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Mar.14.2012
By now, you've heard of Fifty Shades of Grey, the soft erotica novel that's making the mainstream media sit up and take notice. I haven't read it (yet) but say good for the author. Why?
Those of you who have read The Taker already know there is a dark sexual thread that runs through the book...
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Feb.11.2012
As you may have heard, in a couple days I’m going to Milan for the launch of my book, The Taker. Or Immortal, as it’s being called in Italy.
Don’t worry, this won’t be the last you hear of it. I figure half of the people who read this blog are friends who want to see what I’m up to and the...
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Jul.02.2011
Great reviews for The TAKER in preparation for the 6 September publication day:
BOOKLIST (starred): "Katsu’s imaginative, wholly original debut is the story of Lanore McIlvrae, a young woman who is found in the Maine woods claiming she’s killed a man. When the police bring her to Dr. Luke...
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May.13.2011
I've mentioned more than once that I have the most generous publisher in the world, yes? Among the many wonderful promotional opportunities they are heaping on my little book is a book trailer. As we were kicking around ideas, I said wouldn't it be nice to take advantage of some historical Colonial...
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Apr.26.2011
When last we spoke, I said I would report on how the numbers were looking in the UK. The truth is, I don't know and I'm not sure when I'll get any figures from the publisher. Nor do I know if the system for counting book sales is very different from systems in the US which -- like many things, when...
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Mar.14.2011
To celebrate the 14 April UK pub of The TAKER (Century/Random House UK), I'm giving away a copy of the UK edition. To enter, add your name to the mailing list at http://bit.ly/grbGFv
The TAKER will be published in the US by Gallery/Simon & Schuster, in September.
Please visit http://almakatsu...
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Feb.16.2011
Looking to build your online audience? Ready to get beyond the basics with your social media campaign? Read my post in today's First Person Plural blog at Washington DC's The Writer's Center:
http://thewriterscenter.blogspot.com/2011/02/beyond-social-media-basics-for-writers.html
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Feb.04.2011
I just sent out the first newsletter for my upcoming debut novel, The TAKER. I have a great website designer/manager who specializes in writers' websites who makes it easy to put out professional looking html emails. She uses an email company to manage subscriptions and the miraculous part is that...
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Jan.26.2011
My agent submitted the first half of my second book to my editor today. It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears -- his and mine -- to make it to this point.
Some writers will tell you that writing the second book is harder than the first. After all, you had as much time as you wanted and needed to...
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Dec.18.2010
Chuck Sambuchino at Writer's Digest blog "Huide to Literary Agents" was kind enough to run my story today:
www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/How+I+Got+My+Agent+Alma+Katsu.aspx
If you haven't seen his blog yet, check it out! It's a great resource for pro and newbie alike.
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Alma Katsu's searing tale of otherworldly lovers and eternal obsession will seduce you from page one. With its elegant prose and riveting plot, The Taker is as irresistible as the hauntingly beautiful, pleasure-seeking immortals who scorch its pages. A wicked, sensuous, shattering love story that I can't recommend enough. You have to experience it for yourself!
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——Kresley Cole, New York Times bestselling author
About Alma
Alma Katsu is the author of The Taker and The Reckoning, the first two novels in a trilogy of epic supernatural love stories published by Gallery Books (Simon and Schuster), Century (Random House UK for world English). The Descent, the final book in the...