Kim Richards

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:01:48 GMT

12:53 Christian Saunders blogs about being alien. paranormalityuniverse.blogspot.com/ #

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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:01:57 GMT

12:24 @darkersidemag Why's that? Just because someone's a Christian doesn't mean their culture goes away. It's pretty cool to see the two coexist #

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:01:40 GMT

15:38 @amy_grech Stephen King's scheduled to be on The View on Friday. #
15:43 bit.ly/1Vrobo More of Damnation Books at Darkside Digital. #

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:02:38 GMT

15:05 RT @horrormall: Damnation Books is the latest publisher to offer its digital titles through Darkside Digital. bit.ly/5IflQ #

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:03:06 GMT

10:47 @yolandasfetsos Essla is a lover too. Isis is very jealous so they're both getting TONS of attention today. #
16:07 Now at Writer's Chatroom. No guest tonight. Open chatting. Bring your questions &kudos. www.writerschatroom.com no password needed #
19:57 Chocolate chip cheesecake is in the oven. Bring over some wine and share with us! #

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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:03:31 GMT

23:42 We have a new kitty. There's pictures of her on kim-richards.livejournal.com/ and www.myspace.com/kim_richards #

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New kitty

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:30:32 GMT


Essla on her first day home She's a Lynx Point Siamese.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:04:02 GMT

13:27 @amy_grech Lucky Dog. Craig Ferguson last night was making jokes about Chardonnay slurpies. I guess 7-11 is going to make wine. lol #
13:35 @amy_grech Thanks. I hate the sound of my voice. #
13:36 RT @amy_grech: My collection BLANKET OF WHITE, has several Stoker Nominations. If your an HWA Member, please DM me & I'll e-mail you a PDF. #

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Gothic Polka?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:59:13 GMT

This morning I listened to my interview over at The Graveyard Show podcast (www.graveyardshow.com). If you know how much I hate listening to my own voice, you know this took some talking myself into. The other woman interviewed is promoting gothic polka music. That's just weird enough that I'm intrigued and have to check it out.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:03:29 GMT

09:26 RT @DamnationBooks: Horror: It's not a man's game anymore--Blog post with our own Amy Grech bit.ly/u5yi7 #
20:15 Damnation Books CEO, Kim Richards is interviewed at tonight's Graveyard Show podcast. 9:30 p.m. PST www.graveyardshow.com #

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I'm intervciewed at The Graveyard Show.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:33:57 GMT

Damnation Books CEO, Kim Richards is interviewed at the Graveyard Show podcast. 9:30 p.m. PST 11/05/09 www.graveyardshow.com If you miss it, you can listen from the archives.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:05:29 GMT

17:07 The first of two awesome reviews of DB Books: bit.ly/2QhDi #
17:08 The 2nd review is here: bit.ly/1hchs5 #

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:01:57 GMT

09:46 @PamelaKKinney Good luck with the nanowrimo. I'm rooting for you! #

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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:01:40 GMT

07:26 Party at groups.yahoo.com/group/savannahchase/ all day. Lots of freebies and fun. Damnation Books is participating. Come on by! #
07:51 @PamelaKKinney We're heading out to WFC and celebrating our first wedding anniversary. You? #

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Coffee, resting and cats

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:27:23 GMT

For some reason the coffee tastes extra good this morning. I'm trying to take it easy because I over did it yesterday and ended up going to bed for half the afternoon. Guess I've been feeling too good. They weren't kidding when they said six weeks to recover. It's so easy to lose track of time. I'm going to World Fantasy Convention this weekend and want to be sure I can walk around all day.

We've decided to get another cat so Isis has a buddy. We've talked about it for a while now and yesterday, saw an article about how the shelter here is overfilled. William and I talked it over and decided now's the time. When I get back from WFC, we're heading over there. Heh...heh...twice the loving and twice the trouble. ;D

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:04:24 GMT

09:27 bit.ly/1Gs0xp DB author interview #
20:10 Listening to the new Creed album and enjoying it. I LOVE this group. #

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:01:47 GMT

09:40 DB author, Lily, is my guest blogger today. She's talking about inspiration. bit.ly/nvvh3 #

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Inspire Me

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:46:32 GMT

Let me introduce today's guest blogger. Meet Lily. Her book, Eden Fell, is available from Damnation Books. Welcome Lily! The floor is yours.

I always have the most difficult time giving a short enough answer for where the inspiration for a story came from. Sometimes I'll know and sometimes I don't have a clue. So I always answer with a shrug, everything. Live, death and everything between. Eden Fell is one story where I happen to know where most of it came from: Life.

Back in 1998, my work life was hectic. I was holding down two part-time graphic design jobs and although I was only twenty at the time, I was heading for a burnout. So one night, as I was getting home form work, I decided to first stop by a diner that was located around the corner from my apartment. I so did not feel like cooking that night. When I walked in, I was bleary and exhausted and not paying attention at all.

But I heard the loud gasp as soon as I walked through the door.

“Oh! Is it really you?”

I looked around, checking to see if this middle-aged woman with gray hair styled into sausage curls was talking to me and not someone else. She was talking to me. I scrambled in my mind, trying to come up with an appropriate response as fast as I could. I came up with, “What?”

She frowned, soft and disappointed. “Oh, maybe it's not you.” She looked away and waved a hand as she continued. “You look just like that girl. She was missing for awhile...”

Blink blink.

“Well,” I said carefully, “that's not me.” Backing away now...

“Are you sure?” she called out after me.

“Yeah, um, I'm sure. I'm okay.”

She smiled like a grandmother would, greeting her grandchildren with freshly baked cookies. “Okay, then,” she relented with a slow nod.

