dl said: Annie, I want to read your next book.

That can be arranged. It’s coming out from Loose Id on April 17.

The second thing I didn’t care for is something only authors and editor would probably notice. The limited omniscient POV used in a book written in 3rd person narrative. We get two POVs. The heroine’s and the “bad guy’s” but at the end of many of Dawn’s chapters, we get “she wasn’t aware that someone was watching” type of sentences. That’s limited omniscient POV and it’s irritating to me. It’s an example of how the author works to introduce mystery and suspense but provides no follow-up.

It’s dark and the narrative occurs in a Film Noir/graphic novel kind of way (think Sin City) but not as compelling as Sin City.

And I still love vampires and always will–but I do prefer them as erotic romance heroes, and not as ongoing characters. Vampire sex is hot.

I used to be frightened of little people. Really, genuinely scared. I’ve forced myself to get past it (because it is a really offensive fear) by watching lots of Discovery specials. Then I watched Nip/Tuck and realized that although the mechanics might still make me a little uncomfortable, Peter Dinklage is kind of sexy.

And so I consider myself cured.

I find that some editors really go over the text and comment, but some don’t, and in the end it’s really up to the writer to have a good grasp of grammar, spelling, and mechanics.

It isn’t just the writers, btw. I’ve seen some reviewers that were utterly incomprehensible.

Annie, I want to read your next book. A suggestion, more than a menage seems to be making the rounds lately. Haven’t read one yet, but do they all do it at the same time (& what do they do?), or just make a line outside the bedroom door and take turnes?

Is is just me or are there alot of immature writers getting published recently? I’ve known Jr. High students with better writing skills than some new authors.