Nightmares

I love nightmares. Weird, huh?

I'm not talking about the personal ones. You know, the 'giant daddy long-legs fell into my hair' types. I hate those as much as the next person. They're horrible and you wake up all itchy and paranoid. Daddy long-legs need to stay on the ceiling, not hang out in my hair.

I'm talking about the ones that play out like an unmade horror film. The ones that have a soundtrack and camera angles and stuff. I dream in movies a lot. Once I dreamt of a James Bond/Batman Begins crossover...but that's a story for another time.

The other night I had a really good one involving some dude, an evil trunk, and a possibly haunted house. There were some more details-something about a fishpond murder-but I'll keep those to myself. I wrote it down and it's turning into a short story. It might grow longer. I hope it does. They have a habit of doing that.

-Lalla

I Have No Idea What I'm Doing

I hear two questions on a fairly regular basis. The first one is 'what's the book about?' I don't like that one. They expect a black-and-white answer. That said, I can usually BS my way through. (They need to have a BS-ing class in schools, because that's a very important life skill.)

The other one is worse. 'How do you write?' Or something very similar. I SHOULD go the mature route and say 'Why, I outline, do character bios, plan for six months, etc.' What actually comes out is the following:


Really, that could be me. Only with thumbs and...you know, human features. And no fur. I think it disappoints people. Maybe I should start to lie and give them the 'mature' answer above.

Link

As promised, The House on the Moor is free starting today! Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/House-Moor-Ravens-Curse-ebook/dp/B0091XZ4TO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373310318&sr=8-1&keywords=the+house+on+the+moor

Freebie!

Hey, guys.
The House on the Moor is going to be free on Amazon from July 8th to July 12th. I'll post a reminder and a link when it's time.
-Lalla

One More Month

Oh, man. One more month.
Well, technically a little over a month, but you get the idea.
I'm scared. It's always really unnerving to publish anything. It's like...it's like turning a paper in to a really strict, fail-if-you-wrote-the-next-GREAT-AMERICAN-NOVEL kind of teacher.
See you guys in August. Well, I'll probably blog again before August. So never mind. See you guys later.
-Lalla

Heat

Oh, my, it's July and
I think I might die!

Seriously, I'm starting to wonder.
Those of you who live in Arizona are well aware of the heat wave we've been getting. It's pretty hard to avoid, unless you live in a cave somewhere, like in that one Pendergast story. Those of you who live in other places, however...
Yeah. Going outside makes me feel like a hot dog on a grill. If it weren't for all the nasty happenings, I'd kill to be at Raven Manor right now. At least it's nice and cool. And kind of creepy...

Soundtrack

I don't always have a soundtrack for my books, but when I do...
Never mind.
Anyways, The Maze has a soundtrack! I don't do it for everything-although Color Blind had a really big, grunge-based one-but every so often, a book comes with its own soundtrack.
I tend to add to it as I go along, but seeing as the book is almost done, so is the soundtrack. Just for grins (and because I'm really, really bad at coming up with things to blog about), I'm going to put it up.

Ivy: Worry About You
Screaming Trees: Black Rose Way
Doves: Kingdom of Rust
The Doors: Riders on the Storm
Counting Crows: Ghost Train
Charlotte Gainsbourg: The Songs That We Sing
Lupe Fiasco: Superstar
The Sunset Limited: Time

I'm pretty sure the Ivy song is supposed to be nice and soothing, but I heard on Kingdom Hospital and I find it a little creepy. Anyways...

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WALLS.