Since vampires don’t really exist, it’s impossible for me, as the author of a vampire novel (Blood Groove, available April 28, 2009 from Tor), to chat with one. But I can talk with the next best thing: an actor who plays a vampire. Kristin Forde portrays the heartbreaking vampire Angela in Ry Herman’s play Vamp, performed by StageQ and the … Read More
Bolling for vampires
Because I’m not a gamer, I don’t have a lot of interest in movies made from video games. In the rare case that I’ve seen one (such as the original Resident Evil film) what struck me most was the sheer arbitrariness of everything. Of course, that’s as much a function of sloppy storytelling as it is the source material, so … Read More
Eddie LaCrosse live!
There are a lot of thrills for an author when his first book is published: receiving the galleys, the ARCs, seeing the cover for the first time (and not hating it), getting reviews that seem to understand what you were trying to do. Now I’ve gotten my latest thrill, and it’s a doozy: Blackstone Audio presents (unabridged!) The Sword-Edged Blonde, … Read More
And the winner is…
The Squirrel Boy has drawn the name from the Darth Vader chalice, and the winner of the signed paperback ARC of The Sword-Edged Blonde (which includes a teaser chapter of the sequel, Burn Me Deadly), is… black-magdalene Please contact me, since your Blogger profile doesn’t have an e-mail. Thanks to everyone who entered, and watch for more contests closer to … Read More
My snowplow guy on "The Sword-Edged Blonde"
As he cleaned the lastest Wisconsin Welcome Mat (i.e., another five inches of snow) from the driveway, our awesome and diligent snowplow guy said this about The Sword-Edged Blonde: “I love your book, man. I read a couple of pages every night right before I fall asleep.”
Publishers Weekly on "Blood Groove"
The review was mixed, and contained at least one glaring factual error (the book was not originally released by Night Shade; they’re thinking of The Sword-Edged Blonde)*, but they did give me this jewel: “Bledsoe . . . employs a suave, creepy style that suits the story.” Suave and creepy. I’ll take that. It is a vampire novel, after all. … Read More
You can’t go home again (and really, who’d want to?)
Recently a family emergency required me to return to my tiny West Tennessee home town. How tiny? The population is roughly 300, and around 250 of them are related to me at some level. Later, doing research for a novel set in the region, I came across this vintage (1970) description written by Donn (sic) Munson in SAGA magazine: West … Read More
Enter to win an advance paperback edition
Tor kindly sent me a box of ARCs for the mass-market paperback edition of The Sword-Edged Blonde. This hits stores in June, and includes as a teaser the first chapter of the sequel, Burn Me Deadly. If you’d like a signed copy, leave a comment here sometime before the end of February and you’ll be entered in a random drawing … Read More
A Vampire Fit for Kids: Rewriting Dracula
There are many stories that would fascinate children, if told in a way they could understand. What little boy wouldn’t love a story about a mad sea captain battling a monster whale, yet try reading Moby Dick to a child and see how fast their eyes glaze over. Tania Zamorsky faced this reality when, as part of Sterling Publishing’s “Classic … Read More
First review in on Blood Groove
The first pre-publication review of Blood Groove has hit the Net. Read Patricia Altner’s comments here; she calls it, “an intoxicating brew of mystery, humor, and horror.”