by Charlene Teglia | Jul 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
I don’t have to tell you that Kelley Armstrong rocks, do I? I loved this book. She writes like an arrow flying towards its target and you know it’s going to hit dead center. This is a fast-paced and action-filled tale with fascinating characters it’s easy to become invested in and care about. And I found it fascinating that Armstrong was able to reveal so much about Jack from Nadia’s first person point of view, when he hid so much and said so little. Nice trick.
I loved how the character of Nadia Stafford unfolded, how questions were raised and answered throughout the book, enough revealed to explain but never bogging down in backstory, using the tension from the unanswered questions to keep the pages turning in search of revelations. I love how it ended with another question; will Jack and Nadia go to the pyramids in the next book? Will they be able to ask and answer some of the important questions still unspoken between them? Of course I will be getting my paws on the next book the first instant I possibly can to find out.
by Charlene Teglia | Jul 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
That Damned Book, aka Fallen, finally has an official name! St. Martin’s #3 is Wicked Hot. My editor was the one who came up with the name that got chosen, and while I still think Beelzebabe is hysterical and I’m sad it’s not the final title choice, we’re going to try to work it into the back cover copy.
Or at the very least, a tagline: Hell has a problem. Beelzebabe is the solution.
Edana is one fun heroine, and she really is Wicked Hot. Hooray! We have title!
by Charlene Teglia | Jul 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
1. Attend an opera at the Sydney opera house.
2. Paint wildflowers in Greece.
3. Tour Italy.
4. Eat my way through France. Croissants! Brie!
5. Visit Loch Ness in Scotland. I just know I will see Nessie.
6. Write 100 books. (I’m making progress on this one)
7. Cruise the Alaskan inside passage.
8. Hike Waimea Canyon and the Na Pali Coast trail on the island of Kauai.
9. Visit Taos, New Mexico.
10. Learn Salsa dancing.
11. Do a voice for a cartoon or video game character.
12. Meet Stephen King.
13. Hit the NYT bestseller list.
What’s on your life list?
by Charlene Teglia | Jul 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
Dangerous Games is a winner in the first annual Fantasm Awards for excellence in speculative romance. (Speculative fiction is a broad term that includes science fiction, fantasy, and horror) As a lover of genre-blending romance, this is the kind of award that makes me go “squee”!
Dangerous Games is my favorite kind of story to write and I’m delighted to see it continuing to get so much attention and recognition. And to think it all started with the image of a man on a motorcycle and a woman with a broken-down car on a desert highway, and no clue what the story was about. Glad I wrote it down to find out who they were, why they were there, and what happened next.
by Charlene Teglia | Jul 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
I have to say that of all the years I’ve heard reports from RWA Nat’l while I stayed home, this is the year when I truly felt a wrench and said to myself, “That’s it. I am missing out by not being there. Next year, I want to go.” San Fransisco is even on my coast. The kids will be 3 and 5, a world of difference when trying to plan travel. Of course, now that I’ve seen all the pictures, I can see that I will have to do some shopping and see if I remember how to put on makeup. Four years of taking care of kids by day and writing instead of sleeping have not turned me into a glamor queen.
Meanwhile, I’m writing and getting ready for a reading orgy. I have books like you would not believe and they are all calling to me. If my schedule allowed it, I could seriously unplug and do nothing but read for a solid month. I did sneak in Kate Walker’s 50th book (The Sicilian’s Red Hot Revenge) because there’s always time for a Presents. 😆
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