What is it about NANOWRIMO that kicks the living shit out of my Writers Block? I've spent months unable to write more than the occasional fanfic - which I glad for since it was words coming out - but now I can't shut my brain up. I have so many ideas for jace_winters intro novel that I can barely jot them down fast enough. Full scenes are flashing behind my eyes, and I can't wait to put them in pixels. Jace has become my golden child, and I'm abusing the fuck out of him. Poor boy. I hope he forgives me someday. But lets face it, a happy character is a boring character. Angst and pain make the world go around.

This article on Urban Fantasy really strikes home in my 'Verse. It was a good read. I've already covered so much of it in Jace's world. What are your rights as a Vampire? What happens when you get turned....?

I wish I could keep the NANO feeling all year around...

Vol. 2, Issue 1 - 11.01.09

Articles

* Interview - Perry Moore
* On the Edge - Review by Shar
* Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Review by T.A. Moore
* Friday Night Bites - Review by Lisa Rattai
* Courtship Rite - Review by Reece Notley

Fiction:

* And One for the Archangel - Cat Woodmansee
* Brothers - Alice Godwin
* Drained - Karina Berg Johansson
* Heart's Desire - Jo Thomson
* Here There Be Dragons - T.J. McIntyre
* House of Worship - Brady Golden
* Last One Standing - Raven Matthews
* Promises - Julie L. Klumb

Vol. 1 Issue 6 - 8.31.09

Articles

* Interview - Reece Notley Artist
* Amazon Ink - Review by Shar
* Santa Olivia - Review by Shar
* Fathom - Review by Dennis R. Upkins

Fiction:

* A Walk With Destiny - Cat Woodmansee
* The Devils Knitting Needles - Erin Fanning
* Double Shock - Sandy Daley
* The Girl Next Door - Marie Morgan
* Hate and Imagination - Philip Roberts
* Sally - Jasmine Odessa Rizer
* Sam's Story - Daniel Fabiani
* Trailings of Another Kind - Lori M. Myers

For publication in the August 09 issue of Drops of Crimson. Email me at: editor at dropsofcrimson dot com.

Deadline is August 25th.



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Vol. 1 Issue 6 - 6.30.09

Articles
* YA Books for Boys by Brian Kel
* Interview - Lili St. Crow
* Interview - Rachel Caine
* Review - Thirteenth Child by Patricia Wrede
* Review - Hero by Perry Moore
* Review - Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
* Review - Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
* Review - Shiver by Maggie Steifwater

Fiction:

* Clarity's Companion - Joanna Gardner
* Dance Floor Tragedy - Lilah Wild
* The Gate Between Worlds - Kenneth Mark Hoover
* Got Milk2 + Homework = Magic - Che Gilson
* Powers That Be - Dennis R Upkins
* Quiet Haunts - Kristopher Reisz
* Saints Chosen - T.A. Moore
* The Exorcist - Aleksandra Butowt
* The Proper Way to Eat a Poison Apple - Rich Mallery
* Weaving Threads - Michael Merriam
* Welcome to the Club - Julie Klumb

He pushed my bed through the doors, and I hissed as the glaring light in the main hall hit my eyes. It was doubly as bright as the other room had been if not more. I clamped them shut, while he whistled off key through the corridor.

“You can open your eyes now. It’s darker in here.” He grinned as he shoved a needle into a shunt on my elbow. “I’d have warned you, but we keep it bright like that to keep the noobs like you from running amok. It’s better if it’s a surprise.”

“Right.” I watched as he hooked a bag of blood substitute to the tube. “I think you like watching us twitch, so you don’t say anything because you’re a sadistic fuck.”

“You’re probably right there. I’ll be back in about half another and hook you up again. Once you’re full, I’ll let you go and give you access to your room.” Harry chuckled and slapped me on the stomach with the flat of his hand.

- working on a new novel - there is no better feeling.