I spent last evening with Houston Bay Area RWA, and subjected them to my blatherings on writing. What a fun group of writers. I had a super time, and hope I didn’t torture them too badly. Bwahahah!

How many of you are into Steampunk? Steampunk is a sort of a funky reimagined Victorian era, with a high emphasis on quirk and gadgets. If you’ve read H. G. Wells or Jules Verne or watched the movies WILD WILD WEST or THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, you’ll get the idea. NIGHT FALLS DARKLY has some steampunk elements, and I’ve had fun expanding on that in SO STILL THE NIGHT.

Here’s my dream desktop — created by Jake von Slatt of the Steampunk Workshop (photo also by von Slatt).

What’s everyone up to today? I have copy edits on SO STILL THE NIGHT due MONDAY! I’ll be busy with those.

Jane, if you’ll just contact me through my website with your mailing address I’ll get those books right out to you!

I do apologize for posting the winner nearly two days late! Geez! I’m going to have to fire my personal assistant (Kim Lenox)!

But I did have a great weekend, how about you? I went to the Texas Renaissance Festival, which — after an awful amount of traffic to get there — was tons of fun! We rode the huge swings, and watched the jousting tournaments (alas, my Green Knight was soundly slain) and heard a great drum and bagpipe group called Tartanic.

Now it’s Monday — and back to reality! I’ll blog more tomorrow …

Don’t forget the contest. One lucky winner gets a copy of Kerrelyn Sparks’ ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A VAMPIRE and Sharie Kohler’s KISS OF A DARK MOON. And yes, both are signed by the authors. All you have to do to enter is post a comment to my blog before November 15th at midnight.

So what have I been up to over the past couple of days? I had a fantastic time with the Katy Budget Books’ paranormal book club on Wednesday night. What a great group of readers. Lots of super questions, and it was really thrilling to hear everyone’s thoughts on NIGHT FALLS DARKLY.

In addition to that I’ve been working on a proposal for Book #3 of the Shadow Guards. I’m also preparing a speaking presentation for the Bay Area RWA group that I’ll give next week. Once that’s done, I’ll dive into intensive writing again.

L. A., if you’re a James Bond/007 virgin, I’d actually recommend watching CASINO ROYALE first off. Then you might enjoy going back to watch DR. NO or FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. I enjoyed the Sean Connery and Roger Moore 007 eras. They are great movies for a lazy Sunday afternoon on the sofa.

I’m blogging at Silk and Shadows today — talking about writing on deadline. Come by and check it out! Anyone who posts there (or here!) will be entered into the book giveaway contest!

I took this picture while in NYC. Yes, that’s Daniel Craig, and he’s got a bottle of Nestea sprouting out of his head.

I’ve seen all the 007 movies. My first time going to a theatre to see one was FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, and I remember exactly where I was — at the air force base theater at beautiful Fort Howard, Panama. I was in the eighth grade, I think. Memories! They make me smile.

Author TJ Bennett will be signing copies of her historical, THE LEGACY, as well!

If you’re in the area, we’d love to see you.

Boomerang Books
907 W Main St
League City, TX 77573
281-316-1404
Read More for Less!
www.myspace.com/boomerangbooks

Big news! Kerrelyn’s book, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A VAMPIRE is at #12 on the NYT Bestseller list and #41 on USA Today’s. And Sharie Kohler is also Sophie Jordan, the USA Today Bestselling author of historical romances. Sharie was signing copies of KISS OF A DARK MOON, which is Book 2 in her Moon Chaser’s Series.

I bet you’d like some free books, wouldn’t you?

WAHOO! And I’m the woman to give them to you. Anyone who posts in response to my blog between now and (oh, pick a date!) November 15th at midnight will be entered in a drawing to win a signed copy of each book. And a couple of other items I’ll throw in the mailer too.

Hey, and check out Silk and Shadows! We’ve got some great ongoing posts this week about dark heroes, and my post will go up tomorrow!

Starting this week, I’ll be participating in a new group blog with four other Signet Eclipse authors! Allison Chase, Annette McCleave, Jessa Slade, Sharon Ashwood and I have joined forces.

Check out Silk & Shadows (tag line: Dark Times Call for Dark Heroes!)

Wait ’till you see Mr. Mystery Eyes…

I’ll be there from 1-3 as part of their 25th Anniversary celebration. Come by if you are in the area!

Also signing are Nationally Bestselling Authors, Sharie Kohler (KISS OF A DARK MOON) and Kerrelyn Sparks (ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A VAMPIRE).

I’ve been a bit silent over the past week, but have emerged from Revisions (with a capital R) triumphant. SO STILL THE NIGHT, which will release in May, has now been passed from my editor to production.

I’ll be out of the house most of the day, but have friends coming for a fun, junky, high-calorie dinner and trick-or-treating. How are you going to spend your Halloween?

If you will contact me at kim@kimlenox.com, I’ll get your mailing information to Jeff so he can send you your book.

Thanks everyone for entering!

I hope you all have your Halloween costumes picked out! Me, I’m here neck deep in book revisions for SO STILL THE NIGHT. They are due tomorrow, so I’ll see you all on Friday!