by Christie Meierz | Dec 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Some of you know I’m rewriting the last part of Daughters of Suralia, the sequel to The Marann. I was never happy with the original ending, but a few nights ago, inspiration struck. I deleted the last chapter, cut the penultimate chapter in half, and sat up...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
“Can you get the engines back online?” Wallingsby asked. The captain shook his head. “Critical systems are just … missing. All that’s left is dust.” He gave an involuntary shudder. “Could just as easily have been the hull. Whatever and whoever did this has one...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
to an online bookseller near you… First Contact Earth’s Ambassador to Tolar, Smithton Adler Russell, gets a call in the middle of the night. Field Work The ruler of Monralar is ambitious, ruthless, and out to unseat the Sural. Can the Sural put a...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Are you ready for this? Here’s the new cover for my next release, a pair of short stories due out in December: Cover design by Laura Shinn.
by Christie Meierz | Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
I didn’t emphasize the psychological study part of my novel, but I was hoping someone would notice. Someone did. In the wee hours of the night last night, my book received a review on Amazon from a domestic abuse and sexual assault crisis counselor. It really...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
“He is old, so very old. Storaas is waiting to die. He still delights in teaching Kyza, the heir to Suralia, but he is unlikely to live to see her grown. Why does he allow himself to decline? What happened to destroy his will to live? The Sural stops short of...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m giving away an autographed copy of The Marann on Goodreads.com. Enter now, and you could win it on Christmas Day! Goodreads Giveaway Good luck!
by Christie Meierz | Nov 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
I won’t reveal who Marianne is talking to here. That’s much too big a spoiler. “What in the world is going on in Parania?” Marianne asked. “The Sural wouldn’t talk about it, then right after breakfast he took off for Monralar, after muttering...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
I admit it. I couldn’t resist the temptation to discuss Tolari mating habits on Wednesday. I could have posted tomorrow, but I won’t. I’m giggling too much over this. Okay, so seriously. If you’ve read The Marann, you know that the Tolari are...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
The past couple of days have been very heady. The Marann has been flirting with the top 1000 paid in the Kindle Store. This morning, I woke to find it at #872. A couple of hours later, it’s at #915. Its rankings seem to peak while I’m asleep, so lately...
