Aw! Tracy Bernstein is one of the nicest people in the business! I used to work with her. She's awesome.
Fred: The size and depth of the wound indicate a female vampire. Harmony: Or gay! Fred: Um…it doesn't really work like that.
'Harm's Way'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Dec 08, 2008 5:19:33 am PST #4842 of 10002
Because books.
Barb - Dec 08, 2008 5:30:56 am PST #4843 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
Yeah, I have heard a lot of good things about Tracy and NAL is one of my dream houses.
Still... dark gothic shape-shifters and kick ass heroines? ::cringes::
But as brenda said, at least not sparkly.
Amy - Dec 08, 2008 5:46:15 am PST #4844 of 10002
Because books.
Still... dark gothic shape-shifters and kick ass heroines?
Babe, you should see some of the stuff I've written copy for lately. That sounds positively sensible to me at this point.
Barb - Dec 08, 2008 5:51:41 am PST #4845 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
::sighs and bangs head on keyboard::
Strega - Dec 08, 2008 6:02:24 am PST #4846 of 10002
I wonder if the dark gothic shape-shifter, when confronted by a kick-ass heroine, shifts the shape of its own ass so that it cannot be kicked.
That would thwart her!
Dana - Dec 08, 2008 6:03:40 am PST #4847 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
This morning started with the discovery that the dog ate (or at least shredded) one of my earplugs.
Then I tripped over the vast amounts of crap in my room and hit the ground.
It's going to be a banner day.
Amy - Dec 08, 2008 6:05:32 am PST #4848 of 10002
Because books.
Bwah! (That was to Strega, not to Dana's day.)
It's like anything, though. Fans of Fall Out Boy, for example, always want more. So record companies sign bands that sound like them to fulfill the demand.
Diehard paranormal romance readers want to read ... well, paranormal romance. So editors look for stuff that's a twist on vampires or werewolves, and you get some ... interesting stuff. But as long as readers keep buying it, so will editors.
Tom Scola - Dec 08, 2008 6:06:35 am PST #4849 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Barb, if you're looking for story ideas, you can go here: They Fight Crime!
Barb - Dec 08, 2008 6:24:52 am PST #4850 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
So editors look for stuff that's a twist on vampires or werewolves, and you get some ... interesting stuff.
Like were-dinos.
::bangs head some more, goes off to look at Tom's link::
Barb - Dec 08, 2008 6:27:14 am PST #4851 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
That's it! It gave me the perfect idea!
He's a lonely pirate werewolf on a mission from God. She's an orphaned Buddhist hooker with a flame-thrower. They fight crime!