tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120730392024-03-13T14:15:57.558-05:00Divalicious BlogKristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1421125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-24449180841678744502013-05-09T14:36:00.000-05:002013-05-09T14:36:36.917-05:00How'd you like to see your name in one of my books?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In case you haven't heard, I have a brand new series coming out next year and I'm offering you the chance to have your name appear in that first book, House of the Rising Sun! Plus you get to help a very worthy cause at the same time.<br />
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How, you ask? Good question! It's easy - just bid! <br />
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Click <a href="http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2942360" target="_blank">here </a>to bid on this auction item at the fabulous Brenda Novak Diabetes Research Auction.<br />
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If seeing your name in print isn't your bag, maybe an actual handbag is? Then you're in luck because I have a second item up for bid too. It's a delish Coach tote that includes a signed book from me and two of my best author buddies, Lily Everett and Roxanne St. Claire. Check it out <a href="http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2870772" target="_blank">here</a>. (And yes, that's it in the pic. Did I lie? Craveable!)<br />
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People, this is a WIN-WIN! So hurry up before someone else beats you to it!<br />
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Hey y'all! I know it's been a lifetime since I put a post up - what can I say? I've been busy busy busy! Doing what, you ask? I'm so glad you did.<br />
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One brand new thing is I'm starting a newsletter! And see those pretty earrings over there? I'm giving them away to one lucky subscriber. You can sign up for that newsletter right down below.<br />
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You know what else is going to be in that first newsletter? SECRETS! Like what I'm currently working on. Trust me, you're gonna want to know. ;o) And some BRAND new cover related stuff. Shhh! I'm not even supposed to reveal that much yet!<br />
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Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-48218728010957368182012-11-16T10:14:00.000-05:002012-11-16T10:14:22.806-05:00Audio Giveaway Awesomeness!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a heads up that Tantor Audio is running another awesome giveaway for three
copies of the audio book version of Flesh and Blood! Get in on the
giveaway <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/37340-flesh-and-blood" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This time, the giveaway is on Goodreads, so even if you're not on Facebook, you can enter!<br />
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Don't miss this chance to listen in on the adventures of Mal and Chrysabelle. I'm kind of looking forward to hearing it myself. Is that weird?<br />
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Hey gang! My audio publisher, Tantor Audio (Tantor as in Tarzan's elephant - how cool is that?) is giving away a few copies of the Blood Rights audio book!!<br />
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Entering is super easy. Check it out <a href="http://a.pgtb.me/CskHgP" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Just think, if you win, you could listen to vampires killing each other while you're on the treadmill! Hey, we have to find a way to make exercise enjoyable somehow, right?Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-34950372715420059352012-10-30T12:30:00.000-05:002012-10-30T12:30:57.468-05:00I'm giving away a $50 gift card!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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To celebrate the release of the fourth book in the House of Comarre series, Out For Blood, I'm getting my release day party on over at <a href="http://www.bittenbybooks.com/58263/author-kristen-painter-release-party-and-50-00-gift-card-contest-live-here/" target="_blank">Bitten By Books</a>!<br />
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Stop by and leave a comment to be entered to win the $50 gift card for either Amazon or Barnes and Noble -winners choice!<br />
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Feel free to ask me questions about the series, too. I'll be checking in all day.<br />
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Today we are thrilled to be visiting Kriste<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=12073039" name="_GoBack"></a>n
Painter, whose October release,<i> Out For Blood,</i> is already getting reviewers excited<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></span>.
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Susan</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Back in the
1970s, I was an unsuspecting, precocious child of seven or eight, and my mother
looked for all intents and purpose like a normal housewife who loved going to
church and worshipped naught but family values. Little did I know that she was
also an avid fan of horror movies. </div>
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mother said I couldn’t watch television with her one day, I was stunned, and
yes, a tad angry. It only made me more determined to be with her and find out
what she was doing in the TV room. I masterminded a plan to sneak in under the
ping pong table and then slip through the space between the couch and the end
table, gaining a full view of what she was watching. </div>
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saw on the screen terrified me. I was frozen in shock and horror! On the screen
was a beast of terrible proportions! A living brain with a spinal cord for a
tail, which had wrapped itself around its victim and was choking him to death.
I think it even had a small mouth with sharp teeth and was biting the poor
soul. </div>
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far longer than I should have and saw more than a small child could withstand.
Sneaking out of the room, I fled to cower in my bedroom, seeing in every shadow
a brain like shape that would leap out and devour me! My mother, of course, had
no idea what I had done and found my refusal to go to bed that night annoying.
