NAT'S HIDING PLACE

Aliens abducted me!

Nathalie — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:44:50 +0000

But they must have realized I wasn’t a good sample because they threw me back out of their spacecraft. Jerks.

No, I wasn’t abducted by aliens, but for the amount of time that’s passed since I was last here on this blog, it’d be plausible. I was busy, with, you know, stuff. Life is full of stuff. The stuff that keeps me most busy (except the menfolk and pooch), is doing covers and writing stories. Since I was here last, I’ve had a book release.

The most awesome and venerable publisher Red Sage released its Secrets vol. 29 in July, and one of the stories was mine. Entitled Chimera, it’s the story of a bodyguard and a politician set in an orbital colony about 200 years from now. It has explosions, bullets, love, betrayal. And did I say explosions? I did? You sure?

For those wondering, I’m currently working on a cyberpunk story for Samhain‘s call for submissions. Mine is all about machine against human, freedom against tyranny, and black latex outfits. Oh yes, my lovelies, there will also be explosions. Lots and lots of them.

Also, I was busy doing covers! I love doing covers, and nothing tickles my inner Chihuahua more than authors contacting me after they’ve received their covers. I know what it’s like to wait for covers and hope they melt faces (mine always did, I’m a lucky girl). If you have a minute to spare and want to browse my portfolio, it’s here.

Lastly, I have another book coming later this month. It’s huge and it’s woolly. It’s The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2, with big names like Ava Gray/Ann Aguirre, Gail Carriger, and also yours truly.

I KISSED LINNEA SINCLAIR

Nathalie — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:31:16 +0000

And you did not.

*goes off whistling*

LIVE FROM COLUMBUS!

Nathalie — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:43:27 +0000

RT, or as I like to call it, The Sweet Glittery Madness of Love, is in full swing. I’ve seen wings, I’ve fondled corsets, and I’ve given myself toe-blisters. The hotel and convention centre is HUGE. Huger than huge, even.

But amidst the chaos, lovely author Sheryl Nantus sent me this link. The cover I did for her, BLAZE OF GLORY, is part of this week’s Clash of the Covers. If you enjoy it, please vote, eh!

IT’S OPEN SEASON!

Nathalie — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:05:01 +0000

Where in the world will I be next week? In Columbus, Ohio, USA, that’s where. Friday April 30th, at 2:45pm, I’ll be on a panel to talk about steampunk and why it’s so damn hot. I’ll be in fine, fiiiiine company, too, with Stacia Kane, Caitlin Kittredge, Liz Maverick, Kat Richardson (and Mark Henry as Moderator Extraordinaire). If you’re in the area, do come by and chat with us about fantastical machines, automata, brass goggles, and weapon-concealing corsets.

DA BWAHA nominee!

Nathalie — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:36:32 +0000

One of my books, Heartless, is nominated for a DA BWAHA award. What are DA BWAHA you ask? They’re only the 3rd annual Dear Author Bitchery Writing Award for Hellagood Authors run by the bloggers at Dear Author and Smart Bitches Trashy Books. That’s what! So if you enjoyed Heartless, or my work in general, I invite you to GO VOTE. Thank you!

FULL STEAM AHEAD, BABY!

Nathalie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:05:29 +0000

My latest book just launched. It’s a steampunk story entitled Full Steam Ahead. You’ve seen the cover here before, but let me share again, because I do like that cover. Very handsome dudes do that to me.

Incidentally, all kinds of goodness follows this release. First, Heather from the Galaxy Express let me take the floor. Thank you Heather!

Second, The Independent on Sunday, some classy ink in the UK, talked about steampunk and listed Full Steam Ahead as what’s hot coming 2010. Again, Heather made this possible. Fist England, then the world! Mwa ha haa!

Also, a very special blog called Steampunk Scholar is as-we-speak reading Full Steam Ahead. Take a look at the most excellent limk to Albion Mike has on his blog. Man, I wish I could go!

The process of creating Full Steam Ahead wasn’t all fun and games. My editor and I had some Serious Discussions about what we thought would and would not work on a steampunk romance, about themes and symbols. Her article entitled Making it Matter is very, very interesting. That woman rocks in so many ways.

Lastly, let me thank everyone at Bitten By Books, and especially Beet, who took up my challenge and found a name for my villain. Thorne Sankliver is thus named thanks to Beet.

Happy reading!

It’s Release Day!

Nathalie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:09:50 +0000

Look what just landed. Metal Reign, part of Samhain Publishing’s space opera anthology entitled Impulse Power. And Metal Reign was written by yours truly. Want to read about alien intruders getting hurt real bad? Want to read about explosions and Irish tempers and hunky cooks? Metal Reign is for you!

IT’S OFFICIAL

Nathalie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:35:38 +0000

Full Steam Ahead has a cover. The official and exclusive unveiling took place at the Galaxy Express, a.k.a. Most Excellent Blog. Merci Heather! There’s a lot of love for the shiny airships in the background, also for the awesome dude and his wounded-hero expression. I’m very proud of this cover, which my evil twin Kanaxa did (see my online portfolio at Kanaxa). Can you believe I spent 4 hours tweaking the scarf? Yeah, I’m demented like that. But it had to be just *so*.

FULL STEAM AHEAD, on sale 1 March 2010, from Red Sage Publishing

I’m such a TEASE!

Nathalie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:09:17 +0000

Here, have another teaser from the cover to FULL STEAM AHEAD (coming from Red Sage Publishing, 1 March 2010).

Don’t look at me like that. You like to be teased.

FULL STEAM AHEAD, BABYYYY!

Nathalie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:17:55 +0000

My steampunk novel Full Steam Ahead (on sale from Red Sage Publishing, 1 March 2010) has a cover. Want to see it? You can’t. Sorry. The exclusive unveiling will happen at The Galaxy Express, most excellent blog of everything science fiction romance. But you can see a tiny bit here and now. Check this out:

Oooho, shiny, n’est-ce pas? Tomorrow, I’ll be posting another teaser. And soon, my lovelies, soooooon, the cover shalt be unveileth!