Lisa Hendrix

My dear friend Lucy Monroe, one of the most generous women I know, has a new book out tomorrow, so I wanted to give her some Monday love. Let me tell you, I do crave this book — and that Highlander werewolf! Be sure to check out the contest at the end (below the trailer, which you should also check out):

Moon Craving

Feb 2010 – Berkley Sensation
ISBN-13: 978-0425233047
Children of the Moon Book 2

If it were up to him, Talorc—laird of the Sinclair clan and leader of his werewolf pack— would never marry. But when the king orders that Talorc wed an Englishwoman, the lone wolf is shocked to find his mate in the strong-willed Abigail. And after an intensely climactic wedding night, the two fiercely independent souls sense an unbreakable bond…

Deaf since childhood, Abigail hopes to keep her affliction from Talorc as long as possible. And for his part, he has no intention of telling her about being a werewolf. But when Abigail learns that the husband she’s begun to love has deceived her, it will take all of his warrior’s strength—and his wolf’s cunning—to win his wife back. And Talorc will have to face his biggest challenge yet: the vulnerability of a man in love…

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As a special thank you to readers, Lucy is giving away a prize pack of pamper yourself products and paranormal romance. All you have to do to enter is send an email with Moon Craving Contest in the subject line to moon_craving at yahoo dot com before February 28th, 2010. The drawing will be held March 1st and the winner will be announced on her blog at http://www.lucymonroeblog.blogspot.com.

I just got a note from Nalini Singh that she’s giving away a copy of IMMORTAL OUTLAW
today as part of the countdown celebrations for the release of her latest, BRANDED BY FIRE (Psy-Changelings, Book 6).  If you haven’t got your own copy of Outlaw yet, take this opportunity to win one by submitting  a comment on Nalini’s blog, HERE.

And if you haven’t checked out Nalini’s Psy-Changeling books, you’re missing out on a real treat.

Sorry this is a bit late. I crunched my neck somehow and haven’t been able to sit at the computer for more than two minutes without screaming in pain.

However, I’m doing a bit better now, so with the able assistance of Random.org, I have selected the winner of the Bookspotter Contest (Time to go Lion Hunting) from those entered by June 20.  And the winner of the goodie-stuffed tote bag is…//drumroll//…

#15 dawnlizabeth

Dawnlizabeth didn’t leave her email when she commented, so she needs to contact me (use the Contact form here on the website, please). CORRECTION — Oops. I did get her address, but my mail system had buried it.  I have notified dawnlizabeth and am waiting for her reply. But the following still goes, so keep commenting with your sightings!

If for any reason, dawnlizabeth does not respond by July 15, I will select another winner, this time from ALL the commenters, including any new ones that are posted in the meantime. So go ahead, keep reporting where you’ve spotted Steinarr on the prowl, using the BOOKSPOTTER link in the sidebar. You just may be lucky enough to bag a lion after all.

UPDATE :  Dawnlisabeth contacted me, so the contest is officially ended. However you can continueto post sightings or comments on Immortal Outlaw.  In fact, I encourage it! – Lisa 7/9/09

We’re less than a week away from the official release date of June 2, so maverick copies of IMMORTAL OUTLAW should be starting to turn up around the world. ( UPDATE: I have a report of a purchase in Missouri as of 5/26)

Be among the first to spot Steinarr in the wild and you’ll be entered to win this snazzy, long-handled canvas tote—perfect for carrying books to the beach—with the Immortal Outlaw cover on one side and my new Viking Beast logo on the other. And there will be goodies in the bag, too.

Just tell me about your close encounter with the King of Beasts in the Comments below, noting when and where you spotted copies of IMMORTAL OUTLAW, and you’ll be entered.  I’m interested in either the first places the book shows up or the most unusual/wide-ranging locale. The drawing will take place on June 20.

Also, if you’re lucky enough snap a photo of Steinarr in his natural habitat, email it to me  (lisa at lisahendrix dot com — you know the drill) and I’ll post it for all to enjoy. Be silly. Be creative. Be wild. Anyone who sends a verifiable pic of a copy for sale in Vanuatu or Tristan da Cunha gets ten extra entries in the drawing  //g//.

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your eyeballs.

Oh, and please, please, pretty please, after you finishing reading Steinarr and Marian’s story, go post a review on Amazon or B&N.com. Reader reviews and word of mouth are the life-blood of writers whose initials are not N.R.   Thank you!

No, not these guys, though I wouldn’t mind meeting Vin Diesel. Or Paul Walker, for that matter…

Remember back in early February (that long ago?) when I said I was starting a Fast Draft* of Immortal Champion, the next book in my paranormal historical romance series.  Well, I didn’t.  I wrote one great day, then flaked out under pressure from things like preparing a conference workshop or three, getting promo set up for IMMORTAL OUTLAW, and judging Rita books.  Meanwhile, my buddy Scott (R. Scott Shanks, Jr.) totally embarrassed me by actually leaping into that hole I had proposed and adding a significant number of words to his draft during his 14 days, even though he works full time.  Good on him. Bad on me.

