In honor of Battle, my upcoming release with Cobblestone Press, it’s all vampires all week long!

Although I love reading about vampires, I can’t think of a vampire movie I really enjoy. I’d love to see a faithful adaptation of Dracula, but so far I haven’t seen one. The closest I’ve come to enjoying a vampire movie or TV show is select episodes of Buffy and Angel.

I have high hopes for the upcoming True Blood, an HBO show based on Charlaine Harris’s series. Can’t wait to see it!

What’s your favorite vampire movie or TV show?

In honor of Battle, my upcoming release with Cobblestone Press, it’s all vampires all week long!

Yesterday I talked about reading Dracula. My love for that book and for romance led me to seek out vampire romances. Here are some of my favorites.

Karen Harbaugh: The Vampire Viscount
This is one of the first vampire romances I ever read, and I loved it.

Charlaine Harris: Southern Vampire series
This series is more urban fantasy than romance, but there is romance throughout the books. My favorite? Eric.

J.R. Ward: Lover Awakened
Ward has a unique take on vampires, and I loved seeing the tortured Zsadist find love.

What’s your favorite vampire romance?

In honor of Battle, my upcoming release with Cobblestone Press, it’s all vampires all week long!

My love affair with vampires began when I read Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It was an assignment for a college class, but once I started reading, it swept me up completely and didn’t let go.

It’s a beautifully written novel, very atmospheric and creepy. And Dracula is a horrifying villain. If you haven’t read the story, I definitely recommend it.

Do you have a favorite classic vampire tale?

This article made me more excited (if that’s possible) to see the movie.

Heath Ledger delivers brilliantly as the Joker

Ah, Heath.

It’s summertime, and it hasn’t really snowed where I live. But something nearly as unexpected occurred—my office is trying out flex scheduling for three months with three options, one a four 10-hour day work week. I’m not sure I’ll like it, but I’m excited to try it so I can have three-day weekends. If nothing else, I’ll save on petrol. Gas prices are ridiculous, and I welcome any chance to minimize that expense.

This starts sometime next month—date to be determined. This is even better than a summer blizzard.

I was interviewed by Cobblestone Press about my upcoming Vampire Oracle story, Battle. You can download it here; my interview is on page 16.

You can also get a glimpse of the other writers and stories in the series.

Enjoy!

I’ve updated my website! The home page now shows the cover for Battle, and you can read more about this book—including an excerpt!

Battle will be available July 4—less than a month away. (Where did the time go?)

David Cook won this year’s American Idol. I was disappointed the night of the announcement, but he’s a terrific performer and very deserving of the win. I loved how gracious he was in sharing the stage. Should be great to hear his album.

Plus I’m sure David Archuleta will have a fine career as well.

Having said that, I’m not sure I’ll watch the show next year. I got hooked because of the local boy, but watching is a bit of a roller coaster. You never know who will get the axe. I guess that’s why people watch it, but I don’t want to become invested like that week after week.

Although if another local singer is in the running, I might tune in again.

It’s down to the Davids on American Idol, and last night they each performed three songs. The first ten minutes of the show were completely dull. Ugh on the boxing metaphor, and I wanted to hear the guys sing, not listen to everyone give their opinion on what they need to do to achieve a winning performance. Oy.

At last, the music began. Cook gave three solid performances. I liked his second and third songs—the second I liked more than the judges apparently did. Though I liked the third, I don’t think it was the best choice for Cook to close the night on. Something more upbeat, in the style of his “Day Tripper” performance, would have been stronger.

As for Archie, I thought his voice sounded tight during the first song. Or maybe it’s the acoustics of the new arena. But he still did a nice job with it. His next two songs were fantastic.

I know I said before that I don’t care which David wins, but I do have a soft spot for local boy, so I’ll revise and say I hope he wins it.

Cook is hugely talented, though, and he’s going to go on to great things. I’ll definitely buy a DC album.

I joined Borders Rewards when it first started—hey, it’s free, right? The only problem with it is that they are a little too good at coming up with deals that lure me in. Saturday, I took advantage of a coupon good for 40 percent off one book.

Today, I checked my e-mail and found a coupon for 40 percent off movies (limit three). It’s only good today and tomorrow.

Guess what I’ll be doing after work?