Ninja News, Book Announcements, November Movie Preview, and I’m in Southern Writers Magazine!!!

Ninja News

I’ve been sitting on this news for a while, but I was interviewed by Sylvia Ney for Southern Writers Magazine - and the November issue came out yesterday!! My first major magazine. Whoa. Nope, never planned ANY of this when I started writing. Thank you again, Sylvia! If you’re interested, you can check it out HERE.

Cherie Reich has two books available now – her novella Nightmare Ever After and a short story in Spells: Ten Tales of Magic. That book also features a story from Jeff Hargett. Congratulations, both of you!

Susan Oloier’s new book is now out – Outcast. Congratulations, Susan!

Don't forget next Wednesday is the next posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group!

L. Blankenship has a new book available today – Disciple: Part I!

The saints favor her, else-wise a peasant girl like Kate Carpenter would never be apprenticed to the kingdom’s master healer. But her patron saint also marks her ready for the duty of tending to a mission that must cross the ice-bound mountains…

Find the book here: Official Blog, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Paperback, Kobo, and Goodreads.

Congratulations, L. Blankenship!

Laura Diamond has a new book out – New Pride!

“NEW PRIDE was born from my upcoming novel, SHIFTING PRIDE (coming December 7, 2012!). In SHIFTING PRIDE, the main character, Nickie, searches for her missing father, Richard…and NEW PRIDE is all about Richard’s journey to independence and new love.”

A shape-shifter without a pride, Richard Leone strikes a tenuous friendship with power hungry, Derek, from an unstable, rogue group…

Find Laura: Blog, Website, Twitter, Facebook, and Amazon.

Congratulations, Laura!

And for those of you still wondering about the big event that will take place December 10-12 – trust me, it’s like nothing you’ve seen before. Be watching November 19 for the announcement. 

 November Movie Releases

Here are the upcoming movies for November! I’ve thrown in a few DVD releases as well. As always, descriptions courtesy of the IMDB. Snarky comments by me.

6 - DVD - Arthur Christmas – Fun and cute.

9 -

Skyfall
Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Director: Sam Mendes
Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
It’s already shattered records in the UK – this is a MUST see!

Lincoln
As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones, John Hawkes
Every month has a Gordon-Levitt movie – he’s one hard working dude!

DVD - The Amazing Spiderman – a MUST purchase on Bluray 3D!

13 - DVD – Brave – Looking forward to finally seeing this one.

20 - DVD - The Expendables II – Stupid fun and I have to see just how stupid!

23 -

Life of Pi
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
I’ve never read the book, but it explores spirituality in way that can be appreciated by any faith. Coupled with the amazing visuals in the trailer, that’s all I need to know! Another must-see.

30 -

Killing Them Softly
Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game.
Director: Andrew Dominik
Stars: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, Scoot McNairy
A good cast. Will wait for reviews…


Excited about the new releases? Still wondering about December 10-12? As surprised as I am about Southern Writers Magazine? And what movies are you looking forward to this month?

Ninja on the Prowl, Giveaways, Ninja News, Problem Solved, CassaStorm, Movie Trivia, and Video Feature

Ninja on the Loose!

Today I have a guest post at Rachna’s Scriptorium. She wanted something writing related. (Yes, I am a plethora of writing tips – not!) So you’ll have to stop by and see what I came up with.

Monday it was the reviews of CassaStar and Cassafire, Wednesday was the interview, and today is the giveaway of my books at The Writing Nut! Visit Nutschell’s site for a chance to win a copy of CassaStar and CassaFire.

Ninja News!

Liz Fichera’s cover for Hooked was revealed yesterday on Harlequin Teen’s Facebook page and today she has big news!

Michael Abayomi has a new book out – Neuro: A Science Fiction Collection. Congratulations, Michael! See his site for details.

Rick Daley is celebrating Christmas in July by offering his book, The Man in the Cinder Clouds, for on 99 cents.

Laura B. Diamond just signed a contract with Etopia Press for her book, Shifting Pride. Congratulations, Laura!

Unfollowing Problem Solved

Wednesday, I’d asked how to permanently remove blogs from Google Reader when unsubscribing doesn’t work and the blog has removed the GFC widget.
Thanks to Laura and several others, we have an answer!
Go to your Dashboard and look to the far right. Hold cursor over symbol and it will say Manage Reading List. Click that! It will pull up all the blogs you follow and you can adjust the settings from there. (And if you follow a lot of blogs, it will take a moment – trust me.)
Thanks, guys!

CassaStorm Progress

Entering the final few chapters of the manuscript. (No idea where, as dividing the book into chapters is the last thing I do.) Once I go back and add a few scenes and flesh out a few more this one will clock in at… about the same length as the others. No one can accuse me of being wordy! Or over descriptive or too high tech. As Nutschell said so well – “… a character-driven Sci-Fi story that isn’t weighed down by scientific jargon or technological lingo.”

Movie Trivia Answers!

What is the highest grossing animated film of all time? Toy Story 3
Next highest are The Lion King, Ice Age III, and Shrek II
Inflation adjusted highest would be Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Three films are tied for most Academy Awards at eleven Oscars each.

Ben-Hur, Titanic, and LOTR: Return of the King

What song has unofficially been used in the most movies?

Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves

Several people suggested Happy Birthday, Bad to the Bone, and All Star, all likely candidates!

Video Feature

There are so many really cool book trailers on the Web. I’d like to start a Friday feature of awesome trailers. If you have a trailer for your book, leave a comment and let me know where to find it. To kick off the feature and get them out of the way, here are the trailers my publisher made for my books:






Ready to win or buy some books? Does the unfollowing solution help? Get the trivia questions right? Do you have a book trailer I can feature? Feeling lucky this Friday the Thirteenth? And who else will be forced to see the stupid Scrat movie tonight? (Ice Age IV)


Don’t forget to visit Rachna’s Scriptorium. and The Writing Nut!