Gryphons Bard
08-07-2007, 08:33 PM
Ok, so tell me why is Mac's last name different on this blog from KMM? I found this link off of amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A1Y4HYX8CK6JW9/ref=cm_blog/002-3211856-2162419
Dear Readers:
It seems there’s been some confusion about my new novel, DARKFEVER so I thought I’d do a plog to set the record straight.
I love to read. You name it—I read it. I love romance, I love thrillers. I love mysteries, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, well-written biographies, literary fiction and comics. What am I looking for that leads me through so many different genres?
A darn good story. One that makes me feel, one that takes me away somewhere, one that entertains and shows me new and fascinating things along the way—the same things I look for in my own writing.
I also like to know what to expect when I pick up a book. I understand and respect that my readers do, too.
That being said…
When Mac O’Connor first stormed into my life and began telling me her story I was fascinated…and confused.
I said, “Is this a romance?” And she said, “Hush, I’m talking.” And I said “Excuse me, do you know I write single-title romances?” And she said, “Yes, but they’re paranormal and they’re all connected, aren’t they?” And I said, “Well, sort of, but I write in third-person.” And she said, “Well you’d better buck up and figure out how to write in first-person because I’m stuck in Dublin, surrounded by vampires, Irish mobsters and death-by-sex-Fae, and I’m supposed to find this stupid book of dark magic and my sister is dead and I want revenge and you have to write me out of this mess.”
As I was mentally forming a polite but firm refusal, in no mood to put my sexy and successful Highlanders on hiatus, she snapped, “Don’t even think of telling me ‘no’. You’re the one who put me here. If not for you and your MacKeltars and Adam and Aoibheal none of this would be happening to me. Now fix it!”
That got my attention. I sat back and listened for a while. And I discovered Mac was right. While I’d been busy in Scotland, chronicling the tales of the MacKeltars, I’d not thought to consider the ramifications of their exploits on a grander scale. Not once had I looked to Ireland, to the original settling place of the seductive and dangerous Fae. Not once had I checked on the Unseelie prison to make sure it was still holding its prisoners. Nor had I cast so much as a brief glance at the walls between the Fae and mortal realms, or I would have seen the danger we were in.
I began DARKFEVER immediately—the first of five MacKayla O’Connor novels in my new FEVER series.
When Mac started talking, I realized I had a story that couldn’t possibly be told in a single four or five or even six-hundred page novel. Not in any way that would do justice to the complexity and wonder of the forbidden, shadowy world she was telling me about.
The question I keep hearing is: Is DARKFEVER a romance?
No. DARKFEVER as a stand-alone is not a traditional romance novel. There is no happily-ever-after at the end of Book One and, while there is a great deal of sensuality and sexuality, Mac does not fall in love and marry a hero in the first book.
So what is DARKFEVER?
It’s the first installment of a story told over the course of five novels that is a romance, and a fantasy, and a mystery and even part thriller.
Is there sex in my FEVER series? Absolutely. Is there romance? Definitely. Does it all happen in the first book? No. It happens when it’s time.
I sincerely hope DARKFEVER makes you feel, and takes you away somewhere. I hope it entertains you, and shows you new and fascinating things along the way.
I mean it's cool, I like the last name better than Lane, but anybody know?
Also, will KMM have her own blog on this forum?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A1Y4HYX8CK6JW9/ref=cm_blog/002-3211856-2162419
Dear Readers:
It seems there’s been some confusion about my new novel, DARKFEVER so I thought I’d do a plog to set the record straight.
I love to read. You name it—I read it. I love romance, I love thrillers. I love mysteries, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, well-written biographies, literary fiction and comics. What am I looking for that leads me through so many different genres?
A darn good story. One that makes me feel, one that takes me away somewhere, one that entertains and shows me new and fascinating things along the way—the same things I look for in my own writing.
I also like to know what to expect when I pick up a book. I understand and respect that my readers do, too.
That being said…
When Mac O’Connor first stormed into my life and began telling me her story I was fascinated…and confused.
I said, “Is this a romance?” And she said, “Hush, I’m talking.” And I said “Excuse me, do you know I write single-title romances?” And she said, “Yes, but they’re paranormal and they’re all connected, aren’t they?” And I said, “Well, sort of, but I write in third-person.” And she said, “Well you’d better buck up and figure out how to write in first-person because I’m stuck in Dublin, surrounded by vampires, Irish mobsters and death-by-sex-Fae, and I’m supposed to find this stupid book of dark magic and my sister is dead and I want revenge and you have to write me out of this mess.”
As I was mentally forming a polite but firm refusal, in no mood to put my sexy and successful Highlanders on hiatus, she snapped, “Don’t even think of telling me ‘no’. You’re the one who put me here. If not for you and your MacKeltars and Adam and Aoibheal none of this would be happening to me. Now fix it!”
That got my attention. I sat back and listened for a while. And I discovered Mac was right. While I’d been busy in Scotland, chronicling the tales of the MacKeltars, I’d not thought to consider the ramifications of their exploits on a grander scale. Not once had I looked to Ireland, to the original settling place of the seductive and dangerous Fae. Not once had I checked on the Unseelie prison to make sure it was still holding its prisoners. Nor had I cast so much as a brief glance at the walls between the Fae and mortal realms, or I would have seen the danger we were in.
I began DARKFEVER immediately—the first of five MacKayla O’Connor novels in my new FEVER series.
When Mac started talking, I realized I had a story that couldn’t possibly be told in a single four or five or even six-hundred page novel. Not in any way that would do justice to the complexity and wonder of the forbidden, shadowy world she was telling me about.
The question I keep hearing is: Is DARKFEVER a romance?
No. DARKFEVER as a stand-alone is not a traditional romance novel. There is no happily-ever-after at the end of Book One and, while there is a great deal of sensuality and sexuality, Mac does not fall in love and marry a hero in the first book.
So what is DARKFEVER?
It’s the first installment of a story told over the course of five novels that is a romance, and a fantasy, and a mystery and even part thriller.
Is there sex in my FEVER series? Absolutely. Is there romance? Definitely. Does it all happen in the first book? No. It happens when it’s time.
I sincerely hope DARKFEVER makes you feel, and takes you away somewhere. I hope it entertains you, and shows you new and fascinating things along the way.
I mean it's cool, I like the last name better than Lane, but anybody know?
Also, will KMM have her own blog on this forum?