Such a cool book

Posted in Romance on December 30th, 2006 by Cynthia Eden

Okay, I’m doing a fast drive-by post because I found out that this completely awesome book that I got for Christmas is now on sale at Barnes and Noble (after holiday sale, of course!). The book is called The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures and if you’re a paranormal writer, you should definitely check it out! I’ve already gotten several ideas from the book. Right now, I’m thinking about a hero who happens to be a hell hound…

6CommentsTweet It

The Idea Boutique

Posted in Romance on December 27th, 2006 by Cynthia Eden

On December 29th, I’ll have a post up at The Idea Boutique, which, by the way, is a really cool site that lets writers explain exactly where they got the inspiration/ideas for their stories.

My post is about my December release from Red Sage, The Wolf’s Mate, available in Secrets, Volume 18: Dark Passions. Be sure to check out the post and let me know what you think!

4CommentsTweet It

Happy Holidays!!!!

Posted in Romance on December 23rd, 2006 by Cynthia Eden

Okay, this will probably be my last post before Christmas. I hope everyone out there has a great holiday! Eat lots, open great presents, and make fun memories.

My Holiday Newsletter is available now, just in case you wanna take a glimpse. And if you’re not already signed up for my newsletter, just check the screen to your left and you’ll see a heading for “Mailing List”–fill in your email address and just click “join”–then you’re all set!

Stay safe and be merry! 🙂

2CommentsTweet It

Jack’s Birthday

Posted in Romance on December 14th, 2006 by Cynthia Eden

Ok…diverting onto a strictly personal topic. Today is my son’s birthday…he’s the big One. So, Happy Birthday, Jack!

We’ve had a pretty exhausting day–complete with a pirate cake, a long walk in the park, and the madness that can only come from a Chuck E. Cheese birthday party–I can still the dancing mouse even when I close my eyes…

All in all, a good day.

6CommentsTweet It

The Writing Year in Review

Posted in Romance on December 11th, 2006 by Cynthia Eden

When each year winds to a close, I like to look back and evaluate my writing productivity. See how many books I finished writing. Compare that number to the previous year. Set my goals for the coming year. (I might not meet those goals, but I sure do like to set them!)

So, this is how much writing I accomplished in 2006:

1. Wrote a three-story anthology titled Loved by Gods. Here’s a brief description: In this anthology, modern women catch the attention of famous Greek gods. Ares, Apollo, and Poseidon–three of the most notorious gods–become prey…to love.

2. I completed the final story in my “Wolf’s Call” trilogy for Red Sage. I’m happy to report that I sold Caged Wolf and it will be appearing in an upcoming Secrets novella.

3. I completed my paranormal romance, tentatively titled Touching the Darkness. My agent is actually shopping this manuscript around for me now. Here’s a bit about the heroine in Touching the Darkness: Emily Drake is known as the Monster Doctor. Emily’s a psychologist with a very special talent–thanks to her empathic power, she can touch the thoughts and emotions of her patients. And Emily’s patients, well, they aren’t exactly typical either; they’re Other–vampires, demons, all of the creatures that humans fear in the darkness of the night.

So, the year is nearly over and I’ve completed two full-length stories and one novella. I’m working on another novella now–with the end goal of a “done date” for December 31st. I was on the Magical Musings blog the other day, and there was an interesting post about loglines. I made up a brief logline for my novella-in-progress. For anyone dying of curiousity (or even feeling vaguely curious), here’s my logline: A vampiress with a taste for bad boys is tracked by a bounty hunter willing to do anything to bring down his prey.

So how does this year’s output compare to last year’s? Well, in 2005, I finished two full-length novels and two novellas (both novellas sold to Red Sage–yay!).

If I can finish the novella I’m working on, I’ll have beaten my 2005 writing productivity level. Oh, I so have to do that…

Now, for next year’s goals…

In an ideal world, I would produce one novel every two months. But, well, I definitely do not live in an ideal world (and I’m guessing this is the case for all of the other writers out there). So, I’m going to err on the cautious side. Next year, I’d like to produce three novels and two novellas. Not too big of a change, so it certainly seems doable.

Anyone else out there want to share your writing goals for 2007? Or wanna tell me whether or not you met your goals for 2006?

8CommentsTweet It