We are talking today with Amber Benson wearing her author hat but really, she’s so much more. She writes. She acts. She’s a director. She’s a producer. She sings. She dabbles in comic books. She’s done animation. Basically, she can only be labeled as an artist. Today, we are going to talk to her about …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_ : First Grave On The Right by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
Good morning everyone! Before I get to this review, I wanted to introduce you all to Heather from http://www.shoe-girl.com. She is a friend of mine who runs a blog called Shoes-n-More, which is exactly what it sounds like – shoes and a little bit of everything else! She has done her first book review ever …
GUEST POST: Icing on the Cake: The Value of Good Artwork by Guest Author Joseph Lallo (@jrlallo)
An awful lot goes into making a good book. You need strong, well-developed characters that people care about, a deep and fascinating story to draw the reader in, and a solid and consistent setting to tie it all together. You need to read and reread your work, ironing out continuity errors and correcting typos. A …
EXCERPT: Excerpt From 77 SHADOW STREET By Dean Koontz Released!
With the release of his next book 77 SHADOW STREET coming two weeks from today, Mr. Koontz (or more likely his “people”) decided to give us a sneak peek. If you click here, you can hop on over to the Scribd page to read the first 4 chapters.
EXCERPT: And She’s Done It Again! Excerpt From Chapter Six Of Caged Released By Amber Lynn Natusch
Another little tidbit has been released of Caged from Amber Lynn Natusch! Click on the banner to check it out!
EXCERPT: The Prologue Of Caged By Amber Lynn Natusch Has Been Released!
Caged is the first book in a series written by Amber Lynn Natusch, an author from my home state of New Hampshire. The book is due out any time now in eBook format and last night, I got a fantastic message from the author herself letting me know that she has released the first three …
EXCERPT: The Prologue Of Caged By Amber Lynn Natusch Has Been Released!
Caged is the first book in a series written by Amber Lynn Natusch, an author from my home state of New Hampshire. The book is due out any time now in eBook format and last night, I got a fantastic message from the author herself letting me know that she has released the first three …
REVIEW: The Great Convergence by Joseph Lallo (@jrlallo)
The Great Convergence continues the tale of young Myranda Celeste. With fresh knowledge of magic and steadfast resolve to see the end of the war that plagues her land, Myranda sets out to find and unite the five fated heroes, the Chosen. Each new warrior brings her world a step closer to peace, but does …
REVIEW: The Great Convergence by Joseph Lallo (@jrlallo)
The Great Convergence continues the tale of young Myranda Celeste. With fresh knowledge of magic and steadfast resolve to see the end of the war that plagues her land, Myranda sets out to find and unite the five fated heroes, the Chosen. Each new warrior brings her world a step closer to peace, but does …
NEWS: Anne Rice on Sparkly Vampires, ‘Twilight,’ ‘True Blood,’ and Werewolves
I almost died when I saw this interview! I am a very big Anne Rice fan and ever since I read the Twilight series and the Southern Vampire Mysteries, I have wondered what Anne Rice, the queen of vampire novels, would think of their cuddly vampire leads. Read on to find out how she feels! …
REVIEW: Death’s Daughter by Amber Benson (@amber_benson)
Calliope Reaper-Jones so just wanted a normal life: buying designer shoes on sale, dating guys from Craig’s List, web-surfing for organic dim-sum for her boss… But when her father—who happens to be Death himself—is kidnapped, and the Devil’s Protege embarks on a hostile takeover of the family business, Death, Inc., Callie returns home to assume …
GUEST POST: Free Is Good For The Writer? by Guest Author A.P. Stephens (@apstephens)
It is the dream of many writers who pour their hearts and souls into making a great book that their efforts do not go unnoticed with a little bit of money for their pockets. Some wish to make writing their full-time job to do what they truly love. But in this day and age of …
GUEST POST: Free Is Good For The Writer? by Guest Author A.P. Stephens (@apstephens)
It is the dream of many writers who pour their hearts and souls into making a great book that their efforts do not go unnoticed with a little bit of money for their pockets. Some wish to make writing their full-time job to do what they truly love. But in this day and age of …
GUES POST: November Blog Tour by Guest Author Ty Johnston (@jharmonwriter)
Fantasy author Ty Johnston’s blog tour 2011 is running from November 1 through November 30. His novels include City of Rogues, Bayne’s Climband More than Kin, all of which are available for the Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/Ty-Johnston/e/B002MCBQRU/ ), the Nook (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/ty-johnston ) and online at Smashwords (http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/darkbow ). His latest novel, Ghosts of the Asylum, will be …
