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Inside the Author's Head-- James C. Gillen |
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Written by Lori T. Strongin
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008 18:48 |
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He's a hunter with a chip on his shoulder the size of Orlando. He does his job, no matter who or what stands in his way. He faces paranormal creatures bent on destroying him and barely breaks a sweat. He also gets sent to anger management therapy. Meet Paul Isaac, hero of the upcoming novel Tortured Skin, a vampire hunter working to rid the city of the undead--even though the vamps are a protected species and quite the tourist attraction. Following the trail of a potential serial killer, Paul finds himself between a fang and a hard place--help the monsters he loathes, or let their poison turn him into one of them. Author James C. Gillen describes his debut novel as, "...a white knuckle ride in a world where vampires not only exist, but are protected as historical artifacts, own businesses, and can be your next door neighbor." Sitting down with James, I got to grill him on what I'm calling Vampire Noir. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 October 2008 02:12 )
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What it really takes to be a writer. |
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Written by German Martinez
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Saturday, 27 September 2008 01:07 |
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Writing is not my part time job. It’s not my hobby, nor my past time. It’s not something I do to pass the time. Comments like these make me want to slap the person uttering these words with my unabridged copy of Stephen Kings’ The Stand – the hard copy version – a good 4 lb. whack upside the head for belittling my passionate pursuit of storytelling. I’m often asked by my creativity-challenged friends what it takes to be a writer. I try to explain that it’s hard work and it takes a lot determination. I usually get one of two responses: The first is the blank stare, a silly glazed-over look signifying no understanding whatsoever. The second being a remark like “It don’t look so hard” or “how hard could it be anyway?” Both are usually met with a quick thump to the forehead to let my former friend know that I think he is a total waste of space and that their parents should have used protection rather than using the pullout-method.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 27 September 2008 19:22 )
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Written by Elizabeth Van Hala
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 12:40 |
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This morning I woke up early, and couldn’t get back to sleep, and anyway, all I could see in my dreams by this point was how many different ways my interview could go wrong. (Note to self: while sleeping pills induce sleep, they also induce more and vivid dreaming.) So I had some breakfast, fed my cat, and decided to look on WriterChai in case I missed anything new yesterday. I saw Lori’s latest blog post about violence in YA, and it got me thinking about YA in general and what’s “allowed.” |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 September 2008 23:26 )
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