I’m blogging about what to do now that NaNoWriMo is over, today at The Knight Agency blog. Drop by and check it out!
December 2012
Happy Book Day!
A very happy book release day to Shannon K. Butcher, whose EDGE OF SANITY, the next book in her “Edge” romantic suspense series, hits stores today.
“I NEED TO KNOW IF ANYONE WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT.”
In his years working for the private security firm THE EDGE, Clay Marshall has seen it all. But his recent blackouts are new. As is waking up with blood on his hands and clothing, with no memory of where the blood came from — or who he might have killed. He hates to admit it, but he needs help.
Dr. Leigh Vaughn has treated Edge employees before, but from the moment she first sees him, Clay strikes her as a special breed of man. She knows he’s dangerous, and distrustful of doctors, but she finds herself drawn to him even as his own steely exterior gives way to his desire for her.
Neither knows, however, that Clay is a pawn in a larger experiment, and his blackouts are only the first step toward a terrifying goal. And both Leigh and Clay will be forced to put themselves in harm’s way to stop an unseen enemy — and to save one another.
Congratulations to Shannon on another exciting, sexy read!
In addition, you can also find the paperback edition of Nalini Singh‘s TANGLE OF NEED, her most recent Psy/Changeling paranormal romance, in stores as of today.
Adira, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with her past — to face a devastating new challenge: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to another. For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adira is a staggering betrayal. For Adira, his lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumers her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built in her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion is a losing battle.
Their coming together is an inferno… and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize they have more to lose than they eve imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that just might break them both.
This edition includes deleted scenes.
Happy reading, everyone!
December Writing Challenge: Prompt #1
I’ve set you the challenge to write every day throughout the month of December (with two flexible days off if you need them), so I thought I’d help you along by throwing out the occasional prompt or exercise. I realize not everyone is in the middle of a major writing project, or even if you are, sometimes you need to take a break to work through some difficult scene or plot point. So these little prompts will be here to give you a change of pace.
My goal is to offer up prompts and exercises that you can work on as a stand-alone scene to hone some aspect of your writing skills, that might prompt an idea for a short story, or that could even be worked into an existing WIP. Use them however you like. But if you do happen to write a one-off scene or something similar that you plan to share online, please feel free to link back here in comments. I’d love to see what people come up with. Happy writing!
Prompt 1: Write a scene in which two characters are arguing, but stay in only one of their points of view, using either first or third person. Include the POV character’s thoughts during the argument. Then rewrite the exact same scene from the other character’s POV. See what aspects of the scene remain the same (dialogue, for instance) and what changes. Focus on how each character’s perception of the argument alters the thrust of the scene as a whole. What message does each version send the reader?
Writing Challenge: Day 1
Welcome to December! Who’s writing this month? I announced my writing challenge for December this week, and today was the first official day. If you haven’t started yet, there’s still plenty of time to get things underway. The goal here is to make writing a priority, not to hit a certain number of words by December 31st.
If you wrote today, congratulations for kicking things off on the right foot! If not, then make a date with yourself for some writing time tomorrow. You can do this!
I’ll be posting my first writing challenge prompt on Monday, so be sure to stop by and check it out. In the meantime, good luck and happy writing!