Supernatural Underground

How to Attract a New Sweetie

2013-05-15T02:03:00.002-04:00

Diamond Warrior by Michael Parkes Recently I listened to a talk by relationship coach Lisa Hayes. It was part of her series on Dating in the Vortex and focused on Lisa’s “two list” approach to attracting new or improved love. Since this is the topic of interest to all of us Sup readers and authors, I thought to explore some of these ideas here. On the call, Lisa read us a client’s LONG list

Dead Man's Deal Is Out!

2013-05-07T08:00:00.000-04:00

****CONTEST WINNER: Heidi Reinhardt is the winner of the signed copies of Angel's Ink and Dead Man's Deal. Please email me your address at Jocelynn DOT drake AT gmail DOT com so I can drop the books in the mail for you. Congratulations**** Is there anything better in this world than new book Tuesday? Sometimes I think it's the only thing that makes the week tolerable. In an effort to help

Why being a ninja is great!

2013-05-03T14:02:00.001-04:00

So I'm reporting live to you from RT Booklovers Convention 2013 in Kansas City. It is a weekend of fun parties, reader interaction, and author meet-ups. Because this is the 30th anniversary, they have really pulled out all the stops. Because I am between series right now (see last month's post on plotting plotting plotting), I find myself in a little bit of a limbo. I get to plan my own

Celebrating May Day – & Summer’s Eve In “The Gathering Of The Lost”

2013-05-01T05:03:00.000-04:00

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Up Close and Personal

2013-04-28T02:00:00.000-04:00

$50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway Getting to know the author behind the book has always helped me appreciate the book more as a reader. That's one of the things we do on Supernatural Underground - invite you to get up close and personal with us. We'll let you in on how we feel about our characters and our stories, and why we love the genres we write in: urban fantasy, paranormal romance, fantasy,

Kansas City, here I come!

2013-04-25T01:00:00.000-04:00

The winner was selected at random-- Alice Lewis! I have tried contacting Alice with the email listed under her blogging profile, but it doesn't work. Please contact me, Alice, at sparkskerrelyn@yahoo.com! If you're in the Kansas City area, I hope to see you next week! The Romantic Times convention will be held Wednesday through Sunday, May 1-5 at the Sheraton at Crown Center. I'll be

Venus in Taurus Guide to Abundance

2013-04-16T05:19:00.000-04:00

La Naissance de Venus by Eugene Duval Venus glides into Taurus, one of the two signs she rules, and all is right in the world . . . as long as we honor this transit. That means, show some reverence. Respect. When we do, our hearts light up and relationships go smoother, finances become more abundant and creativity pours forth in passionate waves of originality. All we need do is place a

Dark Days & Asylum Tales Stories on Sale

2013-04-07T18:57:00.001-04:00

In celebration of the upcoming release of Dead Man's Deal (book 2 in the Asylum Tales) on May 7, my publisher is running a killer deal that you don't want to miss. From now until April 30, all my Dark Days stories and the three novellas for the Asylum Tales are on sale for only $0.99 each on e-book. That's a whole lot of reading for a very small price! What are we talking about? The Asylum

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

2013-04-03T00:30:00.000-04:00

Yeah, I know that it's a cheesy title, but some times the oldies are the oldies because they really are the goodies. Are you ready for it? I'm plotting. I KNOW! I've had this new series jammed in my head for ages now and my pantser lifestyle just wasn't cutting it. Too many ideas, too much world-building that needed to happen. So I'm plotting it out. Taking a tip from my friend Karina

Great Fantasy Courtships

2013-04-01T06:33:00.000-04:00

. Happy April Fool's Day everyone—and what better time to talk about fabulous Fantasy courtships and people being "fools for love!" Two posts got me thinking about good, old-fashioned courtships in Fantasy during the last month. One was my own 1 March post where I talked about High Romantic Fantasy in the context of my novel The Gathering of the Lost—and then Kim Falconer came along and upped

Dakota Interviews her Series Character

2013-03-28T01:30:00.000-04:00

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More Vamps Going Wild!!

2013-03-25T01:00:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to Janice of California for winning the signed copy of The Undead Next Door. Thank you all for the comments! Please come back April 25th for the next contest! Some of you have already enjoyed Vampires Gone Wild as an e-book. But for those of you who like to touch and feel your vamps (on paper!), you're in luck! The print version of Vampires Gone Wild goes on sale Tuesday,

The beauty of short stories

2013-03-21T09:00:00.000-04:00

I love short stories. I love how they capture the essence of an idea, a moment, and transfer it to the reader in such rich, wonderful language that you’re transfixed. I don’t think there’s a genre that does short story better than ours. Fantasy, science fiction, horror – they all lend themselves beautifully to the shorter form. I write short fiction – not as well or as easily as the

16 Things About a Kiss - Giveaway!

2013-03-16T00:52:00.000-04:00

Kiss Me So Hi Everyone! With Vampires Gone Wild about to come out in paperback (March 26th) I'm giving away copies! *I've LOVED all your comments! Drawn from the hat winners are: SandyG265 Impish Scribe Oliver Marcro Please email me (enchantmentATkimfalconerDOTcom) your postal address and a copy of Vampires Gone Wild will be one its way March 26th - the release date! Thank you! * If you

Confused About What Genre You're Writing?