GUES POST: November Blog Tour by Guest Author Ty Johnston (@jharmonwriter)
Fantasy author Ty Johnston’s blog tour 2011 is running from November 1 through November 30. His novels include City of Rogues, Bayne’s Climband More than Kin, all of which are available for the Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/Ty-Johnston/e/B002MCBQRU/ ), the Nook (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/ty-johnston ) and online at Smashwords (http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/darkbow ). His latest novel, Ghosts of the Asylum, will be …
REVIEW: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Shoot, I muttered when the paper sliced my finger; I pulled it out to examine the damage. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut.It all happened very quickly then.Edward threw himself at me, flinging me back across the table…I tumbled down to the floor by the piano, with my arms thrown out …
REVIEW: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
About three things I was absolutely positive: First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him–and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be–that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. Isabella Swan’s move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, …
REVIEW: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
About three things I was absolutely positive: First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him–and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be–that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. Isabella Swan’s move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, …
GUEST POST: Write What You Know, Paranormal Style by Guest Author Beth Dolgner (@BethDolgner)
The infamous “they” always say to write what you know, but sometimes that’s easier said than done. Take me, for example: I write paranormal romance. Ghost of a Threat, the first book in my Betty Boo, Ghost Hunter Series, follows Betty “Boo” Boorman, who works with The Savannah Spirit Seekers as a paranormal investigator. She …
GUEST POST: Write What You Know, Paranormal Style by Guest Author Beth Dolgner (@BethDolgner)
The infamous “they” always say to write what you know, but sometimes that’s easier said than done. Take me, for example: I write paranormal romance. Ghost of a Threat, the first book in my Betty Boo, Ghost Hunter Series, follows Betty “Boo” Boorman, who works with The Savannah Spirit Seekers as a paranormal investigator. She …
FANFICTION REVIEW: Dead Wrong by Meg2
Dead Wrong is a fanfic follow up to the Charlaine Harris book Dead and Gone (the 9th book in the Southern Vampire Mystiery series). Dead and Gone’s story arc came to a head with Sookie’s family ties pulling her into and being one of the main targets of the fae war. Thanks to their blood …
FANFICTION REVIEW: Dead Wrong by Meg2
Dead Wrong is a fanfic follow up to the Charlaine Harris book Dead and Gone (the 9th book in the Southern Vampire Mystiery series). Dead and Gone’s story arc came to a head with Sookie’s family ties pulling her into and being one of the main targets of the fae war. Thanks to their blood …
GUEST POST: The Antihero by Guest Author Eric Staggs (@somenewlanguage)
There’s no end to the books and guides, manuals even, written about writing. Set to that body of work with a ginsu knife and you can carve out probably a dozen or more sub-categories of study within the world of writing. I know my shelves are lined with books about writing. One topic that’s never …
GUEST POST: The Antihero by Guest Author Eric Staggs (@somenewlanguage)
There’s no end to the books and guides, manuals even, written about writing. Set to that body of work with a ginsu knife and you can carve out probably a dozen or more sub-categories of study within the world of writing. I know my shelves are lined with books about writing. One topic that’s never …
GUEST POST: Winning the Writing War by Guest Author Jason Halstead (@booksbyjason)
There’s strategies and there’s tactics. My strategy is simple: ditch the day job and become a full time writer. That’s my mission statement. To make it happen I need tactics. Tactics don’t win a war, they win battles. Win enough battles and the war is won. My latest tactic: free books.
GUEST POST: The Five Headed Muse by Guest Author Kendra Saunders (@kendrybird)
We are told never to share all of our wisdom at once or the universe might have no more use for us. That being said, here are five of the most precious writing gems I can share with you.
GUEST POST: The Five Headed Muse by Guest Author Kendra Saunders (@kendrybird)
We are told never to share all of our wisdom at once or the universe might have no more use for us. That being said, here are five of the most precious writing gems I can share with you.
GUEST POST: The e-Publishing Revolution by Guest Author K.W. Jeter (@kwjeter)
Somebody asked me what it felt like. “Like a hypodermic full of adrenaline,” I replied, “shot straight into my heart.”
