Tag: Arkhangelsk
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The Demon Porn Announcement: Russian Leather Demons, Uncut
Get out the naughty confetti (you know you have some)…I’m very excited to announce my new series:Demons of ElysiumComing January 2014 from Samhain Publishing!
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Get Entangled Under the Mistletoe!
Don’t forget to check out what the other authors participating in the hop are giving away! Welcome to my giveaway for the Entangled Under the Mistletoe Blog Hop! The pagan origins of many of the rituals around this time of year have always been my favorite: kisses under the mistletoe, decorated trees, and pretty lights…
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Demons on the loose
Hang on to your hats, because Belphagor and Vasily will soon be at large in the world of Man. (And Anazakia, too…of course Anazakia; she’s the star, but really…Belphagor and Vasily, can I hear a w00t??) Yes, I’m rambling. I’ll try to be clear: My awesome agent, Sara Megibow, has just sold my House of…
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Scenes from Arkhangel’sk
Researching the landscape and the layout of the city of Arkhangel’sk for my latest WIP, I came across this photo via Google Earth that just took my breath away: This is actually near Mezen, but still in Arkhangel’sk Oblast, and perfectly fits the setting of the middle of The House of Arkhangel’sk. The photographer, Andrey…
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Saturday evening post: Recalcitrant demons and tattooed males
So I’ve gotten to that point in my latest work in progress where all the pieces have fallen into place, and I know exactly what’s going to happen from here to the end…except for One. Little. Thing. It’s a fairly crucial thing. My demon character Belphagor is supposed to have a plan that he unveils…
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Pride and prejudice
Lately I’ve been noticing a trend of mine when it comes to my writing: I believe every negative word someone says about it. I have no problem taking criticism; rejection notes and editing notes all ring true to me—unless it’s something that really feels fundamentally wrong, like a rejection I got once saying Belphagor and…
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Saturday evening post: Rusalki
Last summer while working on rewrites for The House of Arkhangel’sk, I briefly veered off onto a storyline where Anazakia meets a rusalka before I realized it had nothing to do with the story. I was sad about it, because I really liked my rusalka Lyudmila, but she had to go. Today Lyudmila surprised me…
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Saturday evening post: Young Belphagor
Ooh. I just found my young Belphagor: Isn’t he sweet? Of course, he should have dark brown eyes, and young Belphagor had no tattoos, until…oh, right. You have to read the second trilogy to find that out. Sorry for the horrible tease. (notsorry) To make up for it, here’s a brief excerpt from young Belphagor’s…
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Throwing Chora
So an interesting thing developed while I was writing the Queen of Heaven series. The beginning of The House of Arkhangel’sk opens on a card game. It was one of the first images I had of this world: a den of “iniquity” in heaven, where an angel of the ruling House of Arkhangel’sk, disguised as…
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Looking for Belphagor
Belphagor turns out to be much harder to find than Vasily…and I never thought I’d find Vasily. Sigh. But here’s a model who has a certain Belphagorian look to him: Is that a gun in his pocket, or…? And here’s another one; no tattoos, unfortunately, but he has a little something of Belphagor in the…