MystiCon 2012 Schedule
Later this week I will be headed to Roanoke (VA) for MystiCon. Though I am familiar with the hotel (after over ten years on the convention circuit I’ve stayed in far TOO many of them) I’ve never attended this convention before. I’m jazzed about that. There are a ton of my writer buds who will [Read more...]
FORGIVEN Snippet #3
Time for snippet #3. Setting: Street near the warehouse Riley and Peter were staking out. Situation: Trappers about to make a raid on *** ### When the trappers arrived, Riley and Beck walked to the end of the street to meet them. It was a small team: Masters Stewart and Harper, along with Journeymen Trappers [Read more...]
FORGIVEN Snippet #2
And now for the second snippet from FORGIVEN. If you haven’t read the first two books, this will be a spoiler. You’ve been warned Setting: The rooftop of a building Situation: Riley and Peter are on stakeout in an attempt to bust the fake Holy Water scam. ### Peter pushed off from the roof and [Read more...]
FORGIVEN Snippet #1
It’s that time of year again so here’s the first snippet from FORGIVEN, the third book in the Demon Trappers Series. If you haven’t read the first two books, these snippets will be spoilers. You’ve been warned Setting: Westin Peachtree Plaza (downtown Atlanta hotel) Situation: Beck has been arrested by the Vatican’s Demon Hunters ### [Read more...]
Of the Fourth Book
I’ve been working on Demon Trappers #4 for some time, but now it’s official! St. Martin’s Press in the US has bought the book. I’m guessing I’ll hear the same of my UK publisher (Macmillan Children’s Books) pretty soon. Which leads to a series of potential questions from y’all: 1) When will it be out? Don’t [Read more...]
Of Lithium and Electronics
Replacing a laptop battery should be a breeze. Instead it was more like an episode of Mission Impossible. Cue appropriate theme music. Battery #1: I ordered the wrong one. Bad author, no cookie. So I think I’ll just pop it back for credit. No biggie. Ever try to send one of these back? The local [Read more...]
FORGIVEN Excerpt
Forgiven Book Three in the Demon Trappers Series (excerpt from Chapter Two) Riley stood alone in a field of crisp, freshly fallen snow. There was nothing around her, no buildings, no people. High above a blood-red moon held court in the sky, thousands of stars paying homage. A breeze tugged at her hair and it [Read more...]
A Demon Trappers Christmas Short Story
The Mind Reader blog has Riley Blackthorne’s short Christmas story (ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS) up for your enjoyment. The short story was previous published on MyKindaBook , Macmillan Children’s Books site for all things bookish. Happy Holidays to one and All!
It’s December Already?
December? What? When did that happen? Oy! My fall has been interesting. From Dragon*Con (Labor Day) forward I’ve been living on a rollercoaster with occasional breaks for changes of clothes, food and sleep. But now I have reached the end of the ride and things will settle down. Since Labor Day I have: Been to [Read more...]
UK Tour Schedule!!
If you’re in England or Scotland — check out my tour schedule on my UK website. Updates will be posted to my Twitter account (@crazyauthorgirl) and my Facebook page: facebook.com/janaoliver while I’m on the road. I’ll also try to update that blog page when it’s possible. Hope you see you there!!!!