I never watched another horror movie until I met my husband Clay. Now I watch
them all the time, the classic ones at any rate. It was through Clay that I
discovered the name of that particular movie which had haunted me for years. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fiend without A Face</i>. I suppose then it
was inevitable that horror seeped into my soul.</div>
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Clay</div>
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I am a horror movie guy and have
been since I was a kid watching late night creature features. I love monsters and
aliens like the Mummy, the Creature, Godzilla, the Thing From Another World…but
they don’t scare me. The movies that scare me have been ghost stories, and two
in particular. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Innocents</i> (1961) and
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Haunting</i> (1963). These two movies
were “Holy Crap, could we turn some lights on in this house” scary to me when I
first saw them. They are both black and white, and better for it.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Innocents</i> is the film version of Henry James’ novella <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Turn of the Screw</i>, a psychological parable about insanity and
reality. On screen, it becomes more of a straightforward “child in jeopardy”
ghost story, but it’s still amazing. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Innocents</i> has the single creepiest image I’ve ever seen in a movie. A
ghostly woman dressed in black stands amidst cattails on the edge of a pond.
That’s it. No screaming. No blood. No chainsaws. It’s an eerie image that I’ve
never seen equaled.</div>
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However, no movie ever scared me
like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Haunting</i> did the first time
I saw it. It’s based on Shirley Jackson’s novel <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Haunting of Hill House</i> about a group of investigators who stay
in a haunted house. It has numerous sequences that are makers of sleepless
nights. Julie Harris and Claire Bloom huddling together in bed while something
bangs on the walls and the door. Near the end there’s a jarring appearance by
the lead investigator’s skeptic wife after she unwisely demands to spend the
night in the nursery. The shadows. The whispering.</div>
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As jaded as I am from a lifetime of
horror now, I don’t think I would watch either of these pictures late at night
at home alone.</div>
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<script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-18747548144705742572012-09-18T12:59:00.000-05:002012-09-18T13:03:41.174-05:00Because I Love My Readers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white;">Whenever I get asked why I write, my answer usually boils down to one word - readers. I adore my readers, love interacting with them on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KristenPainterAuthor" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, cherish the emails they send me and feel blessed by the support they've given the House of Comarre series. I've even been lucky enough to meet some of them face to face!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span id="yiv844994296OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">And
because I have such awesome readers, I've decided to do something a
little crazy as my way of saying thanks. For those readers who've posted
a reviewed a House of Comarre novel, I want to thank you for your
support by sending you a signed copy of Out For Blood, the fourth book
in the series that comes out in October.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span id="yiv844994296OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">Send
me a link to your review at kristenpainterbooksATyahooDOTcom and I'll
get back to you. Supplies are limited, but I'm going to try to get as
many books out as I can.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span id="yiv844994296OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><br /></span><span id="yiv844994296OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">Thanks again and keep reading! </span></span>
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</span>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-30646475653857192842012-06-06T10:40:00.001-05:002012-06-06T10:40:10.332-05:00The End of a Series<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nd4kqFwCJVg/T895Z63-KXI/AAAAAAAAB5I/fzbcEdeweII/s1600/sad+kitten.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nd4kqFwCJVg/T895Z63-KXI/AAAAAAAAB5I/fzbcEdeweII/s1600/sad+kitten.jpg" /></a>Last Blood is the fifth and final book of the House of Comarre series. I'm currently working on it, pushing closer to The End every day and even though these are fictional characters set in a fictional world, I feel like I'm beginning to grieve. A strange emotion to associate with writing a book, but there it is.<br />
