverside, CA 92507

Hope to see you there!