by Corrina | Aug 6, 2012 | Phoenix Rising, Writing
Never underestimate the power of a determined friend, in this case, one Jill Purinton. Not to mention the power of a geeky encounter. I attended the annual meeting of Romance Writers of America in Anaheim last month. Which meant I got to have fun with my fabulous...
by Corrina | Feb 29, 2012 | Phoenix Rising, Writing
Hi! Been crazy lately. In the last month: 1. The GeekMom Book was submitted to our editor, hitting the February 1st deadline. Hopefully, publication this winter. 2. I sold Phoenix Legacy, the direct sequel to Phoenix Rising, to Samhain. That will be out in November....
by Corrina | Dec 18, 2011 | Phoenix Rising, Writing
When I was writing Phoenix Rising, I often used some famous comic book splash pages for inspiration, especially as my Alec Ramsey’s firestarting abilities start to go completely out of control near the end. It worked in prose but I couldn’t stop wishing...
by Corrina | Nov 11, 2011 | Phoenix Rising, Writing
Updated because the good reviews keep rolling in for Phoenix Rising! 1. The Library Journal!!! “A touch of the X-Men with a smattering of coming-of-age legend, Phoenix Rising certainly keeps the reader’s attention. Lawson effortlessly switches...
by Corrina | Nov 9, 2011 | Phoenix Rising
The publicity handbook says I should be doing all this *before* the book goes on sale but the weather and the power company that kept me in the dark for ten days had apparently never read the handbook. So I thought I’d run a snippet for a few days this week,...