Monday, July 31, 2006

A Good Day For SFR in the Galaxy

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Short blog today because 1) my main pc is down thanks to an 'upgrade' by my firewall/anti spam/anti virus software, and 2) exhaustio...
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Thursday, July 27, 2006

The Most Extreme

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Everything I need to know about constructing aliens, I learned from Animal Planet. Well, not quite everything, but an awful lot. That networ...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Religious Warfare in Space

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Here's the question. Can romance -- or true love actually -- reach across a gulf between the stars dividing human and non-human and heal...
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Monday, July 24, 2006

Isn't She Lovely?

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How bitchy is too bitchy? I had the divine good fortune recently to preview the first draft of a science fiction romance novel--it was excel...
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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Empowerment or Assimilation?

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Recently I read an article in a local paper about the trend of women in TV programs who are "empowered" by magic, psychic gifts, o...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

What's Missing on Television

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Folks: At the upcoming World Science Fiction convention, I may have an opportunity (if schedules allow and appointments happen) to speak to ...
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Monday, July 17, 2006

One Picture Is Worth...

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Even though I deal in words, I'm going to talk about pictures on this Monday. Images. Graphics. Cover art and how it influences the sto...
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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Intimate Adventure with Dragons

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Many SF and fantasy authors have written about bonds between dragons and human partners, notably Anne McCaffrey and more recently Mercedes L...
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Designing Lovable Aliens

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Why do we love aliens? Could we love a yucky looking alien? A gooey blob? A slinky tube? What is so attractive about someone vastly differen...
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Monday, July 10, 2006

It's No Laughing Matter: Humor in SFR

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Sometimes, when I read blog comments or reviews posted about my books or other SFR works on the internet, I have this overwhelming urge to r...
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Sunday, July 09, 2006

Aliens, housecleaning -- Isn't it romantic?

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Would I want to see Mr Spock vacuuming up my dustbunnies? No. I don't think the spectacle would be either romantic or funny. Not for me,...
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Friday, July 07, 2006

Shooting Star

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My December release, Shooting Star. This is my favorite cover on all of my books. And of course I love the story. Fast talking, hard hitt...
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Thursday, July 06, 2006

Vampires and Mr. Spock

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What does a vampire have in common with Spock on STAR TREK? No, I'm not suggesting that the average vampire has a hyper-rational mind, p...
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Monday, July 03, 2006

Romancing the (SF Shy) Romance Reader

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Other side of the coin this week, kidlings. I've often said that writing Science Fiction Romance is like being the bastard child of two ...
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Sunday, July 02, 2006

YE ALIEN GODS!

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Is he a god from outer space? Or is he --or she-- simply perceived to be a god because his or her technology is so superior, and because he...
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Saturday, July 01, 2006

Making it up as I go

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The one truly cool thing about writing in this genre is that you get to make things up. The hard part about that is making sure that the re...
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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Monstrous Matings

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I've been a fan of H. P. Lovecraft since I first started reading horror at the age of twelve and discovered HPL through "The Dunwic...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

quest cover

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Susan Kearney's THE QUEST

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When I wrote THE QUEST , I knew I wanted Kirek for the hero. I'd introduced him in THE CHALLENGE as a baby with extraordinary mental po...
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Monday, June 26, 2006

Dating Androids

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The newest issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND has an article about a humanoid robot built by a Japanese designer. She looks like a very pret...
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Why do SF readers boldly go everywhere...but the bedroom?

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Okay, first let me state that I'm not talking about ALL SF readers. So put your laser pistols back in their holsters. Second, I can'...
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Friday, June 23, 2006

A week's adventures in blog-land

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Folks: Well, I suppose it was inevitable. I had resisted the whole idea of doing a blog, but Rowena Cherry is an irresistible force -- so I ...
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Thursday, June 22, 2006

Shot down on an alien planet ....

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Hot off the drawing board is the official cover of Insufficient Mating Material.
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Friday, June 16, 2006

Writers don't write in a vacuum

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Hello Everyone! Every novel I've sold has had some kind of strong Relationship driving the plot, though working in the science fiction f...
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Monday, June 12, 2006

Am I insane?

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Yes at the time I thought it was pretty good idea. One book, two heroes, two heroines. But now as I write it I have to wonder if I was ins...
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Sunday, June 11, 2006

Politics and messing with people's names

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If you want to know what I've been up to --or even if you don't-- I'll tell you. I'm in the middle of an editing exercise th...
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Saturday, June 10, 2006

When Intergalactic Aliens Hijack Your Novel...

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Ah yes, another voice checking in from the Far Reaches, which is--as most of you know--in United Coalition space just a smidge past Garchan-...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Research is like an iceberg ... only not as dangerous to readers

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I use an iceberg analogy because --as a rule of thumb-- it is only appropriate for about 10 percent of my background research to show up in ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Sexy, Paranormal Romances

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Hi Everyone, I write futuristic romances because I love to tell stories about how people react to unusal situations. In THE CHALLENGE my he...
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Monday, May 29, 2006

Conception of a hero (and shark self gratification)

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Most of my May was spent either in Florida (at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention) or driving to/from it. As I drove South and East th...
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

OF STARSHIPS, SORCERERS, AND SEXY HEROES

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I'm on that panel at the Romantic Times conference, sorry if the title misled you! I shall be talking about characterization when your ...
Thursday, May 04, 2006

ALIEN DJINN ROMANCES

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My name is Rowena Cherry, and I write alien djinn romances. Why alien djinn? I wanted a legendary or mythological breed with strange powers,...
Thursday, April 27, 2006

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Hello everyone. I'm Colby Hodge and I write what I like to call Futuristic Action Romance. Which means I have a great balance of action ...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Eppie Finalist FORCED MATE

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Aliens and Fantasy Knights in shining armour

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The May-and-June issue of the Rowena Cherry newsletter is coming together. One of the regular features is my Interview with a cover model, ...