Posted by Daphne on December 21st, 2011 — Posted in Book News
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
Posted by Daphne on December 6th, 2011 — Posted in Good Reading
After reading so much in October, I had a quieter month in November.
Here’s what was still in progress at the end of November:
Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss
Kindred by Octavia Butler
The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferris
Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes Read more...
Posted by Daphne on November 28th, 2011 — Posted in Good Reading
Four books…Two Days…Great Prizes
With this contest, there is something for everyone and it’s SO simple to win!
On November 28 and/or 29, purchase 1 or all 4 of the debut author’s books listed here. Then forward proof of purchase (the receipt Amazon sends you will do just fine) to : motionsrider-at-yahoo.ca and get up to 4 entries into a draw for a $100 Amazon gift card! Read more...
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
November 17: 18 interesting-looking new fantasy novels release in November. http://bit.ly/uHlcVk
November 17: November paranormal romance releases incl Nalini Singh, Jennifer Estep, Marjorie M. Lui. http://bit.ly/vlNYJURead more...
Posted by Daphne on November 3rd, 2011 — Posted in Good Reading
In October, I challenged myself to finish one book (or novella or short story — basically, one file on my Kindle) a day. I managed 30 out of 31. Most of those books were ones I had already read part of, although a few were new. Read more...
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
October 4: 53 new urban fantasy & paranormal romance books out in October including my favorites Keri Arthur, Kim Harrison, Ilona Andrews, and Nalini Singh. http://bit.ly/nk3aXtRead more...
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
September 13: Paranormal anth. incl one of my faves, Jennifer Estep. Proceeds for breast cancer. http://bit.ly/oImBEvRead more...
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
These are book-related tweets, many to do with urban fantasy, fantasy, and sf, that I made over a period of time, all brought together (and cleaned up a little).
August 26: Interesting discussion of strong heroines, including urban fantasy heroine Kate Daniels. http://bit.ly/r0nnlkRead more...
Posted by Daphne on April 3rd, 2011 — Posted in Writing Progress
It has been a horribly long time since I posted anything on my blog. So I’ve been thinking about ways to revitalize it. I’m going to start a few things, including posting updates on how my writing is going, and posting some articles related to my two current books. Plus, since my wip Demon Blood is set in the Twin Cities–where I live–I’m going to post from time to time when something interesting happens here in town. Read more...
Posted by Daphne on October 5th, 2008 — Posted in Current Events
If you’re not sure whether you’re registered to vote or not–or even if you think you *are* registered to vote–you might want to check out this site to be sure. Can I Vote has links for all 50 states. In addition to checking whether you’re registered or not, you can also find out where you need to go to vote, whether you need to bring ID, and if so what kind of ID. Read more...
Posted by Daphne on August 19th, 2008 — Posted in General
Ack! I haven’t posted in so long. Been very, very, very busy. School, trying to get the thesis done, and my job at Northwest Airlines (merger, anyone?), trips and now the Olympics. There’s always something! Read more...
Posted by Daphne on February 17th, 2008 — Posted in Good Reading
I’m trying to make this a yearly thing, although I’m a little late this year. Anyway, just like last year, of the books I read in 2007 (which may or may not have been published in that year), these were my favorites. Read more...
Posted by Daphne on November 18th, 2007 — Posted in Current Events
In the past several years, the FCC has removed many of the rules that kept companies from buying up too much of our media — our TV stations, radio stations, and newspapers. It used to be that a single corporation could only own a limited number of media outlets. What that meant was that the viewpoints we got about the news were sufficiently diverse so we could get a good idea of the whole picture. But with fewer and fewer corporations buying up all the media outlets — with the FCC’s approval — the news we get is increasingly homogenized. Read more...
Posted by Daphne on September 26th, 2007 — Posted in Current Events
Overnight, monasteries in Burma were raided by government forces, and at least one and possibly as many as three or four of the protesters were killed during the crackdown. Read the details on BBC’s site and commentary on With Bowl and Robe.
Here’s some more background on the situation: Read more...
Posted by Daphne on August 7th, 2007 — Posted in Good Reading
OK, I know I just posted something about Suz Brockmann yesterday, but today, she put up this wonderful story about having dinner with Joss Whedon. And since I adore both Suz and Joss, and the story was awesome, I couldn’t resist posting a link. Read about Suz’s dinner with Joss here. Read more...
Posted by Daphne on August 6th, 2007 — Posted in Good Reading
One of my favorite authors is Suzanne Brockmann, and she’s currently doing a countdown to the release of her next book, Force of Nature. As part of that, she’s doing a contest over the next three days, where the prize is five of her hard-to-find books. I actually own (and have read) all five, so I’m not going to enter the contest myself, but I do want to see what the results are. Read more...
Daphne J. Riordan I'm an aspiring urban fantasy writer, currently submitting one novel and editing another. My day job is as a Data Architect, and in addition to computers and writing, I love books (all kinds), traveling, & good friends.