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Is feeling that way weird? Maybe, but consider that I started writing Blood Rights, the first book, in the summer of 2008. Four years, one novella and five books later, saying goodbye is understandably difficult. At times my relationship with these characters and this world has been love/hate. There are moments in these books that feel like triumphs and yet, some of the details written in earlier books caused me to make decisions in later ones that I might not have otherwise made. Some days felt like slogging through mud and some days like flying. (And those flying days? Those are the days writers live for.)<br />
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Such is the writing process when you commit yourself to basically writing a story that is five books long, because that's how these books work. You should really consider books 1-5 all parts of the same story, just broken down into manageable chunks.<br />
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Maybe some of what I'm feeling isn't grief, but exhaustion. *grin* It's tough writing something this long and this involved. These characters and plotlines show up in my dreams, pop into my head when I'm supposed to be thinking about other things and distract me daily from the most mundane aspects of life. They have become...part of me. And wow, just writing that sounds a little too precious, but there it is.<br />
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Have you as a writer ever felt like this? As a reader, what do you feel when you read the last book in a series?Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-85978061805340633582012-06-02T09:53:00.001-05:002012-06-02T09:53:11.371-05:00Caturday - the brotherly love edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes, even when there's not enough room, there's room.</div>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-69804137858035869372012-05-15T13:30:00.000-05:002012-05-15T13:30:00.274-05:00Some fresh blood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lE9ur9ORkeg/T7JGchquXRI/AAAAAAAAB3c/m42PlmoSFYo/s1600/ForbiddenBlood-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lE9ur9ORkeg/T7JGchquXRI/AAAAAAAAB3c/m42PlmoSFYo/s320/ForbiddenBlood-cover.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>
Forbidden Blood, the novella pre-quel to the House of Comarre series, is now live and available for reading! (And only 2.99!) It's a glimpse into Dominic and Maris's early days.<br />
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Here's the blurb:<br />
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Maris's life as a comarré has come down to three options: escape her
patron and spend the rest of her days looking over her shoulder, fight
him for her freedom with the understanding it could mean her death or
undergo dangerous experimentation to transform her blood into something
even more powerful.<br />
<br />Before she can make a decision, she discovers the
vampire who's been charged with sunproofing her blood isn't so fond of
her patron either. In fact, Dominic is unlike any vampire she's ever
met, but is she desperate enough to put her trust in another noble? Her
heart says yes...<br />
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Check it out on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Blood-Comarre-Novella-ebook/dp/B007MDWAUG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1337082343&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forbidden-blood-kristen-painter/1109601190?ean=9780316227209" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a>, or <a href="http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=1294949&TITLE=Forbidden+Blood&AUTHOR=Kristen+Painter" target="_blank">Books On Board</a>.<br />
<br /> I hope y'all love it!Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-54818728967567216382012-02-25T06:33:00.001-05:002012-02-25T06:33:00.824-05:00Caturday!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8m_6Xx0PBK0/T0bM_-50YAI/AAAAAAAABvs/xlXdUI1Ixio/s1600/Jack%2Bunder%2Ba%2Bbag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8m_6Xx0PBK0/T0bM_-50YAI/AAAAAAAABvs/xlXdUI1Ixio/s320/Jack%2Bunder%2Ba%2Bbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712478576955383810" border="0" /></a>I really have no words for this. I mean, just look at it.<br />Feel free to add your own caption.<br /></div>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-91313830503653495162012-02-18T10:47:00.001-05:002012-02-18T10:51:57.705-05:00Caturday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rn7zTiIDYkA/Tz_I2PMs7AI/AAAAAAAABvc/Hx6VUwON9FU/s1600/Jack%2Band%2BFinn%2B020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rn7zTiIDYkA/Tz_I2PMs7AI/AAAAAAAABvc/Hx6VUwON9FU/s320/Jack%2Band%2BFinn%2B020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710503686647376898" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This manuscript has been interrupted by the need for noms.<br /></div>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-12891895763606755532012-02-04T09:34:00.002-05:002012-02-04T09:38:13.260-05:00Caturday<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3n4wr1fncwU/Ty1Ct3Ks74I/AAAAAAAABvQ/zv09-8jdXus/s1600/Jack%2Bin%2Ba%2Bbag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3n4wr1fncwU/Ty1Ct3Ks74I/AAAAAAAABvQ/zv09-8jdXus/s320/Jack%2Bin%2Ba%2Bbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705289658618670978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hiding: Ur doin it wrong.