I’ll Be at Enchanted by Books–Win a Book!

Today I’m guest blogging at Enchanted by Books about the challenges of writing a series, as opposed to a single, standalone book. It’s a topic that’s been on my mind lately as I edited Deadtown’s sequel and look ahead to more books in Vicky’s series.

Come by, say hello, and let’s talk about what you like—and don’t like—to see in a series. You could win a signed copy of Deadtown. The contest runs all week, and I’ll be popping in and out during that time to keep the conversation going. See you there!

Chat Tonight

Tonight I’ll be chatting with fellow Good Girls Bad Juju authors Rita Vetere and Sean Cummings at Rita’s website.

Rita is the author of Ancient Inheritance and Born of Darkness, both from Lyrical Press. Forthcoming is Whispering Bones, and you can read an excerpt by clicking the link. It looks great—deliciously creepy! I can’t wait to read it.

Sean is the author of Unseen World, also from Lyrical Press, and two forthcoming books in his brand-new Valerie Stevens urban fantasy series: Shade Fright and Funeral Pallor. Both will be out this year from Snowbooks. I was lucky enough to read an early copy of Shade Fright, and it’s a lot of fun—watch for it!

We’ll be “chatting in the dark” on Rita’s site, starting at 8:00 p.m. EST tonight. Click here to join us. The conversation is sure to be lively, and I’ll be giving away a signed copy of Deadtown. Hope to see you there!

Night Owl Reviews Names Deadtown a Top Pick

Night Owl Reviews has given Deadtown 4.5 stars, writing “pure excitement is packed in to the 326 pages that is Deadtown.”

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The reviewer goes on to add:

I found Deadtown to be a fast read with exciting, witty characters, a great plot and with plenty of action. Holzner has created a heroine worthy of fans.   For fans of Urban Fantasy, Deadtown will gladly fulfill your taste buds for the genre.  I, for one, can’t wait until the sequel comes out.  I want to know what’s in store for Vicky, Alexander Kane (her werewolf/civil rights lawyer) and Tina, the zombie.  Frankly, I need more of Deadtown.

You can read the full review here.

Coffee with an Author

This morning I spent an hour chatting with Naomi Giroux on I Just Finished’s “Coffee with an Author” on Blog Talk Radio. We talked about Deadtown, finding time to write, and the differences between writing fiction and nonfiction. It was fun, and for me the hour flew by. You can listen in on our conversation here.

Nice to Wake Up To…

After kind of a tough week, it was nice to wake up this morning and find an enthusiastic review of Deadtown, written by Paula Weston, at Other Worlds. Here’s part of what Paula had to say:

Deadtown has enough action, wit and snappy dialogue to stand out from the crowd and Holzner has created a world that’s cleverly and logically constructed, complete with politics and social agendas.

At least my weekend is off to a good start!

You can read the entire review here.