Now, I was so tired and oblivious that it wasn't until I got back to my apartment with my hot chicken dinner that I began processing the event. I thought to myself... what the hell was that?!

I still don't have an explanation. It just happened. All kinds of strangers will come right up to me and tell me the darnest things for no... apparent... reason. I take it all in stride for the most part. Though sometimes I will be looking around frantically for the nearest exit.

Later that year, my boyfriend and I were invited to a small birthday party which was taking place a block from that same apartment. I suppose he was behaving like a stereotypical, insecure male, but needless to say, I wasn't impressed with the way he was shamelessly trying to upstage everyone that night. I made up an excuse to leave early. I don't even remember what the excuse was. It was either that or crawl under the table and die of embarrassment.

On our way back to my apartment, I stayed quiet while he rambled arrogantly about what he thought all those people were all about. He went on to say they were fake and pretentious. That's when I piped up. I just had to say something. I couldn't stand it anymore.

“You know what?” I told him. “All those people might be that and more. But I felt really alone tonight and I got no help from you.”

Then it was his turn to be very, very quiet. So glad that relationship ended.

I based certain scenes and characters in Eden Fell on those two incidents. The Ski Jacket Lady and Eden's meltdown after a party. (Shh, don't tell my ex). So when people ask me where my inspiration comes from, I end up giving a short answer and say everything. Life, death and everything between. I never need to look far inspiration. It's life and it's all around us anywhere we go. And that's where my inspiration comes from.

Creatively yours,
Lily

Check out Lily's Blog at http://lilyauthor.blogspot.com/

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:01:47 GMT

12:50 doylebooks.blogspot.com/ Doyle Books Blog features The Zombie Cookbook. #
12:52 @LKHamilton Now if Korn did the music for Spamalot, now THAT would be interesting to check out. LOL! #
15:59 RT @writerschatroom: Live chat with author WD Gagliani 7-9 pm ET. ping.fm/tgTWT . No password needed. Join us! #
19:05 RT @mkimsmith: Question for readers. Kindle or Sony? I LOVE my Sony!!!! It takes many types of files: epub, pdf and even Microsoft Word #

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Gearing up for NANOWRIMO and The Zombie Cookbook

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:30 GMT

After a huge housefull of company, I'm settling into a quiet room to get things ready for this year's nanowrimo. My story is tentatively called Allen the Serial Killer. Yeah, the one I brainstormed before Damnation Books came into being and never wrote. I've got to get a binder for the chapter print outs. Been thinking about music for this humorous serial killer story. So far I've got Monster by Skillet.

We're suspecting The Zombie Cookbook was mentioned on tv this last week. One of our authors did a signing over the weekend and had someone tell her they came because they saw it on "one of those morning shows". We have yet to figure out which one. I sure would love to send them a thank you card! I've been watching The View so I know it's not that one. Anyone see us?

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:03:27 GMT

11:13 Awww...just heard Soupy Sales passed away. I loved watching him. #
15:11 Lily interviews Damnation Books CEO, Kim Richards bit.ly/OYjXw #
20:05 Halloween Bash 09. Damnation Books is participating to show off our eroticas and other titles. bit.ly/bDaDa #

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post office blues and more

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:37:19 GMT

It's been a busy day. Had to argue with the post office. We're about to have another package problem like the one from Germany. Remember that one? We mailed it from Germany to ourselves, it never got here, then both Germany and the US never could find it. It took a year to get anything out of them. This time it's Canada. The US says go to the Canadian Post Office who says...you guessed it...go to the US post office. ARGH! Tracking numbers are worth crap. Neither side can tell us if it was delivered somewhere or returned.

I had a phone interview today with the folks from The Graveyard Show. It won't be online for a couple of weeks but I'll let you know the link, once I do. Sure hope I don't sound as much of a dork as I did in my mind. LOL! It was still fun though.

Looks like we're having a houseful of company this weekend. I don't mind. Most of them are friends so it should be enjoyable. Maybe this time my crazy neighbor won't think we're having a big old party and come over to crash it. Yep. She did that once.

I'm getting excited for nanowrimo to start. I'm going to write the humorous serial killer story I brainstormed last spring. Of course Damnation Books comes first but I've done nanowrimo working for other people so it's worth a try.
Wish me luck.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:04:19 GMT

11:45 I blogged an update about my new Sony Reader.bit.ly/choZe #
11:54 @lablady We had a great time at Writer's Chatroom last night. A few new folks and lots of questions about anthologies. #

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Updates

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:42:11 GMT

Well, tomorrow's two weeks since the surgery. I feel great. The mole they removed at the same time (which turned out to be skin cancer) hurts worse than the hysterectomy. It's really hard NOT to do physical things when I feel like I can. The UPS guy laughed at me when I made him bring the boxes of books inside the entryway. All in all, I'm glad to have all this done with.

I'm loving my new toy (Sony ebook reader). It's turning out to be much more useful than I predicted. Yes, once again, Kim resisted new technology and then when she finally gave in, likes it. I did the same thing with wireless internet connections, reading electronic books...and writing on the computer. I used to write everything by hand and type it in. I've posted two blogs on The Write Brigade about my reader if you're interested. Here's the link: http://writebrigade.blogspot.com/2009/10/sony-reader-after-two-weeks.html

Well, that's it for now. I promised William a cheesecake for dessert tonight so it's time to get my butt in the kitchen.
After that, it's back to edits.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:03:21 GMT

09:50 They're coming for you...or at least..they want to COOK with you! bit.ly/18JTIC #
13:02 8-11 EST tonight. Karina Fabian & Kim Richards lead a chat discussion on anthologies. www.writerschatroom.com no password needed. #
13:44 @WritingSpirit Some of the larger publishers actually charge more for their ebooks than print. I definitely noticed it in the Sony store. #

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