EMBER, come on down. You are the next contestant on the… Oh forget it, just send me your address. 
Congratulations!!!
I edited 200+ pages of my Blaze yesterday. I have 80 something left to go. YAH!!! I’m going to finish editing those today and start reading the manuscript from the beginning so that it can go out to Harlequin next week.
I’ve decided to participate in Candace Havens’ Fast Draft. It starts on Monday, but I’m going to start on Tuesday. (long unimportant story) The goal is to write 280 pages in 14 days. Yep, you read that right…280 pages. Yikes! I plan to work on the urban fantasy, since I don’t have that many pages needed to complete it. The class is pretty much down and dirty writing. They expect 20 pages a day any way that you can get them. Yeah, this one is going to leave a mark. *ggg* Actually, I’ll be extremely pleased if I can have a rough draft finished before I leave for Japan. It would be such a relief to check off the boxes for the urban fantasy and the Blaze. I’d certainly enjoy my vacation more.
Speaking of vacations, or at least mental ones, there are SO many books coming out in the next few months that I want to read. Here’s my ’short’ list: Karen Chance’s Claimed by Shadow, Alyssa Day’s Atlantis Rising, J.R. Ward’s Lover Reveled, Vicki Pettersson’s The Scent of Shadows and the Taste of Night, Lara Adrian’s Kiss of Midnight, Richelle Mead’s Succubus Blues, Joe Hill’s Heart-shaped Box, Rob Thurman’s Moonshine, Wild Thing anthology, and the On the Prowl anthology with Patricia Briggs et al. I know the last one won’t be out for a while, but OMG have you seen the authors in that thing. Seriously OMG! I’m drooling.
What is your ONE must buy book this year?
January 12th, 2007
ONE? Just one? How can you do this to us? It’s just cruel! I should stick you in the Meanie column together with Angie. *g* I really want the next Darkyn book.
The rest of the books you have on your list I want, or have gotten already.
by May January 12th, 2007 at 2:28 pmBig congrats Ember!
What one book? I have so many that I am looking forward to get this year.
JR Ward’s next Blackdagger Brotherhood books or Lora Leigh’s upcoming Breed book or Joey Hill’s first NY release. There are so many great book coming out this year
by Danny January 12th, 2007 at 2:32 pm*pats seat next to her in Meanie column* It’s actually a fun place to be.
I’ve been pimping this book for months but if I had to choose one book as a must buy, it wouldn’t even be a romance…or a fantasy…or a paranormal. It’s a book called Pornology by Ayn Carillo-Gailey I happened upon an ARC of this book last year at BEA (the way I found it is an odd story in itself) and loved it. Completely hysterical book. It releases in April from a publisher I’m not familiar with. And I don’t know Ayn either in case anyone is wondering. I just liked the book and think it was unique enough that it deserves to be pimped and bought. So I’m going to do both
Here’s the Amazon link: http://tinyurl.com/yync69
And my review of it eons ago:http://tinyurl.com/yync69
by Angie January 12th, 2007 at 3:08 pm*Wild happy dance* - can’t wait to read them! Email on the way.
I am waiting for Valorian Chronicles - Book One: Blood Secrets by Vivi Anna. This looks so good!
by Ember January 12th, 2007 at 3:10 pmThere’ll probably be than one book, lol. But one I’m really wating for is Iris Kammerer’s third installment of her Tribune trilogy.
And I wish GRR Martin would finish Dance with Dragons already.
There should also be an new book in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon series in autumn.
by Gabriele January 12th, 2007 at 9:18 pmBtw, do you have a letter eating imp in your blog?
by Gabriele January 12th, 2007 at 9:19 pmI can’t pick just one. I don’t think I could pick just ten. But I guess if I only named one, it would be the 2nd installment of The Sharing Knife, which comes out this summer.
by Charli January 13th, 2007 at 6:27 amHi!! A reader told me you’d mentioned my Atlantis Rising and Wild Thing in your blog and I wanted to say hi and thanks!! I’m so excited about this series launch that I’m like a little kid in a candy store! Love your website, too!
by Alyssa Day January 13th, 2007 at 9:47 amAlyssa
I’m with some of the others - I don’t think I could pick just one. In fact, every time I go to my TBR pile or a bookstore I find lots more than one book I HAVE to have, let alone HAVE to read
by Tina Gerow January 13th, 2007 at 9:50 amOne? Gah! Ok, so, I’d like to read Kresley Cole’s story about Bowen (I think it comes out this year.) And, I really, really want Christopher Paolini to finish his Inheritance trilogy so I can read the 3rd book…and I want to read Jackie Kessler’s Hells Belles…and…well, the list goes on and on and on. One book. Sheesh! ROFL.
Sandy
http://www.sandra.barkevich.com
by Sandra Barkevich January 13th, 2007 at 3:43 pmGood luck with fast draft. I’ll be following along but not sure I can net 20 pages a day. I’m looking forward to Atlantis Rising too! And that Sydney book by that writing team…name escapes me. I know you asked for one but sue me. LOL I”m hopeless
by Amie January 13th, 2007 at 7:59 pm280 pages in 14 days! *banging head on desk*
And I can’t wait for this Blaze of yours.
One book? Like I pay attention to petty little rules? Actually, on the must list:
Anything my friends publish.
by Bailey Stewart January 15th, 2007 at 7:18 amAny Shalvis books
Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper
White Knight by Jim Butcher
I signed up to do the Fast Draft too. I’ve seen a workshop on nit beofre..but not tried it..so since you’re in it..I’m gonna try too!
by Sasha January 15th, 2007 at 2:49 pmWow, thank you Ember! I’m humbled.
There are a ton of books I can’t wait for…but if I had to pick one…I’d say book six in the WEather Warden series by Rachel Caine.
by Vivi Anna January 16th, 2007 at 1:00 pmMay, You can call me a meanie if you want to. Now get back to work. *g*
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:09 pmDanny, I hear you on there being a lot of great ones coming up.
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:10 pmAngie, I think we’ll fit in the meanie club nicely.
Thanks for the recommendation. 
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:11 pmEmber, I got to read Vivi’s book and it ROCKS!!! BTW, your books are in the mail.
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:11 pmGabriel, Yes, I do. It has very sharp teeth. *g*
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:23 pmCharli, I haven’t heard of that one.
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:24 pmThanks Alyssa! Good luck with it all.
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:25 pmTina, You and me both. :0/
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:25 pmSandra, I believe that’s more than one book. *ggg*
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:26 pmAmie, I’ll be two days behind by the time I start the Fast Draft, but it can’t be helped. I have to finish reading through my Blaze revision first.
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:27 pmBailey, LOL! I’m a LONG way from a sale with the Blaze. Much depends on what they think of this final revision.
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:28 pmGreat Sasha! We can keep each other going.
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:28 pmVivi, I just started reading Rachel and I really dig her stuff.
by Jordan January 16th, 2007 at 4:29 pmThey came today - and they are gorgeous! Now how am I going to get any writing done today with these sitting her taunting me?
I’m sure the kids wont mind pizza for dinner again >G<.
by Ember January 18th, 2007 at 1:19 pmEmber, *ggg* I hope you enjoy the books.
by Jordan January 18th, 2007 at 3:38 pm