<br /></div>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-77942996226934064812012-01-28T07:01:00.000-05:002012-01-28T07:01:00.484-05:00Caturday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-alJwBe0LYx0/TyHp0jeaFUI/AAAAAAAABu8/RzHTXaOWhiY/s1600/2016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-alJwBe0LYx0/TyHp0jeaFUI/AAAAAAAABu8/RzHTXaOWhiY/s320/2016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702095692313007426" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My belly. Let me show it to you.<br />Rubbings may commence.<br /></div>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-17266732850953236772012-01-21T08:35:00.001-05:002012-01-21T08:35:00.490-05:00The Return of Caturday!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NUGJ7aAgk68/Txlt6Al8wXI/AAAAAAAABuw/a1QoRpJ_hDI/s1600/2120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NUGJ7aAgk68/Txlt6Al8wXI/AAAAAAAABuw/a1QoRpJ_hDI/s320/2120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699707646773084530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">With little regard to federal mail tampering laws,<br />Jack decides to eat the USPO property anyway.<br /></div>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-87253481203276354962011-11-16T08:50:00.005-05:002011-11-16T09:20:57.459-05:00I'm a double finalist! Sort of.In the last two days I've received notification that both Blood Rights and Dark Kiss of the Reaper have finaled in some kind of readers/reviewers choice contest. Both nominations make me endlessly happy - who wouldn't like knowing that their stories meant that much to someone?<br /><br />Both contests allow readers to vote, so if you're feeling clicky, here's where to go:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zr2sSBAilBY/TsPFYS8R8VI/AAAAAAAABt8/BZcDGdeg4os/s1600/Cover_Blood%2BRights%2B%2528SM%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 87px; height: 131px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zr2sSBAilBY/TsPFYS8R8VI/AAAAAAAABt8/BZcDGdeg4os/s320/Cover_Blood%2BRights%2B%2528SM%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675596976609161554" border="0" /></a><br />Blood Rights - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice/2011#56597-Best-Paranormal-Fantasy">Goodreads Choice Awards 2011</a> - just mouse over the cover of Blood Rights and a Vote button will pop up. Then, you know, click it. I think you have to be a member of Goodreads, but I'm not 100% sure. Anyone know?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjPhA891aRI/TsPFYuCl42I/AAAAAAAABuM/mEX6Ol5NeUo/s1600/DarkKissoftheReaper_HRcover_small.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 84px; height: 127px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjPhA891aRI/TsPFYuCl42I/AAAAAAAABuM/mEX6Ol5NeUo/s320/DarkKissoftheReaper_HRcover_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675596983883391842" border="0" /></a>Dark Kiss of the Reaper - <a href="http://www.theromancereviews.com/bookvote.php">The Romance Reviews</a> - find the Best PNR - Angels and Demons category, then next to Dark Kiss of the Reaper click Vote Now. Again, not sure if you have to be registered, but I don't think so.<br /><br /><br />Regardless of how these contests come out, I'm just psyched to have two of my books recognized this way. Sure beats cleaning out cat boxes. Which I probably need to go take care of...Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-28421510605323235132011-10-19T10:18:00.003-05:002011-10-19T10:37:34.082-05:00Things I Learned At Comic Con<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9IvMR-i-aCU/Tp7tJrB_qUI/AAAAAAAABtM/9Z2DTdsgyzM/s1600/Me%2Bin%2Bfront%2Bof%2Bbanner.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9IvMR-i-aCU/Tp7tJrB_qUI/AAAAAAAABtM/9Z2DTdsgyzM/s320/Me%2Bin%2Bfront%2Bof%2Bbanner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665226131704359234" border="0" /></a>Last weekend, I went to New York Comic Con, which was also my first con of this type. I did two signings at the Orbit booth and on Saturday, I dressed up as a noble vampire from my series. On Sunday, I was part of an awesome panel with some truly great authors (<a href="http://www.patriciabriggs.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patricia Briggs</span></a>, <a href="http://www.alisongoodman.com.au/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alison Goodman</span></a>, <a href="http://www.kimharrison.net/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kim Harrison</span></a>, <a href="http://jeanienefrost.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeaniene Frost</span></a>, <a href="http://www.marjoriemliu.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marjorie M. Liu</span></a>, <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Archon-Sabrina-Benulis/?isbn=9780062069405"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sabrina Benulis</span></a> and me. You can watch some snippets from that panel <a href="http://theswivet.blogspot.com/2011/10/video-posted-for-were-no-angels-nycc.html">here</a>.) It was TONS of fun and a rather educational experience at the same time. Here are a few things I learned that I thought I would share.