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Check out my new interview with John at Grasping for the Wind!
And speaking of guest slots, I'm really excited about an event that's coming up on Saturday, August 8. I'll be participating in a biting (ha ha) day of vampire fun at the Plattsmouth, Nebraska Public Library.  Events include:
11:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.Some Girls Bite Booksigning (Copies available for sale)
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.Free snacks and vampire trivia with Some Girls Bite giveaways
1:00 p.m.-3:00p.m.Free screening of Twilight
This will be

From the July issue of Geek Monthly magazine, which did a short (and lovely) review of Some Girls Bite:

Verdict: If you loved Nancy Drew but always wished she was an
undead sword-wielding badass, Merit is your kind of girl.

*gleeful snort*

Love it. Thanks, Geek Monthliers (and reviewer Kate Izquierdo)

Hop on over to Write What You See for a guest blog today by author Devon Monk.  She's blogging about affirmation boards, an inspirational collage to keep your writing (or other) goals on track. Enjoy, and thanks to Devon for joining me!

An amazing thing happened.  Halfway into the first magazine, the sounds of the party faded away.  I forgot I was sitting in a room full of people.  My conscious mind took the backseat, while my subconscious sorted through photos and words–and wondered, do I want t

Thanks to i heart book gossip for the reminder about the bookplate contest from Jia Gayles' guest entry. As chosen by Random.org, the winning commenters are:

Cynarra
I heart book gossip (Ed. - Complete coincidence! Her number came up!) :)
Aurora
Jessica
Eliz S.

Winners: Please e-mail me (chloe at chloe neill [dot:] com) your physical address, and I'll get your bookplates in the mail!

Congratulations!

If you'll be in the Omaha, Nebraska area this weekend, I'll be reading from SOME GIRLS BITE and participating in an autograph session (with copies of SGB available for purchase) as part of OSFEST 2. 
Click here for a PDF of the full schedule. Here are the deets for my sessions:
ReadingFriday, July 17, 20096:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Autograph SessionSaturday, July 18, 20094:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Hope to see you there!!

UPDATE - You can also check the Images of Chicago portion of my website, where I've organized some of my Chicago photos by book. I'll be adding additional photos soon!

There's one more deadline behind me and so, as promised, here's a run-through of some of our images from our recent Chicago trip, as well as some of our favorite activities.

1. One of my favorite buildings--Lake Pointe Towers near Navy Pier




2. The Wrigley Building (just post-July 4th)




3. One of the lions that guards the Art Institute

Boy and I are back from our Chicago research excursion. I'm on a tight editing deadline right now, but check back this weekend for photos, a list of some of my favorite things to do in Chicago (in case you're planning a big city getaway), and my new FAQ.
Oh--one more thing. I'm thinking about starting an online book club, where we'd read classics that deal with witchcraft, the paranormal, or traditionally "Gothic" topics. (Think Edgar Allen Poe, The Scarlet Letter, etc.). 
We'd read one book a mon

I hope everyone is having a fun, safe Independence Day. Happy Fourth!
Best,Chloe

It's a short (day job) work-week for a lot of us in the States. We celebrate Independence Day on Saturday, so many offices are closed tomorrow (Friday) for the holiday. To celebrate that looming mini-vacation, I made one of my favorite desserts (by Southern food maven Paula Deen.) Her Gooey Butter Cake is incredibly easy to make, and absolutely fabulous. (And why wouldn't it be, with two sticks of butter in the recipe?)

Yes, you read that correctly.

Two sticks of butter in a single, one-layer cake

Ali Edwards posted a bit of writing by author Paul Coehlo today. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I found it to be incredibly moving. I think it has something to say about taking risks, whether with respect to writing or other challenges that we face in our day to day life.

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We have to take risks. We can only truly understand the miracle of life when we let the unexpected manifest itself.

. . . . Every day we try to pretend that we don't realize that moment, that it doesn't exist, tha