I'm Guest Blogging

Hey everyone. I'm over at Leah's house today. If you want to come visit (and enter to win a copy of Dragonborne) here's the link: http://leahbraemel.blogspot.com/2010/05/chandra-ryans-taking-leap-of-faith.html

Catching Up

I'm going to be on Leah Braemel's blog tomorrow talking about leaps of faith and giving away a copy of Dragonborne. I hope you can stop by. I'll add a link first thing in the morning. In the mean time, if you want to read the blurb or an excerpt to Dragonborne, I have them here. It was also reviewed by Long and Short reviews today. I'm very happy they liked it and hope my next story will indeed be a novel :)

Also one of my friends, Robyn Bachar, had her novel, Blood, Smoke and Mirrors, released by Samhain today! Huge congrats to her. It sounds fantastic and I've been really looking forward to reading it. Wanna know more? http://www.mybookstoreandmore.com/blood-smoke-mirrors-p-5601.html

Hope it's sunny where ever you are today :)

And the Winner is...Sonya!

Congratulations Sonya. I'm e-mailing you the pdf of Dragonborne. Hope you enjoy it :)

I’m Not a Virgin Anymore

That’s right, I’ve been screwed by pirates for the very first time. And, I’ve got to say, it’s not so pleasant. No, this isn’t one of the countless lecturey blogs out there. I know you guys aren’t stealing and I love you for it. This is something else…it’s a contest! I'm giving away a .pdf copy of Dragonborne (<--click on Dragonborne for the blurb). Just post “I want Dragonborne for free” somewhere on the net with a link back to this blog post (could be tweeted or facebooked or worked into your blog) and let me know where it is either in the comments section (with an e-mail address so I can contact you if you win) or e-mail me at Chandra @ ChandraRyan . com. Make sure you remove the spaces in the e-mail account if you e-mail me.

As to the pirates—I’ll send them a take down notice. But I’m not going to stress over it. I’m a firm believer of karma and I can’t believe their lives are very fantastic with as many people as their fraking over.

The contest is open until midnight central time April 30^th so you have a couple days.

Hope it’s bright and shiny where ever you are today…it is here :)

Me, Only So Much Better.

A couple days ago, I passed a major milestone with Dragonborne. I returned my edits to my editor. Yay! No, I’m not done with edits, I just returned a round of them. And I know knowing more edits are on the way should be a downer, but it isn’t. Here’s the thing, I don’t mind edits. I actually kind of like them. Why?

First, because I know the editor liked the story, that’s why they agreed to pick it up. So I never take anything they say personally. I realize my work isn’t perfect, that I get too close to see where it needs fixed, and I really don’t want to look like an idiot when the story is released. So I appreciate the time and energy my editors put into my work.

Second, because some of the mistakes I make are funny as hell and I’ve never had a problem laughing at myself. If you’ve chatted with me on-line (or in person) I’ve probably told you some of these, but I can’t resist repeating myself. They’re just too good. So here goes, some of my best typos:

Instead of imitate, I once used immolate, which means to kill as a sacrifice. I’m sure my hero would not have approved of the heroine immolating his mount. It probably would have pissed him off, but it made my writers group laugh hysterically.

Instead of bowl, I once used bowel. Not that I’m terribly prissy or anything, but I do believe soup tastes better when eaten from a bowl. Just saying.

Instead of vile creature, I once used vial creature. Any dragon that could actually fit in a vial would probably not be much of a threat. Sophie would argue that one with me. But she just likes to argue.

Instead of stairs, I once used stars. Try climbing those sometime.

Instead of dining, I (more than) once used dinning. I’m not even sure what dinning is, or what a dinning room would encompass, which is sad seeing as I look it up every time my writers group calls me on it.

So there you have ‘em, some of my best typos. Oh, and one of my most common mistakes…Clinch does not mean the same thing as Clench. I think I have that one down now. I’ve actually started doing word searches in my works for Clinch, because I hardly ever mean that one.

Hope you’re all having a great week!

Interview At Believing is Seeing

Today I’m being interviewed at Believing is Seeing. Please come by and say hi to me. If you leave a comment with your name and e-mail address, you’ll be entered to win a download of Ink in the Blood.

http://sandrasookoo.wordpress.com/

And The Winner Is...

Stacey who loves fried chicken!

You can e-mail me at Chandra@ChandraRyan.com to tell me what format you'd like the download in and give me an address to ship the swag :)

If you didn't win and would like another shot at getting Ink in the Blood for free, I'm going to be interviewed and guest blogging at a couple spots this week and next. I'll announce them in the Current Happenings section of my website www.ChandraRyan.com

Thanks, everyone for entering. I had a lot of fun talking food :)

Chandra