Jocelynn Drake

Does Gage have any tattoos?

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:10:32 -0400

Yes, Gage has one tattoo that covers his back. It’s a tiger from the Chinese Zodiac and contains potions that alter his appearance.

It’s finally out! Run out and get your copy of Dead...

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:34:39 -0400

It’s finally out! Run out and get your copy of Dead Man’s Deal today! Gage gets into new and dangerous messes that you don’t want to miss.

kamigarcia: “Don’t talk about it; write.” #writetip #amwriting

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:46:10 -0400

kamigarcia:

“Don’t talk about it; write.” #writetip #amwriting

"At a workshop not too many years ago a newer writer began to condemn a best selling novel, pointing..."

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:01:54 -0400

“

At a workshop not too many years ago a newer writer began to condemn a best selling novel, pointing out all its flaws and jagged edges. I listened for a long time, nodding.

“All those things are true,” I said. And gave him the C.C. Finlay quote. “But until you learn what the good parts were that excited the reader, you’re always going to be bitterly upset about what is wrong with that bestseller. Learn to spot what worked in that book, and you’ll be able to move forward. And you’ll be a lot less upset all the time as well.”

”

- Tobias Buckell on “The fate of today’s book bloggers”

The C.C. Finlay quote: “A novel doesn’t excite readers because you took all the bad stuff out of it, it excites them because of all the good stuff that’s in it, regardless of the bad.”

(via malindalo)

Tuesday morning of what is shaping up to be a rough week

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:31:00 -0400

lifeinpublishing:

(Submission from Anonymous, danke!)

Because … Dori is just awesome

merriedestefano: Love this shot of the Star Trek guys. Surfs...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:29:33 -0400

merriedestefano:

Love this shot of the Star Trek guys. Surfs up!

Book Signing on May 9

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:26:39 -0400

To celebrate the release of Dead Man’s Deal, the second book in the Asylum Tales series, I will be signing books at Schuler’s Books and Music on Thursday, May 9 from 7pm to 9pm.

This is your chance to stop by, get a signed book, and ask me any burning questions that you might have about Gage, Bronx, Trixie, Gideon, Chang, and the rest of the Low Town crew. I would also be happy to answer any lingering questions you might have about the Dark Days Series.

The address is:

1982 Grand River Ave
Okemos, MI 48864
Phone: 517.349.8840

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:53:07 -0400

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

- George Eliot (author quote via BrainyQuote.com)

kadrey: My new serial killer story, SUSPECT ZERO, is out today....

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:28:56 -0400

kadrey:

My new serial killer story, SUSPECT ZERO, is out today. It’s available in all ereader formats.

http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Suspect-Zero-Richard-Kadrey?isbn=9780062230676&HCHP=TB_Suspect+Zero

Angel's Ink Free on Nook and Kindle

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:28:34 -0400

Angel's Ink Free on Nook and Kindle:

The Free book deal is still going on for the Nook and Kindle editions of Angel’s Ink. Try the book for free. It looks like the deal is going to end on Sunday, so hurry over now!

"Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is..."

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:21:41 -0400

“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.”

- Virginia Woolf (via Author Quotes on Brainyquote.com)

harpercollins: The Book Club Girl Baker’s Dozen! 13 e-books @...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:17:06 -0400

harpercollins:

The Book Club Girl Baker’s Dozen! 13 e-books @ $1.99 each!

Special sale is for a limited time — so treat yourself today to great reads by Isabel Allende, Marisa de los Santos, Nicole Galland, Barbara Kingsolver, and more!

Great Escapes: An Avon Romance Summer E-Book Sampler (FREE!)

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:14:19 -0400

Great Escapes: An Avon Romance Summer E-Book Sampler (FREE!):

avonromance:

It’s alive! GREAT ESCAPES, the second Avon Romance free e-book sampler (our first one It Happened One Valentine’s Day is still around, btw) is now available for pre-order. Available to download on May 21, 2013, Great Escapes features excerpts from upcoming releases as well as old favorites (we went way back!).

Check out the cover! Do you like? And do go to our Pinterest board to see all the jackets from the books sampled.

This is just positively breathtaking; sending a million stories...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:14:00 -0400

Hidden Architecture by Saatchi & Saatchi / posted by ianbrooks.me

Hidden Architecture by Saatchi & Saatchi / posted by ianbrooks.me

Hidden Architecture by Saatchi & Saatchi / posted by ianbrooks.me

This is just positively breathtaking; sending a million stories ideas screaming through my head.

rachelkvincent:

Wow!

melissamarr:

hollyblack:

ianbrooks:

Hidden Architecture

As part of an advertising campaign for the Schusev State Museum of Architecture in Moscow, Saatchi & Saatchi Russia put together a creative team to assemble the deep, labyrinthine roots of some iconic buildings; the shoulders of giants that all current architecture stands atop of. You can see many more WIP shots over at Design You Trust

Artists: Behance

Wow. These are amazing.

Beautiful…

Dark Days & Asylum Tales on Sale

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:45:35 -0400

Dark Days & Asylum Tales on Sale:

Now is your chance to get some great reads at low prices. The entire Dark Days series on is on sale for $0.99 per e-book. Also, the Asylum Tales novellas are on sale as well for $0.99 per e-book. The deal is on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo books.

kadrey: How to Make...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:33:07 -0400

kadrey:

How to Make Write.

joehillsthrills:

incidentalcomics:

How to Make Write

Illustration for the 3/31 NYT Sunday Review and NYT Opinionator Draft essay “Those Irritating Verbs-as-Nouns.” Thanks to AD Matt Dorfman!

THIS IS MY METHOD EXACTLY.

Book Heaven

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:25:50 -0400

Book Heaven:

A number of awesome books from amazing authors have been released recently. If you’re looking for something new to read, click on the link to see my list and read details on the books.

kadrey: Nathan Fillion on the joys of reading. nypl: Our...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:22:28 -0400

kadrey:

Nathan Fillion on the joys of reading.

nypl:

Our thanks to fellow book lovers at Feiwel & Friends for sharing such a great quote. Bonus points that the great quote is from Nathan Fillion!

nevver: Necropolis

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:21:32 -0400

nevver:

Necropolis

Benedict Cumberbatch sings & how to make it really even creepier...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:03:12 -0400

Benedict Cumberbatch sings & how to make it really even creepier...:

neil-gaiman:

The subterranean environs of London Below are brought to life in a new clip from the Radio 4/4 Extra adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. Benedict Cumberbatch – as the enigmatic angel, Islington – half sings, half whispers some haunting verses as he stalks the echoing confines of his underground domain.

For an extra-eerie effect, open this page in two (or more) windows and start the clip playing for a second time, say 15/20 seconds after the first one has started (the more windows you open, the weirder it gets…)

The Radio Times website, ladies and gentlemen….