<br /><br />1. Costume is a loose term. It could mean body paint and boxer-briefs or a contraption that requires stilts and a minder. It could also mean a headband with ears.<br /><br />2. If you have issues with large crowds, being unable to move through them and lack of personal space, stay home.<br /><br />3. Deodorant should be mandatory. It should be whatever is more mandatory than mandatory. And yet, it isn't. I think I now know what a dead body smells like.<br /><br />4. You will wait in line for everything. Not just to see your favorite artist, author or celeb, but food, bathrooms and transportation.<br /><br />5. People are really nice, very friendly and for the most part, willing to chat.<br /><br />6. No matter how much you think you know about popular culture, chances are Comic Con will still make you feel a little dumb.<br /><br />7. If you're wearing fangs, some men will ask you to bite them.<br /><br />8. Even if you're not wearing fangs, some men will ask you to bite them.<br /><br />9. You'll come away worn to the bone tired, but also oddly energized by the general enthusiasm for art, writing and fun.<br /><br />10. Lastly, bring your own water! $4 for a bottle sucks.<br /><br />Ultimately, I can't wait to go back. I met some great folks who came to the signings and loved getting to talk to all the readers. What a fun first con!Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-39278686667744723622011-10-14T07:01:00.000-05:002011-10-14T07:01:00.862-05:00Getttin' My Geek On<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.orbitbooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nycc_1315504690-300x109.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 84px;" src="http://www.orbitbooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nycc_1315504690-300x109.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> I'm off to NY Comic Con today and I could not be more excited. Not only will I be signing Blood Rights at the Orbit Booth #939 on Saturday (5pm) and Sunday (11am) but I'll be on an awesome panel Sunday:<br /><p><strong>PANEL: <a href="http://nycc11.mapyourshow.com/5_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=18A1CB">WE’RE NO ANGELS: Leading Ladies of SF/F</a></strong><br />2:30 pm – 3:30 pm <strong><br />Location:</strong> 1A23</p> <p>Beware the women of Sci-Fi/Fantasy … and their kick-ass heroines. Kristen Painter joins Patricia Briggs, Alison Goodman, Kim Harrison, Jeaniene Frost, Marjorie M. Liu and Sabrina Benulis.</p><p>If you see me on Saturday, you might not recognize me as I'll be in costume as a noble vamp. Yes, I'm cray-cray like that.<br /></p>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-54390938205645364472011-09-01T06:51:00.003-05:002011-09-01T06:55:00.905-05:00Today it begins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CUcIFV7BV1E/Tl9yTiEoskI/AAAAAAAABs8/WIEBOh9XDcY/s1600/Cover_Blood%2BRights%2B%2528MM%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 254px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CUcIFV7BV1E/Tl9yTiEoskI/AAAAAAAABs8/WIEBOh9XDcY/s320/Cover_Blood%2BRights%2B%2528MM%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647358137635222082" border="0" /></a> Two important things take place today.
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<br />1. My dad's birthday - Happy birthday, Dad!
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<br />2. Blood Rights releases in the UK and Australia. If you live in either place and see Blood Rights on a shelf somewhere, I'd love a pic!
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<br />Other than that, I'll just be writing away as usual, working my fingers down to nubs on book 4, Out For Blood. How about you?
<br />Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-6767197920999790262011-08-04T06:32:00.003-05:002011-08-04T06:36:17.650-05:00Free stuff always rocks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AaZ_dolz0aw/TjqD-9f5DkI/AAAAAAAABsk/s_CZDLSNf6w/s1600/Cover_Blood%2BRights%2B%2528MM%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 242px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AaZ_dolz0aw/TjqD-9f5DkI/AAAAAAAABsk/s_CZDLSNf6w/s320/Cover_Blood%2BRights%2B%2528MM%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636963001291050562" border="0" /></a>If you're interested in reading Blood Rights and want to try to win a copy, there's a contest on Goodreads you can enter <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_choose_address/10385-blood-rights">here</a>. With 10 copies of Blood Rights up for grabs, your chances are ten times better!<br /><br />Of course, you can always just pre-order it, too. ;o)Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-59119033236621561902011-08-02T08:13:00.002-05:002011-08-02T08:16:13.892-05:00Hot, hot, hot!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dgCVaOKRfN0/Tjf4gcU8MxI/AAAAAAAABsc/7IrIobUCIrE/s1600/too%2Bhot%2Bto%2Btouch.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 246px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dgCVaOKRfN0/Tjf4gcU8MxI/AAAAAAAABsc/7IrIobUCIrE/s320/too%2Bhot%2Bto%2Btouch.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636246694920991506" border="0" /></a> The fabulous <a href="http://www.louisaedwards.com/index.html">Louisa Edwards</a>' latest release is now available! Check it out!