INTERVIEW: Ty Johnston, Author of Bayne’s Climb (@jharmonwriter)
After reading and reviewing ‘Bayne’s Climb’, author Ty Johnston let me pick his brain about writing, Bayne kul Kanon and video games. PureTextuality [PT]: First thing’s first, let’s get to know ‘Ty’. I checked out your site and didn’t really see much behind the scenes info so we are going to kick it off with …
INTERVIEW: Ty Johnston, Author of Bayne’s Climb (@jharmonwriter)
After reading and reviewing ‘Bayne’s Climb’, author Ty Johnston let me pick his brain about writing, Bayne kul Kanon and video games. PureTextuality [PT]: First thing’s first, let’s get to know ‘Ty’. I checked out your site and didn’t really see much behind the scenes info so we are going to kick it off with …
REVIEW: Bayne’s Climb by Ty Johnston (@jharmonwriter)
Waking amid battle, the warrior Bayne has no recollection of his past, of his life, of himself. Believing the mad emperor-mage Verkanus holds the keys to his past, Bayne pursues the wizard across years and unto a mountain. Here, Bayne must climb to find Verkanus and to find himself, and among the crags are oddities …
INTERVIEW: Joseph Lallo, Author of The Book of Deacon (@jrlallo)
Following the review of The Book of Deacon (if you didn’t read the review, do so! Phenomenal book!!), I asked the author Joseph Lallo if he’d like to do an interview with me for PureTextuality. He graciously agreed and allowed me to pick his brain for a bit. Here’s what he had to say… …
REVIEW: The Book of Deacon by Joseph Lallo (@jrlallo)
Myranda is a young woman more interested in staying alive than being a hero. Orphaned by a continent-spanning war that has gone on for decades too long and shunned for failing to support it, she has been on the move since she was only a child. One can hardly blame her when she thinks that …
REVIEW: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. …
REVIEW: Summer in the City by Candace Bushnell
Summer is a magical time in New York City and Carrie Bradshaw is in love with all of it—the crazy characters in her neighborhood, the vintage-clothing boutiques, the wild parties, and the glamorous man who has swept her off her feet. Best of all, she’s finally in a real writing class, taking her first steps …
REVIEW: The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
Before Carrie Bradshaw hit the big time in the City, she was a regular girl growing up in the suburbs of Connecticut. How did she turn into one of the most-read social observers of our generation? The Carrie Diaries opens up in Carrie’s senior year of high school. She and her best friends — Walt, …
REVIEW: The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
Before Carrie Bradshaw hit the big time in the City, she was a regular girl growing up in the suburbs of Connecticut. How did she turn into one of the most-read social observers of our generation? The Carrie Diaries opens up in Carrie’s senior year of high school. She and her best friends — Walt, …
Review: The Host by Stephanie Meyer
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, didn’t expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. As Melanie fills Wanderer’s …
Review: River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. She’s never known any others of her kind. Until now. An evil is stirring in …
Review: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson, now mated to Adam, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack, never knows what the next day (or night) may bring. After all, her world is inhabited by witches, werewolves, and vampires. Three subplots—Mercy’s attempt to return a magical book of fae secrets to a fae friend-of-a-friend, her difficulties integrating …
Review: Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Marsilia, the local vampire queen, has learned that Mercy crossed her by slaying a member of her clan. Now, she’s out for blood. But since Mercy is protected from direct reprisal by the werewolf pack-and her relationship with its sexy Alpha-it’s not Mercy’s blood Marsilia is after…
Review: Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Marsilia, the local vampire queen, has learned that Mercy crossed her by slaying a member of her clan. Now, she’s out for blood. But since Mercy is protected from direct reprisal by the werewolf pack-and her relationship with its sexy Alpha-it’s not Mercy’s blood Marsilia is after…
Review: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape – but not her loyalty. When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it’s up to Mercy to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. Mercy’s loyalty is under pressure from other directions, …
Review: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape – but not her loyalty. When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it’s up to Mercy to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. Mercy’s loyalty is under pressure from other directions, …
Review: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Blood Bound is the second book in the Mercedes Thompson series by fantasy author Patricia Briggs. Car mechanic Mercy Thompson is a Walker, a being who can shapeshift into a coyote at will and see ghosts. A bonus to being a walker is that it also makes her naturally immune to vampire magics and deceptions. …
Review: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Blood Bound is the second book in the Mercedes Thompson series by fantasy author Patricia Briggs. Car mechanic Mercy Thompson is a Walker, a being who can shapeshift into a coyote at will and see ghosts. A bonus to being a walker is that it also makes her naturally immune to vampire magics and deceptions. …
