Blog Posts from Darynda

Ruby Release: DEATH AND THE GIRL NEXT DOOR

Posted by Darynda Jones Oct 2 2012, 12:01 am in Ruby Release

Hello Ruby Readers! I am interrupting this commercial break to announce the release of the first in the Darklight Trilogy, DEATH AND THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, a new young adult (YA) series from St. Martin’s Press. And I thought I might, you know, explain. A lot of people have been wondering what prompted me to [...]

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Scary Stories and Other Fun Stuff

Posted by Darynda Jones Oct 31 2011, 12:01 am

SCARY STORIES AND OTHER FUN STUFF I recently shared a ghost story as a guest on another blog and, of course, that got the creative juices flowing. So I figured, since it’s Halloween, it would be super fun to share our own stories of the unexplained. Here is mine, just to get the ball rolling. [...]

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That First Bite

Posted by Darynda Jones Oct 17 2011, 12:01 am

THAT FIRST BITE In a recent interview, I was asked what my earliest memories of writing were, and boy did the flashbacks come pouring in. And I’ve never even done acid. I was bitten by the bug early, before I could actually write, in fact. When I was four or five, I remember scribbling [...]

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A Recipe for Golden Heart Success (from someone who never cooks)

Posted by Darynda Jones Sep 8 2011, 12:01 am

Hey beautiful peeps! This is actually a repost from an earlier blog, but with Golden Heart registration right around the corner, I thought it might be okay to post again as a refresher. Enjoy! A Recipe for Golden Heart Success (from someone who never cooks) Okay, I’m lying. I cook. Just not often. And certainly [...]

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Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…

Posted by Darynda Jones Aug 31 2011, 12:01 am in Beginnings

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…. According to my editor (who just happens to be a genius), I start every book I send her in the wrong place. I’ve had to write and rewrite beginnings over and over until she finally stops me and says something like, “I see this story starting here.” [...]

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THE VIEW FROM OVER THERE

Posted by Darynda Jones May 25 2011, 12:01 am

This is for everyone out there who loves words as much as I do. As both a reader and a writer, I am always looking for new and interesting ways to describe the ordinary, and one exercise that has helped me in the past is to see the world through another’s eyes. To really put [...]

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Ruby Release Spotlight: Tamara Hogan & Taste Me

Posted by Darynda Jones Mar 1 2011, 12:01 am

**ping** [DaryndaJones]: ready to chat? [TamaraHogan]: wow, is it that time already? Cool! Coming in now… [Admin]: <<TamaraHogan has entered Council_Net confidential chat…>> [TamaraHogan]: hi, D! [DaryndaJones]: Hey there! Everyone, I’d like to welcome and congratulate Ruby Sister and fellow paranormal writer Tamara Hogan for two reasons. First, well, she sold. WOOHOO! And second, because [...]

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5 Ways to Turn Bad Writing into Gold

Posted by Darynda Jones Nov 10 2010, 12:01 am in craft, writing exercise, Writing ideas, writing tips

5 Ways to Turn Bad Writing into Gold Remember when you were nine and Cousin Bobby darned near cut off his finger playing chicken with that butcher’s knife? How did his near-death experience benefit you? Exactly. After you were treated for shock, you learned not to play chicken with a butcher’s knife, when clearly a [...]

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