So here I sit red-faced, still with nothing significant done.  But those conferences are over, the Rita scores are posted, promo is at least temporarily under control, and I have a clear two weeks ahead, so here I go. For the next 14 days, I intend to do 5000 words a day. Possible, I know, because I’ve done it several times, just not back to back. Whether I have anything useful or vaguely resembling a novel at the end of the time remains to be seen.  I’ve never approached a book this way before.  But something has GOT to change in how I get my writing done, and this holds a certain fascination for me, so it’s what I’m trying.

As for this blog — don’t expect a lot (not that I’m one of the most prolific bloggers anway…).  What I’m going to do is leave this post on top and simply update it every day with my daily writing and cumulative total.   That way, all your comments, kind and encouraging or snide and snarky, will be in the same place.  Please remember to pop back in ever now and then even though your RSS feed won’t show any new posts.  And tell all your friends to come watch me–I know me, and an audience will keep me honest and on task.  Tell them they can come watch some crazy woman beating her brains and carpal tunnels out on a MacBook.  I’ll either soar with the eagles and Vin, or crash and burn like one of those guys in the old “early days of human flight” compilations. Either way, it should prove amusing for everyone — except possibly my family.  In fact, to encourage voyeurism, anyone who posts a Comment on this post will be entered to win an Advance Read Copy of IMMORTAL OUTLAW. The drawing will take place on March 25, after I have a brain again.

And when am I starting?

Why, now, of course. 

UPDATES 

3/9, 11pm:   6366 (Makes a net loss for the day, because I broke a rule and edited out 1158 words.  Had to, as I was off to a horrible false start, part of the reason I had trouble getting my brain into this  But now I’m set up and ready to go.)  

3/15, 8:30pm:  Fail.  But not really.  I was doing a quick fact check of something for the next day’s writing and stumbled into one of those serendipitous things.  I’ve been tying in as much myth as possible into the Brotherhood stories, but hadn’t hit the right one for Champion until the other day. I found it, or rather IT, the critical myth. So I’m replotting.  For now, I’ll go back to my regularly unscheduled blogging, but I’ll be back to Fast Draft when I get the new Board done.  Board, you ask?  Yes, board.

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* Fast Draft is the name of a workshop by Candace Havens and may or may not be trademarked to her (couldn’t find out on her site).  Either way, I give her full credit for the name, if not the concept of writing really, really fast. Authors have been doing that since some editor  invented the deadline.

Pop over to my official CONTEST PAGE at Writerspace to check out the prize package and enter.

As generated by Random.org, the following commenter numbers win:

4 (Dena)

10 (Debbie K.)

13 (Jean)

Congratulations!

Each of you will receive an ARC of next June’s book, IMMORTAL OUTLAW, to be mailed as soon as they become available next spring. Use the Contact form here on the website to send me your mailing info, ladies. Prizes not claimed by November 17 will be forfeited and a new winner drawn.

This one’s the killer contest I’ve been planning almost since I started the book.  I managed to lay hands on a reproduction Viking amulet, just like the one Ivar wears in Immortal Warrior.  It’s based on a design from the Bamberg Casket, and it’s hand cast in silver alloy and comes with a matching chain. I was so excited when I found it and even more when it arrived in the mail; it’s heavy and wonderful and full of magic of it’s own.

And if that isn’t enough, the winner will also receive my complete backlist, all autographed.

You’ll need to read the excerpt so you can answer the simple question, then click on over to my official Contest Page to enter.  And good luck!

I just received an email from an on-line pal who spotted copies of IMMORTAL WARRIOR in stacks of books about to be shelved in a mall in Michigan. She gets an ARC of the next book (Immortal Outlaw, June ‘09) for being first reporter, but the rest of you have a chance to win an ARC, as well.

Comment on this post with your first sighting, or most unusual sighting, in your area.  I’ll draw three names from those who comment by Nov. 8 and ship you an Outlaw ARC as soon as they become available next spring.

And remember:  The official release date just happens to be Election Day here in the States.  Pick up your copy of Immortal Warrior early in the day, then carry it into the polls for while you’re standing in line. Let’s start a movement:  Books and Ballots.

UPDATE 11/11/08:  Winners were picked and announced HERE, but you’re still invited to post your sightings.  I love to know where this hunk o’ burnin’ love is being found!

UPDATE 12/01/08:  Anyone who would like to do so is encouraged to also post a review at Amazon or B&N online.  Such reviews help to sell the book, and all authors appreciate you taking the time to do them.  

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I announced this on the front page of the website, but I realized I’d better duplicate the news here so my RSS subscribers can get in on the fun:

In anticipation of the November 4 release of IMMORTAL WARRIOR, I’m giving one lucky reader a chance to win an autographed ARC (advance reading copy), which for those who don’t know, is a bound copy of the uncorrected galley of the book—what reviewers get.

Be the first on your block to read the book Romantic Times magazine called “a bold and beautiful fairytale for grownups…Not to be missed!” (more info and great reviews here).

Enter via my CONTEST PAGE.

Contest closes Sept. 30, 2008. Best of luck to all.