Review: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Mercedes Thompson, more commonly referred to as Mercy has a life that is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she’s fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn’t exactly normal herself. When an attack on the local werewolf alpha drags Mercy …
Review: Watchers by Dean Koontz
From a top secret government laboratory come two genetically altered life forms…. One is a magnificent dog of astonishing intelligence. The other, a hybrid monster of a brutally violent nature. Both are on the loose… The explosive story of a man and a woman, caught in a relentless storm of mankind’s darkest creation…
Review – Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
With her knack for being in trouble’s way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte’s, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she realizes that her lover Eric Northman and his …
Review: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Dead in the Family is the 10th installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series. When Claudine’s triplet, Claude, appears at her doorstep, Sookie reluctantly allows him to move in. The government threatens two-natures with mandatory registration, and tensions run high in the local Were pack. Then Eric’s maker, a Roman named Appius Livius Ocella, arrives without …
Review: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Dead in the Family is the 10th installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series. When Claudine’s triplet, Claude, appears at her doorstep, Sookie reluctantly allows him to move in. The government threatens two-natures with mandatory registration, and tensions run high in the local Were pack. Then Eric’s maker, a Roman named Appius Livius Ocella, arrives without …
Review: Dead And Gone by Charlaine Harris
Dead And Gone is the 9th book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. Following the vampires’ lead, the shape-shifters decide it’s high time to step out of the woodwork and announce their existence to the world. While the initial reveal goes smoothly, the brutal crucifixion of Crystal Norris, a young werepanther (and Jason Stackhouse’s estranged wife) …
Review: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
From Dead to Worse is the 8th installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Having barely survived a catastrophic vampire hotel explosion, Sookie’s back at work in Bon Temps, LA, serving vintage blood and waiting tables at Merlotte’s. Participating in a friend’s wedding and fending off the advances of her vampire ex-lover, Bill, …
Review: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
All Together Dead is the 7th book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. Sookie attends an all-important central U.S. vamp summit on the shores of Lake Michigan as a “human Geiger counter” for Sophie-Anne Leclerq, vampire queen of a Louisiana weakened by Katrina and who will be tried during the event for murdering her king. Sookie …
Review: Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Definitely Dead is the 6th book in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery series. Sookie has been notified that her wayward cousin Hadley has passed away – for the second time. Mr. Cataliades is a servant of Sophie Anne, the Queen of Louisiana and he has been sent to assist Sookie in getting Hadley’s affairs …
Review: Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Definitely Dead is the 6th book in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery series. Sookie has been notified that her wayward cousin Hadley has passed away – for the second time. Mr. Cataliades is a servant of Sophie Anne, the Queen of Louisiana and he has been sent to assist Sookie in getting Hadley’s affairs …
Review: Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
Dead as a Doornail opens with shifter community on red alert. There is a sniper in Bon Temps and the shifters are the target. So far, there’s been 2 wounded (Sam Merlotte and Calvin Norris) and 1 casualty (a young shifter girl). Sookie was present when Sam was shot and when Sam realizes that his …
Review: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
Dead to the World opens on New Years Eve. After a long night working at Merlotte’s, Sookie is on her way home pondering her recent break-up with Bill Compton when she sees a man running down the side of the road. He’s shirtless, shoeless and in a frightened panic. Sookie stops the car to offer …
Review: Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
Club Dead is the 3rd installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series. The honeymoon period is over. Sookie and Bill are somewhat at odds as Bill gets more and more engrossed in a secret project that Sookie is not allowed to know about. All of their free time is spent with him glued to his computer …
Review: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Dead Until Dark is the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery series by Charlaine Harris. The hit HBO series True Blood is based on this series and has made the book’s popularity skyrocket as a result. Luckily (in my opinion anyway), I started reading these books as someone who had never seen …
Review: Living Dead In Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Living Dead in Dallas is the 2nd installment of the Sookie Stackhouse series. In this book, Sookie finds herself and her abilities in the service of Eric Northman again. Sookie gets called to Fangtasia for a meeting with the handsome vampire. On her way there, Sookie gets attacked by a mysterious creature and comes within …