Nadia Lee :: Romance Writer

Oh my gosh, I still can't believe it's already January. I keep thinking that it's still December 2011! I'm still getting used to writing 2012 in my date books and so on. How about you?

I'm grateful that 2011 ended well with the release of The Last Slayer. It hit the Carina Press Most Popular list and continues to receive a very, very gratifying number of extremely positive reviews.

"A smashing debut to a thrilling new series!" -- Ex-Libris

"...one of the best I've ever read..." -- Booked Up

"A gripping plot, likeable characters, well written and imaginative...I give it five stars and urge all lovers of urban fantasy to read it, especially if you're into dragons." -- Tahlia Newland

"Sometimes I read a book and I'm left wanting more. The Last Slayer was one of those books. Nadia Lee's world of demons, demon hunters, and dragonlords was convincing, and I'm so glad that it's part of a trilogy because I can't wait to read more about Ashera's quest. This is one of those books that will appeal not only to fans of urban fantasy, but also to those who enjoy more traditional fantasy reads, so if you're in either one of those categories, you are in for a treat." -- All About Romance

"If you're looking for a genre-blender of fantasy, paranormal and urban fantasy, then I totally recommend this for you." -- Basia's Bookshelf

"...a little bit Urban Fantasy, a little bit Paranormal Romance, a little bit Fantasy and a lot of beautiful world building...looking forward to the next book..." -- Buckeye Girl Reads

"With an engaging wise-cracking heroine and a smouldering hero, and epic fantastical tone, I highly recommend The Last Slayer if you fancy something new." -- The Book Pushers

"I adored this book. It was reminiscent of Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter meets Thea Harrison's Elder Races series. We have a kick ass heroine in a fascinating supernatural world featuring a hierarchy of dragons and demons. Can't wait to read more!" -- The Raunch Dilettante

"I absolutely recommend it to people who like dragons, demons and sexiness!" -- The Yearning Mermaid

"...an Arthurian good versus evil theme...light eroticism...vivid descriptions...a phenomenal amount of world-building... I enjoyed The Last Slayer very much." -- Book Lovers Inc

"I didn't know what to expect from this book when I started it but WOW this is a seriously good fantasy...is definitely going to leave you wanting more." -- Melanie, Goodreads

Whew! To say that I'm overwhelmed would be an understatement. I've been completely blown away by all the great things people are saying about this book. Thank you, thank you, everyone!

I'm going to do a few more guest blog posts and interviews, so please check my interview / guest blog post schedule for more information if you're interested. I'll be discussing a few behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes, etc. Every single one of the guest blog posts features new material and information about how I wrote The Last Slayer and related topics.

Also, in case you missed the announcement earlier you can sample The Last Slayer from my website here or download an electronic excerpt booklet in PDF, epub or mobi. The booklet contains the first 20% of the story.

Currently, I'm working on the sequel to The Last Slayer. It's going much more slowly than I'd like, but such is life. *sigh* At least I don't have to figure out everyone's eye color. (You can find out more about my eccentricity with eyes on Tori Book Fairy's blog on January 12th.)

I hope you all have a roaring good Year of the Dragon!

Can you believe it's already December?

I feel slightly nostalgic about 2011. On personal note, I had literally the biggest event of my life: the birth of the Boy. He's around six months old now, and soon he's going to have his first mashed-up bananas. I can't wait to see the expression he's going to make! He so loves to eat!

On the professional side, I released two books -- Destiny Entwined and Carnal Secrets -- and I'm going to have another one -- The Last Slayer -- out on December 26.

To promote The Last Slayer, I'm going to be guest blogging, doing interviews and giveaways, etc. Please check my blog, Twitter, Facebook, and/or Tumblr for the latest information. In a week or so, I'm also going to be giving a few copies to my newsletter subscribers. If you want to get the latest information about my books and be eligible for subscriber-only giveaways, sign up here!

Happy holidays, everyone!

* That's the Boy next to a giant banana display. I thought it was apt!

Oh gosh! It's already November! 2011 is so close to being over!

The Last Slayer preorder links went live on Amazon (US, UK, Germany, France) and BN on November 1. I went all squee over them. Although my editors, husband, son, relatives, friends, clerks at the local grocery store and general people in the neighborhood might disagree, I'm really very easy to please. :-)

And the production team from Carina Press sent me the final copy of The Last Slayer. It looks stunning in every way, and I'm really happy with how perfectly formatted it is. Thank you, everyone at Carina!

If you want to check out an excerpt, you can go here. If you sign up for my newsletter, I'll be sending out more excerpts in December before the official release date, plus you'll get updates on special contests and so on.

As for my plans for November, I've decided I'm going to be crazy and do NaNo. (I ever registered for it...) I'm not really trying to go for 50k. That's insane given all the stuff I have to do. But I'm trying to get as much as possible written for the sequel to The Last Slayer.

How about you? Anything fun happening? Are you doing NaNo this year?

I can't believe 2011 is now 75% over! Wow, where did all that time go?

So let's see what I've been up to...

The Last Slayer

I got a note that Audible picked it up, so it's going to be available as an audio book. That's super-exciting: my first audio book! I'll keep you updated.

Oh and in case you haven't seen it, here's the cover from Carina Press. The Art Department and Frauke Spanuth did an amazing job. I also love how Carina Press reworked the back cover blurb, incorporating the pitch paragraph from my cover letter and adding more to it.

The Last Slayer Sequel

I've titled it Thrones of Thorns for now. I wanted to the title to refer to some kind of element in the story, and I'll leave it up to you to imagine what that might be. It may change though...

This is the project I'm doing the 500 Words a Day Challenge with, and so far it's going very well. At this rate, I'll be done with the first draft by mid-December at the latest. I'll have to do a round of revision before I can show it to anyone for feedback, but this time I'm going to try sending it before drafting it millions of times. Usually that's what I do before showing my project to anybody... I can get a weeeee bit obsessive. But recently I realized that when I do that, I usually don't want to do further rounds of revision, incorporating everyone's comments, because just the idea of looking at the project one more time makes me feel ill. Which, if you think about it, is really unproductive and silly. So it's time for a Change In Process.

The Sekrit Assassin Project

I can't believe I'm still drafting it, but I am. (Don't judge me.) Anyway, I'm going to finish this draft before the year's over and send it to Agent. I don't think there's anything else I can do to this project that I haven't thought of, and it's about time she sees it.

On to non-writing stuff...

I can't wait for Dexter to start! W00t! It's one of my favorite shows, and I'm dying to meet this season's serial killer.

And here's the Boy, 3 months old. People have asked for a picture, and I finally got around to moving photos from my digital camera to the PC. The onesie is a special gift from his honorary Auntie May. (Maybe he'll grow up to be Spiderman...)

Have a great October, everyone!

Can you believe September is already almost half over?

I just got done with The Last Slayer edits. So now I'm waiting to get the final e-author copy to plan marketing and promotion for the book. A part of that is doing guest blog posts. Yes, I'm volunteering! If you have a topic you'd like me to cover -- inspiration, world-building, the business side of writing, etc. -- please leave a comment or email me. (I'm also planning to do interviews as well. )

Speaking of The Last Slayer, I updated my book page with a first chapter excerpt. You can read it here.

Also, once I get the author copy, I'll give away about ten copies to my newsletter subscribers who are willing to read and review the book. If you want to be considered, feel free to sign up for my newsletter here.

This month I'm taking a workshop on sexual tension and continuing to work on the sequel to The Last Slayer. So far I have about 30% of it written, plus the synopsis. I can't wait to get it written and share it with you.

I hope all of you have a fabulous rest-of-September!