2013-03-10T15:25:00.000-04:00

“What genre is this book?” This is a question that authors ask themselves frequently while writing. Agents ask it when considering representation. Editors ask it when acquiring. Marketing departments ask it while trying to promote the book. Bookstore staff members ask it when trying to categorize the book and when speaking to customers. Readers ask it before buying the book and when telling

Snow Bound

2013-03-07T19:36:00.001-05:00

It is once again the seventh of the month, which makes it my day to ramble about writing, books, and the general joys of author-dom. Since I don't have another book coming out until May 7 (which leaves me plenty of time to talk about the awesomeness of the Asylum Tales), I think I will just talk about something more personal to me: snow. Has everyone had enough snow this year? I think I'm

High Romantic Fantasy & "The Gathering Of The Lost"

2013-03-01T00:30:00.000-05:00

. UK cover Last week, February 21, saw the mass market release of The Gathering Of The Lost, Book Two of The Wall Of Night series, in the UK. I've celebrated with a couple of posts on the Orbit blog: Use of Weapons--The Armory of Epic Fantasy and just yesterday, War and Power--Sources of Conflict In The Gathering Of The Lost. None of which sounds very romantic, right? But blog post titles

Eek! She speaks!

2013-02-28T02:00:00.000-05:00

Here's a fun way to look at Deliverance, the third book in the Mortal Path series! A word cloud shows how often words appear in a sample of text; the bigger the word in the cloud, the more often the word appears in the text. I think it has a nifty 3D effect (or my eyes are just really tired!) These are the top 80 words in the manuscript. Even I was surprised by some of these words that made it

Those Vamps are still Going Wild!

2013-02-25T01:30:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to Josette of Ohio, who won this month's prize! Thank you for all the comments! Please come back March 25th for my next giveaway! Be brave, be bold, be batty! Some of you may have already purchased the e-book version of Vampires Gone Wild. If you did, thank you! I hope you enjoyed it! For those of you who like your books in printed form, we have good news for you! The print

Why Do People Like to Read Scary Stories?

2013-02-18T12:06:00.000-05:00

By Merrie Destefano The sun goes down, the sounds of the city grow quiet, and the rest of the family nestles, safe and sound in a world of incandescent light. Meanwhile, one person huddles alone in a darkened room, face turned toward a screen, eerie blue light carving shadows on her face while her fingers slowly tap out a message, letter by letter. A writer is writing. October winds blow

Warm Bodies

2013-02-16T00:20:00.000-05:00

Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich in Warm Bodies Feb 2013 Why I thought zombies made rotten lovers . . . Lao Tzu said character is destiny and it holds true in fiction as well as ‘real’ life.

January 2013 News

2013-02-15T12:45:00.001-05:00

Vampires Gone Wild by Kerrelyn Sparks, Pamela Palmer, Amanda Arista and Kim Falconer February 12, 2013 Vampires Gone Wild brings together four paranormal romance novellas by Kerrelyn Sparks, Pamela Palmer, Amanda Arista, and Kim Falconer, authors and bloggers at Supernatural Underground. Kerrelyn Sparks's demure Pamela and sexy vampire sidekick battle the Malcontents in "V is for

Supernatural Soul Mates

2013-02-14T00:42:00.002-05:00

Today is a magical day. A SUPERNATURAL day... [posted at midnight on 13th Feb 2013] It's Valentine's Eve... that special time of year when Hope & Appreciation for Love burns hardest and brightest in our hearts. It's time for us to pause and consider love in all its forms, not just for our soul mates, if we're lucky enough to have found them yet, but also for our dearest friends who fill our

Vampires Gone Wild Release Day!

2013-02-12T01:00:00.000-05:00

The very first Supernatural Underground anthology, VAMPIRES GONE WILD, is on sale today! Published by Avon Impulse, the anthology features stories by Kerrelyn Sparks, Amanda Arista, Kim Falconer, and me. And, yep, they're about vampires. My story, A Forever Love, is set in Vamp City, the world I created for my Vamp City series, which began with A BLOOD SEDUCTION, but stars a new couple--Lukas

Short Stories are Hell

2013-02-03T00:30:00.000-05:00

I was joking with a writer friend of mine (and there is a distinction between writer friends and other types of friends, trust me) about how the publishing world came up with short stories just to taunt novel writers. The two of us are epic story line people. We think in universes. It makes for interesting conversations. But short stories aren’t about the universe; they are about moments