Category: Novel News

Novel News: Upcoming Blog Spin–and Pre-Order

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Lioness Cover - SmallAs I’ve mentioned a time or two, my next novel, The Lioness and the Spellspinners, will be out October 14th!  As I’ve done in the past, I have some lovely bloggers graciously helping me spread the word.  I’m keeping it small this year because life is a little crazy at the moment (good things, no one worry!) but I am still delighted to be visiting four other bloggers in the weeks after the book release: Lynn E. O’Connell of Little Lion Lynet’s; Katy of A Library Mama; Jessica of The Bookworm Chronicles; and Lynn of Lynn’s Books.

Of course, a blog tour requires a witty name, after I’ve done a Blog Wander, a Blog Waltz, and a Blog Banquet.  I got very stuck this year trying to think of an appropriate knitting term–and then it hit me.  Obviously I’m going to do a spin around the blogosphere!

Just so you know, I’m more punnish on my blog than in my books. 😉  Which you can find out for yourself on October 14th.  And you can already pre-order the Kindle version today!

Novel News: Behind the Covers (or Scenes)

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My next novel, The Lioness and the Spellspinners, is due out in less than a month!  God willing and all goes well, of course. 🙂  Today I thought it would be fun to share a bit of the behind the scenes on the final stages of publishing prep.

I always order a print proof copy a couple months before my planned release date.  I do my final round of edits in the paper copy, and by reading through it I can spot any weird formatting when it goes to paper.  Also, I’m never sure what the cover is going to look like until I can see the physical version.  This time, that proved especially important.  I knew I had a dark cover, but it had never looked as dark as it did in my first proof copy…

p1040116Some significant lightening later, my second copy looked much more like the cover has been looking on every computer screen and print-out I’ve done.  And hopefully Karina looks less evil!  I still wouldn’t want to mess with her, but the aim was for fierce, not fear-inspiring…

I like seeing inside books (I mean, the formatting, not just the words…) so here are two more pictures from behind the covers.  Get your own copy and see the other pages on October 14th! 🙂

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Release Date for The Lioness and the Spellspinners

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Lioness Cover - SmallI am slightly superstitious about announcing a book release date too early…but with the fall fast approaching, I think it’s time!  The next novel in my Beyond the Tales series, The Lioness and the Spellspinners, will be available October 14th!

You could mark your calendar…but I’ll be sure to remind you! 🙂

In the meantime, read an excerpt here.

Cover Reveal: The Lioness and the Spellspinners

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Regular readers will have seen me reference the next novel in my Beyond the Tales series (and occasionally offer an excerpt).  Today I’m delighted to present the cover for the first time on my blog.

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This is the lovely Karina (but don’t call her lovely, she won’t like it), the Lioness of the title.  I actually found this image over a year ago, while I was still doing revisions.  I liked it so much, I changed some book details to make it fit!  So just between you, me and the other blog readers, Karina’s eyes used to be a darker blue, and her cloak used to be gray.  But the expression–I knew that was pure Karina.

Stay tuned for a release date, coming soon!

Blog Banquet: Guest Post with A Library Mama

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PFF Orange Grove Cover - SmallToday we’re on the final course of my blog banquet, celebrating the release of The People the Fairies Forget.  Today I have a guest post on A Library Mama, blog of Katy, “public librarian, bookworm and mother of two, among other things.”  Katy and I share a love of retold fairy tales, which is exactly what my book series is all about.

Katy suggested I write a post for her blog about either the inspirations behind the novel, or other retold fairy tales I recommend.  And I realized…those are kind of the same thing!  So check out my guest post for a few favorite books and stories that helped inspire my particular retelling.