I'm already in spring cleaning mode, and will be doing a big book purge as part of it. I have a lot of books, my friends, and I don't read most of them. So, I'll be doing a big purge, and though most will probably end up on PaperBack Book Swap, I'll probably offer them here first. Just in case folks want them. Right now, I'm looking at cataloguing everything first, so this is just a heads-up.
I just finished Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal and wow. I wish I could write like this.

I got this book yesterday. Yeah. Yesterday. I just finished it.

It's that damn good.

If you like Regencies, if you like magic, if you like damn good books, I highly recommend it.

I will be buying this book. I borrowed it from the library, and I will be buying it. And reading it again.

It's that damn good.
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Book 2 - Gentlemen Prefer Succubi by Jill Myles

Yum. That's really the most succinct way to put my reaction to this book. I love the characters - Jill has a wonderful grasp of them, and they all came off the page at me, full of life and lust. Jackie, her main character, is great as she struggles with life (or Afterlife, as the case may be) as a new Suck in New York City, and her new best friend Remy is a hoot. I'm a Noah girl personally after the end of the book, but apparently I'm in the minority - I like Zane, but he's...I dunno. Too devil-may-care for me. :)

No spoilers, because I'm giving a copy away, and I want you all to enjoy it. Suffice to say that I'm already planning on haunting the bookstores on the 19th (or sooner!) for my copy of Succubi Like it Hot, the next book in the series. And you know, I think there might be two copies.

One of them might be signed.

It might even be given away here. :D
So, in a day or so (once I finish Death's Deceit, which is tonight), I start working seriously on Last Rites. That rough draft will be done by the time NaNo starts, so I really, really want to do NaNo this year. Below is the list of possibilities, so I can start making some decisions.

- The Night of Morning
Day Spirits vs. Night Spirits, as magical families vye for control over magical nodes. Urban Fantasy. This one has an event timeline already.

- The Pirate Crown
A young woman dies on Earth and wakes up the captain of a pirate ship that sails the Cosmic Web. Her goal? Find the missing prince and save her new home from intergalatic war. Sci Fantasy (or such lightweight SciFi that I couldn't even claim it)

- Blips
A vampire, a werewolf and a Blip (a nonmagical person) are kidnapped from their world and brought to Earth, where the Blip discovers she's more than anyone thought. Urban Fantasy.

- Raindrops
An Elemental Mage and her twin sister escape an attempted coup by jumping into a raindrop. Now, they have to find the deposed King, defeat the junta and save the world. First, they have to escape the raindrop. High Fantasy.

- Unholy
In a post-End Times Earth, a paladin and her demon lover fight to restore order in a world of magic gone mad. Urban Fantasy, sort of.

- Blood Kisses
A demon sorceress, trapped in a mortal body, helps a cop solve a series of disturbing murders. The only catch? She's half-convinced she's the murderer. Fantasy Mystery

- On the Side of Angels
Half demon, half angel - and caught in the middle as the End Times begin. Urban Fantasy.

- Treaty of Betrayal
Elves vs. goblins vs. humans vs. elves. Titania's been kidnapped, and Oberon is convinced the humans are to blame, since the treaty with the Bright Court is up. In retaliation, he kidnaps his granddaughter Rhiannon and her human lover back to the Court and forces her to find her grandmother, or Gabriel will die. Urban Fantasy.

- Phases of the Moon
The Moon is gone, dead - or is she? Four young girls find celestial magic in their souls and race to defeat the Sun Demons before their world falls into light forever. High Fantasy.

I have more, somewhere, but these are the only ones I can think of right now. I will write them all. At some point. I just don't know when.
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( Dec. 20th, 2007 03:08 pm)
For all those who wonder what I'm reading: right now, it's a twisted book called Mindspell. From the cover blurb (by Andrew M. Greeley -should be a hint right there), copied exactly:

"A page-turning tale of suspense and romance, teeming with witch-craft, reincarnation, devil worship, curses, spiritualism, recombinant DNA, hypnotism...and schizophrenia."

Yes, it's that bad. No, I can't stop. Trainwreck, anyone? Book courtesy of my father, who couldn't stop laughing as he handed it to me.
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I just finished Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive by Joni B. Cole.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND. As I was reading it, I kept nodding and saying to my cubemate (who is writing her first book), "Oh my god, you need to read this when I'm done! Trust me!"

Honestly, every writer should read it. It's GOOD. It's honest. And damn, it lit a fire underneath me.
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( Mar. 25th, 2007 11:26 pm)
Well, went to see TMNT with Donna, Ian (her six-year-old son) and [livejournal.com profile] argus7hills. It was a fun movie, not quite what I was expecting, but fun. And had some good lines. Patrick Stewart and Sarah Michelle Gellar are some of the actors lending voices to it - SMG was April, and was really good.

Then we went to dinner with our (hopefully!) future landlords and filled out the rental application. I need to get them a few more pieces of information, but that's all. Just a few phone numbers. Then crossing our fingers and continuing to pack. :)

I'm trying a new method of writing today. I've got a timer I've downloaded from the Net, and I'm doing 15 minutes on, 15 minutes off. It seems to be working. Go me! I need to start getting solid counts in - I feel like I'm slacking off.

I'll be putting in a Partylite order this week - if anyone wants anything, let me know.

And hopefully, [livejournal.com profile] argus7hills' car will be ready tomorrow. Please. Goddess. Let it be ready. I need to get my little Petite (yes, [livejournal.com profile] mizkit, she's decided she has the soul of a Mustang, and it's the only name she answers to now) back. The Kia gets me around, but she's not mine.

Don't forget two more things:

1) We're still accepting proposals for the new Guide to Writing Fantasy: Magic. Email me at vg-ford@yahoo.com up until 3/31/07.

2) I'm still accepting name proposals for the desktop (male) and the new laptop (female). Winning namers get a copy of NYFH, signed!!

Back to writing now.
I really did! I packed up 3 boxes of books in the bedroom, wrote 2.5 pages on Broken Wings before sending it to my artists to see if that is the format they want, and entered 1 box of books into Shelfari and into my Excel spreadsheet. Now, at 10 pm, I'm about to start writing in Dreams.

Very productive!
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