About 7 years ago, I had the idea for a graphic novel about a vampire-esque hitman who executes his contracts by drinking their blood. The vampire wouldn't be your garden variety type, as he has a symbiot attached to his soul that came across a deminsional gateway when an alchemical experiment went afoul. As a result, my "host" as I call him can eat, drink and enjoy sunlight. The Host: Shadows is a darker book than what I usually write, and I have to say I enjoyed getting into not only Tristain St. Blaise's psyche, but also that of the heroine, Angelia Lightheart and villain, Benito Achilles.
My totally awesome and always encouraging editor at Samhain Publishing, Immi, was very supportive and complimentary when she read this project. It looks like a tentative publication date of January 08 for ebook, and hopefully the print run will come out by the time RT conference in Pittsburgh next year. I would really love to have that one in hand by the booksigning.
This has been a long labour of love for me. When I first conceived the idea, I wanted to present it in graphic novel form, but could never find an artist that drew in the style I wanted it to be that would actually be available for the project, or wouldn't charge me for the work. I wanted a partnership and ended up with a novel that is all mine. Not bad at all. I much prefer this, especially when Immi already asked if there is a sequel in the works.
In other good news, an editor from Red Sage, my erotic romance publisher, asked to see the full on my sequel to Fatal Error, titled Mind Games. This takes place 30 years after FE and tells the tale of Jesse and Soran's son, Damien and his psychic link with a woman named, Jade. Hopefully, MG will live up to the expectations of FE. I have to admit that when I'm writing novellas, I have a tendency to "pants" the story. I know the basic layout, but I don't make an outline like I do for novels, so they may take a little longer to craft since I go back and do a lot more rereading as I proceed. So, cross your fingers on this one and I'll keep you posted.
-Kat
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11 comments:
Congrats Kat! That's fantastic news. They both sound like great stories!
Congrats! You're on fire. Keep up the good work!
Wow! Congrats, chica! Its great to see a fellow Romance Diva get some success!
That IS good news. :)
Well done Kat, and it sounds like a fabulous story...
Yay, Kat!! Congrats on the sale. It's sounds like a great story. And the start of a great series :)
And good luck with your next story at Red Sage. I'm still waiting to hear on mine.
Go divas...go divas...that's so wonderful--congrats!!!
With all your literary sucess lately, how do you expect your family to keep up reading your books while working? Maybe you could ask one of your publishers if it's possible that these will come out on tape or cd. Well done Meer, we're all proud of you!!!
Wooohooo Kat!!! The Host: Shadows is a work of art and I'm so thrilled it's going to get the audience it deserves!
Everything you write is amazing and you have that rare ability to switch genres at will and be equally successful with each. Congrats!!!
Congrats :) -- I don't tend to overthink novellas either.
Ah, that's interesting. I wonder if how you conceived it is part of the reason it's so visual to read?
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