<br /><br />The blurb:<br /><br /><i>Welcome to the Rising Star Chef competition, where today’s hottest chefs battle it out on national TV for a chance at fame, fortune and culinary supremacy. Every contestant hungers to win, but only one will take the prize...</i><br /><br /> <span class="BodyText"><strong>HE’S GOT THE SIZZLE</strong><br /><br /> When it comes to competitive cooking, Max Lunden is no stranger to winning...though he’s never been great at working with a team. A master chef—and major hunk—he’s traveled the world, picking up new cooking techniques as well as beautiful women. But when the prodigal chef returns home to his family’s Greenwich Village restaurant, he discovers one too many cooks in the kitchen—and she’s every bit as passionate as he is...<br /><br /> <strong>SHE’S GOT THE FIRE</strong><br /><br /> Juliet Cavanaugh used to have a crush on Max when she was just a teenager, hanging out at Lunden & Sons Tavern, hoping to catch a glimpse of the owner’s oldest, and hottest, son. Now a chef herself—competing in the biggest culinary contest in the country—Juliet will be cooking side by side with the one man she’s always admired...and desired. But despite their simmering attraction, Juliet is determined to keep her cool—no matter how hot it gets...</span>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-30191240358912265152011-07-16T07:30:00.002-05:002011-07-16T07:38:24.269-05:00A Whale of a Caturday<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw9kiutHQaZ1HDsRkadPvfJFZ_55h_IlW7ddmrxFZcwreX_Oevzo5bLLDVHrF7svgSHtP251Bu-in0' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />No, it's not a cat at sea. Today's caturday features a video I took on a recent whale watching trip in Gloucester, Massachusetts while on a family vacation there. We've been whale watching in Hawaii, but I never had a camera with me then. Enjoy!<br /></div>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-5363690409072414222011-07-09T12:16:00.002-05:002011-07-09T12:18:39.904-05:00Late Caturday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-waIwCfwdrZw/ThiNRsozaVI/AAAAAAAABrI/MU2LZBVfXpU/s1600/Jack%2Band%2BFinn%2B015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-waIwCfwdrZw/ThiNRsozaVI/AAAAAAAABrI/MU2LZBVfXpU/s320/Jack%2Band%2BFinn%2B015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627403069579028818" border="0" /></a>Sorry Caturday is late. There was much sleeping to be done.<br /></div>Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-50838672440859378902011-07-08T07:57:00.002-05:002011-07-08T07:59:12.028-05:00A few social media tips<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YWS9Kglh-54/Thb-4rUAgsI/AAAAAAAABrA/BqjBnUlI2LU/s1600/bunny%2Bslippers.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 176px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YWS9Kglh-54/Thb-4rUAgsI/AAAAAAAABrA/BqjBnUlI2LU/s320/bunny%2Bslippers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626965034098787010" border="0" /></a>What do fluffy bunny slippers have to do with Facebook and Twitter? Come over to the <a href="http://fictionistas.blogspot.com/2011/07/few-social-media-tips.html">Fictionistas </a>today and find out!Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12073039.post-53086383142307730542011-07-06T08:18:00.002-05:002011-07-06T08:42:12.658-05:00Catching Up - Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ewz14qjlY-I/ThRmCJmJPCI/AAAAAAAABqw/jW81VwuGe14/s1600/RWA11.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 100px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ewz14qjlY-I/ThRmCJmJPCI/AAAAAAAABqw/jW81VwuGe14/s320/RWA11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626234021614271522" border="0" /></a> I feel like I've been away from home for months, but it's only been 9 days. That's like 78 years in cat time according to my boys, who've been demanding massive quantities of attention in an effort to show me what a bad cat mother I am. *ahem*<br /><br />Actually, after yesterday's airport disaster I wasn't sure I'd even make it home last night, but Hotrod worked his magic and found us another flight before JetBlue even announced our original flight had been canceled. (It pays to be married to a man who's proactive. That is all.)<br /><br />RWA Nationals is now a blur, but I will say that one of the highlights was getting to spend time with many of the Orbit folks. This only renewed my love for my publisher. Individually, they're all amazing. As a group, I'm surprised they haven't taken over a small country and renamed it Orbitland.<br /><br />While I dig out from under a towering pile of laundry and head out to restock our fridge, here are a few book-related things worth mentioning:<br /><br />There's a signed ARC of Blood Rights up for bid in the LA Banks Relief Auction <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Kristen-Painter-signed-ArC-Blood-Rights-/170663056934?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item27bc4f9626">here</a>. Great cause for an amazing author. Check it out!<br /><br />The cover of Blood Rights has been listed in a Goodreads Best Book Covers of 2011 <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7253.Best_Book_Covers_2011?format=html&page=1">here</a>. If you like the cover, give it a vote!Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com2