by Charlene Teglia | Jun 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
A fantastic 4.5 Blue Ribbon review from Romance Junkies by Reviewer Chrissy Dionne!
“Charlene Teglia is such a fun author, I’ve just loved each of her stories that I’ve had the pleasure of reading. ONLY HUMAN allows readers to imagine that their ‘special someone’ is out there just waiting for their paths to cross. Elaine is a character that many women will be able to relate to – it’s so much easier to bury yourself in work or some other vice to avoid dealing with painful issues. Damon is the perfect alpha male. There’s no doubt that he is dominant and is more than willing to provide everything Elaine needs, but he isn’t overwhelming and doesn’t try to control her.”
Last night I stayed up until midnight reading The Harlequin. I was only going to read a few chapters, hahahaha. Should’ve known I’d be up until I finished the last page! This is the Anita Blake book I’ve been waiting for. So many things I’ve been waiting to see resolved or furthered came together, and it’s always fun when Edward’s involved. I think this is my favorite Anita Blake adventure since Obsidian Butterfly, but it really showed how differently Anita handled the challenges, how much better she is at being a team player and how much stronger that’s made her. And did it ever make me want to get my hands on Jason’s book, which is in the works.
I loved this book. Many characters surprised me, and I really liked seeing how Peter is growing up and coping since the events of Obsidian Butterfly. Olaf didn’t seem quite as scary this time, and I’m not sure why. Maybe because The Harlequin was such a big bad, and The Mother of Darkness was even bigger and badder. Olaf just doesn’t measure up, I guess. The Harlequin was an amazing antagonist and the plot was full of twists and turns. This is Laurell K. Hamilton at her best, with the mix of worldbuilding, action, suspense, vivid characterization and deep emotion. Go! Buy! Read! You’ll be glad you did.
by Charlene Teglia | Jun 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
So, as I finalize my tweaks on Satisfaction Guaranteed, I realize that I am once again dealing with an issue of conflict in my contemporaries. This is never an issue for me in fantasy, futuristic or paranormal. Conflict flies off the pages. “My new boyfriend is an alien! And he reads minds! And this will either be a long-distance relationship, or the commute will be hell!” (Earth Girls Aren’t Easy) Or, “This is not a good time for me to find a mate because I need to be killing a rogue werewolf right now! True love is getting in the way of my revenge!” (Wolf In Cheap Clothing) You get the idea.
But each and every time with contemporary, I struggle with the conflict. Maybe I think that having to deal with reality is bad enough, so the poor characters have enough on their plates. No invading aliens or rogue werewolves or inconvenient moments of precognition.
Maybe I just plain relate to fantasy better. This is the root of my love for Presents, by the way. They’re not really contemporary. They’re fantasy. In fact, they’re kind of the book form of opera. Angst! Drama! Singing really loudly in dramatic costumes! Lots of clashing around, with everything suddenly resolved at the end! Presents, they rock.
Whatever the reason, when it comes to straight contemporary, I am always scrambling to fix the conflict, it seems. There’s always an obstacle to overcome, but without sufficient operatic banging and crashing. So I’m over here layering in the angst, upping the ante, putting the screws to my characters, because they need to squirm a little more before they get their happy ending.
by Charlene Teglia | Jun 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
In case anybody out there has no idea what to get me for my upcoming birthday, here are 13 books I must have.
1. The Harlequin, Laurell K. Hamilton
2. Stray, Rachel Vincent
3. Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews
4. Legacy (The Sharing Knife 2) Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes, Crusie/Dreyer/Stuart
6. No Humans Involved, Kelley Armstrong
7. All About Evie, Beth Ciotta
8. The Sicilian’s Red-Hot Revenge, Kate Walker
9. Charmed and Deadly, Candace Havens. Because her Fast Draft is saving my sanity and my schedule and I can’t thank her enough, but buying all her books is a good start.
10. Risking It All, Stephanie Tyler
11. Pick Me Up, Samantha Hunter (not out until August but look at that cowboy on the cover!)
12. Karma Girl, Jennifer Estep
13. Fanged and Fabulous, Michelle Rowen.
What’s on your list?
by Charlene Teglia | Jun 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
From reviewer Frost, 5 Kisses and some hot chili peppers. 😆
“Only Human takes a rather deep look at character in the context of psychological repression, and does it winningly. Few readers will be able to walk away from Charlene Teglia’s newest without fond memories lingering in the mind. Only Human gives a new spin to the concept of Happily-Ever-After, and interweaves paranormal elements into it as well. The scorching sensuality sends flames off the pages {keep a fire extinguisher next to your PC or ebook reader!} and this coupled with the length of the story make it perfect for bedtime reading.”
Full review here. Thank you, TwoLips!
by Charlene Teglia | Jun 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
The last year has been pretty overwhelming. In a good way, but still. Lots of deadlines to meet, lots of projects to write, lots of projects at various stages of the deliverables cycle. Lots of balls in the air and me juggling as well as I could. And this has led me to simplify.
My website? Simplified. A smaller, easier to manage framework that I can update quickly. My newsletter? Gone. Sorry. But while newsletters may be a wonderful tool, this is only true if you have time to promote and build the subscription base and to write and publish the thing on a regular basis. I’m 0 for 2 on that. Which means my newsletter was completely ineffective. Trust me, it was a mercy killing.
It’s always good to simplify. And this way, I lose the guilt that’s been haunting me for not taking proper care of my newsletter. 🙄
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