Rinda Elliott's Blog, page 20

I will have something fun to share VERY soon!

Had SUCH a wonderful day. I’m nuts about my critique partner (Rachel Vincent) and though we lived near each other when we first started working together, she moved away for years. Seriously, YEARS. But she called nearly daily and we kept working. Now, she’s moved back and this time, she’s even closer. I got a taste of what it’s going to be like for us today working one on one in person. Have to admit, I’m addicted already. Today, we took a paranormal romance I’d partially written that had stalled and we FIXED it. It is sooooo good now, I will sail right through this. OMG, you guys are gonna love Luca and Sidney!

Hmm… WordPress is saying I used all my space for images. Since I know this isn’t right, I’ll have to figure out what’s going on. In the meantime, you can see our goofy pics here.  https://twitter.com/rachelkvincent/st...

Oh, Rachel typed up a synopsis of how we did this in her status on FB. LOL! http://www.facebook.com/rachelkvincent

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https://twitter.com/rachelkvincent/status/286560791849742336/photo/1

Been busy in Pen Name Land, but there is so very much going on behind the scenes in Rinda Land. So many fun possibilities.  I’ll post as soon as I have news.

Had a nice day with the family on Thanksgiving and I am about to cook another big turkey meal for my immediate family tonight. My husband loves nothing more than Thanksgiving leftovers and because today is his birthday, I’m doing the whole big thing for him again, so we have a little leftover of everything. Adding rolled cinnamon bread to the mix, which is a little labor intensive, but soooo worth it!

Know what else? I”m working. A lot. I have a few fun things going on with one of my books and so I have to squeeze in rewrites despite the holiday and my husband’s birthday.

So today, I’ll have my laptop set up in the kitchen and between basting, peeling and kneading, I’ll be slipping into a world of dark magic, a sexy, tattooed hero and true love!

I have been blogging regularly at The Deadline Dames and shared a creepy snippet of Dweller on the Threshold this week. Check it out!

I’ve been working on a few projects, so it’s been quiet around here. Finished up a longer, more improved proposal for a few publishers and I’m getting ready to receive edits on Dweller on the Threshold and some of the books I write under a pen name.

Also been reading my critique partner, Rachel Vincent’s, new work and looking forward to hearing publisher reaction to this one. It’s cool. Makes me want to go back and do the rewrites on Unnatural Selection. Miss that story!

BTW, Rachel is moving back and will be close to me!  It’s been years since she left Oklahoma, and we’ve kept the working relationship and friendship alive mostly by Internet and phone, but it will be cool to have her here. In my town. We have big plans for projects, so I expect things will start hopping on this blog more soon.

This is my favorite time of year. I love autumn and Halloween is always fun. Have friends coming tomorrow night for the great pumpkin carving we try to do every year. I’ll post pics of the crazy ones we create.

That’s it. I’m digging into writing projects hard right now. Will post again when I have news. Expecting a cover for Dweller soon. Soooo excited about that!

Most people who follow me on other sites have seen the pictures, but I have to share again. I have a new office! Yes, my oldest moved out and I miss her like crazy, but I’m also excited for her. She’s at this really exciting stage of her life. (And we call and text and have dinner together often, so it hurts just a little less!)

My husband decided to turn her room into an office for me. I need a place to write some bestsellers! He re-textured the walls, gave it new trim, crown moulding, paint and doors! Here are a few in progress photos. In some, the walls look green, but they are actually a pretty light brown. Also got my keeper paperback shelf back up and I’m so happy! That sucker has been in storage more than two years!

What’s happening with all my books?

Dweller on the Threshold, the first in my new full length urban fantasy series from Samhain will be releasing in March. (I can’t WAIT for the cover. Samhain artists simply rock. Also, these books are magically up at Goodreads already.)

The sequel, Blood of an Ancient, is scheduled for July.

The first in my Norse YA series, Foretold, is still out on submission and still capturing a little interest here and there. I’d give it a rest, but nearly every editor who has read it, liked it. The Norse aspect seems to hold it back, but I know of some big Norse books coming up and really feel there could be a surge of interest in the genre. (Plus, I LOVE IT!) I’ve rewritten it for a couple of publishers and it’s had three beginnings now. The process on this particular book has been a bit heartbreaking. If I just didn’t love the trilogy so much.

I still remember the day my agent called about it. She was so excited! She and I both still feel there’s a good home for the trilogy. Oh, I’m also considering putting the original beginning back into the book and marketing it as a “new adult” book instead. The heroines are all eighteen and I’m seeing the “new adult” term bandied about.

I’ve set aside the YA dystopian, Unnatural Selection, for now. There are so many of those out there, the market kind of slowed. I do like the story and the entire first draft is complete, so who knows? I might hold it back until it feels right.

I’m may have another series in the works, but I haven’t decided whether it will be under my name or the pen name I use for my erotic romance series.It’s this dark and sexy southern Gothic about The Brothers Bernaux. Oh, I’m also currently publishing two series under my pen name.

So, that’s what’s happening in my world. Hope yours is just as busy and fun!

I’m so busy with deadlines and family stuff right now, this blog is sooo neglected. I am toying with the idea of building a website only for my books and blogging at the Deadline Dames. Not a lot is happening yet with my urban fantasy series coming out next year and until things are moving, I don’t have much to report. I am still blogging with the Dames, so you can find me there quite a bit.

I obviously don’t know what I want to do with this site. So, I’ll be randomly switching out themes and it’s possible I might delete it to build a website only. I”ll be having books coming out with deadlines and all the goodies I’ve hoped for, so it’s possible the blogging I do at The Deadline Dames will be sufficient.

But I’d like a place for updates when book news comes up and quite a few still check out this poor neglected blog still…

So yeah, I’m a’thinking.