Hello all, 
Putting on another blog tour for the big VAMPIRES GONE WILD anthology with Kerrelyn Sparks, Pamela Palmer, Kim Falconer, and little old me!
12th- United by Books
13th- Book City Chick
14th- Books and Kisses
15th- Paranormal Cravings
16th- Anna’s Book Blog
Leave a comment at each site to enter and win a digital copy of the new anthology!
2) Where did the idea come from for the story?
We met the hero of “First Dates” Valiance in the third installment of the Diaries of an Urban Panther series. Valiance was a warrior prince for the vampire Clade inDallas and when our heroine and werepanther Violet Jordan needed a little more help, Valiance pledged his sword to her cause.
5) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
It took me about a month to write the first draft. What was challenging about this project was that it was a short story, and even though there are fewer words, the characters still need to react and change during the story, so they needed to be the right words. Apparently, I think in epic story arcs, so I really needed to look at what I wanted to focus on, which was the one choice that Valiance would make.
6) What other projects would you compare this story to within your genre?
Hopefully it’s still in the same vein as Diaries, but I think this one is less snark and more emotions. I think that “First Dates” has elements of what has always influenced me as writer: the snappy snark of Shonda Rhimes, the emotional journeys of Alice Hoffman, and the paranormal world building of Charlaine Harris.
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Check out the new website! I love it! It was made by the brilliant Forever Design Studios.
And here’s some cover art for you!
Vampires Gone Wild comes out Feb 12, 2013!
Available for pre-order
Hello one and all!
So first things first.
There will be a MASSIVE give-away for the big release with thewinner announed on the Supernatrual Undergraound post on Sept 3rd. So Stay tuned.
Okay, now that’s out of the way, I can talk about the weirdest part of my trip to RWA. Yes, I managed to survive five days of romance writers packed into the Anaheim Marriott and we all had an amazing time. There was much networking, crafting, and general good fun.
However, while perhaps at the bar with some authors who will not be named (but if you ask me, I will totally tell you), we met a group of young men who were fascinated by the fact that we were romance writers. Once they got over their star-struck shyness, one of them asked me, “What does your day as a writer look
like?”
I’m pretty sure he thought I’d say, “I wake up in my satin robe and eat chocolates and type until my fingers burn.”
We writers talk a lot about our image as writers. We know that people think of writers as crazy people with pencils in their hair and drinking their fifth cup of coffee. To dissuade any thoughts of fluffy high-heeled slippers, I was honest with this young man. I work a 40 work week at a desk job, and then come home and transform into the awesomeness that is Amanda Arista, the author.
Okay, its really not that awesome, but its not all typing away at the computer. And I don’t feel I eat nearly enough chocolate.
This is my life.
I go to work.
I come home and get attacked by my dogs.
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On the weekends, I try to do something new, like get in touch with my Italian side
by making wine.
I do make stuff with lots of chocolate, so that might not just be a myth.
I sit around and drink coffee. So the coffee part is completely true.
Life is how you interpret it. I interpret mine as pretty darn awesome and I wouldn’t
change it for the world.
All right peoples. I happily present to you the third and final installment
of the Diaries of an Urban Panther series.
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Dear Diary,
With new supernatural creatures popping up at every turn (Ghouls?
Really?), the city divided, and my long-lost cousin blazing into town,
I’ve got a lot on my mind. Oh, not to mention I’m supposed to be planning a wedding. Chaz has got to be the best, most patient (and probably clinically
insane) fiance around.
But defeating my sworn enemy in a battle for the souls of Dallas is going to
require more than just my full attention. It means learning to depend on
everyone—especially Chaz—if any of us are going to make it out of this alive.
Because if Plan A doesn’t work, I’m going to need them for Plan B.
And Plan C . . .
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Look for her at Avon Books, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and many more e-book retailers on August 21st.
As always there will be a blog tour and one hell of a give away.
I’m excited to announce that Nine Lives of an Urban Panther, the third and final installment of the Diaries series will be out in ebook form on August 21st.
I’ll post cover art when I get it!
Virtual Blog Tour Locations
Thanks to the lovely ladies over at GoddessFish Promotions, we have another round of Blog Tours lined up for the launch of Claws and Effect!
December 26: Reading Romances
December 27: Ramblings From This Chick
December 28: I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read!
December 28: Caridad Pinero
December 29: Riverina Romantics
December 29: REVIEW ONLY: Reviews by Molly
December 30: My Bookish Ways
January 2: Cocktails and Books
January 3: Immortality and Beyond
January 3: Supernatual Underground
January 4: We Fancy Books
January 5: AsianCocoa’s Secret Garden
January 6: Adventure Into Romance
There will also be a Giveaway of a $25 dollar gift certificate to a randomly selected commenter and maybe jsut maybe something more, much more.
ONLY 41 DAYS AND COUNTING!!
Yes, you heard if folks. We only have 41 days until the next adventure of Violet Jordan hits the markets. The big day is December 27th. The first book was a birthday present to be and now I get a Christmas gift too! Thanks Avon!
I will be making the same rounds I did last time: blog tour, book stores, conferences. And watch our for a MAJOR giveaway!
I’ll post cover art when I can!
