Another prevailing, persistant penciler of the supernatural is our own Sidhe Vicious. As most, I've enjoyed her reviews and interviews, and made some informed purchases thanks to her (not to mention winning a slick Buffy book!)

Now she's moved to a new dig, taking up a new blog roll at Wordpress. The site is still under construction, meaning that she hasn't moved everything over yet, but it looks great. And as I scrolled through I discovered that she put me in with the published author blog links! My name is tucked in with some of the greats like Stacia Kane, Rachel Vincent, and Jeaniene Frost. Now if I can live up to their standards.

Thanks, Sidhe!

Do you love vampires? Do you crave for dark and brooding lit? Do you live for the sultry and seductive world of the supernatural? Then Bite Me is the magazine for you! A subtle mix of dark literature and real-world vamps, Bite Me offers much to enjoy.

And it also showcases Amberkatze in all her reviewingly glory. Now you can keep up with her on-going crusade to enliven and educate the lovers of al things dead and dark in this awesome magazine.

Congrats, Amber!

Do you remember the review I brought up about Personal Demons? You know, Stacia Kane's book about those little buggers being real and how sexy, funny Megan Chase takes them on? Do ya?

Well the League is hosting a little coffee talk about the novel all week. If you have any feelings/ reviews/ kudos and the like that you want to throw out there for PD and Stacia, then go on over and join the fun!

I just added a link to Dean Koontz's website. he doesn't have a blog per se, but instead has this "different" little character, a computerized Dean on the header that gives a monthly breakdown into Dean's world and thoughts. He's fun to watch and listen to.

Also, I've been waiting for the thrid book, Dead and Alive, in his Frankenstein trilogy. The first two were a blast, full of action, intrigue, and science gone horribly wrong. Life would be incomplete without the final chapter in Carson's and Duecalion's battle against the megalomanical Victor Helios. With a December release date this is expected to be a long year!

Paula Guran of Juno Books posted a review of Stacia Kane's Personal Demons. Praise to Stacia for breaking one mold that I've often wondered about or feared: Must all Urban Fantasy be written in the first person? Not so. Congrats, Stacia!

Amberkatze just can't get enough to read. Over at her blog, she gave a brief review for Adrian Phoenix's debut novel A Rush of Wings. Have you read it? I haven't as of yet but plan to. If you read it and felt like voicing your opinion swing by Amber's place and drop a comment. And while you're there, check out the other great reviews!

With as many Urban Fantasy fans out there buying up every last novel to hit the stands, you'd think that a few would be represented on the New York Times Bestseller's list - and you'd be right!

Urban Fantasy Land posted the some of the latest books to hit high marks with several different lists.

Over at Absolute Write, horror power mod Haggis offered up a challenge for the Horror Hounds on the board. He recently discovered an e-zine called Necrotic Tissus that was attempting to build its readership so they could offer pro rates to author submissions. It's a free e-zine you can subscribe to. Haggis had good remarks about the fiction and saw that they were excepting 100 words flash fiction stories.

So, we the Horror Hounds of Absolute Write have challenged each other to produce the best horror shorts we can. Hopefully, one of us wil catch the editor's eye and help build the mags readership as well.

Small press is where lots of writers get there start and make a few bucks in the process. Buy like any publication, the more readers equals more money, but more importantly it keeps the magazine afloat and gives writers a stable place to showcase there work.

Check out Necrotic Tissue and see what you think!

Granted, this isn't dark - far from it! But being the geek that I am I couldn't help but post a link to Superherohype and their imbedded video that plays a three-minute bite of the upcoming movie Speed Racer! I remember so many afternoons as a boy, racing through the yard and making those jumper jack's sounds just like Speed. The show was simple but pure escapism at its youthful best. Now, with the movie on the way (and it looks hot!) I will get to relive those innocent days in lavish CGI. God bless the Wachowski brothers!

As I try to nab an agent and get my book picked up by any publisher willing to take a risk, I comb the blogs  for useful tidbits that grant some insight into a business I'm unfamiliar with. Over at Lit Soup, Jenny Rappaport posted a blog discussing the economics surrounding publishing and how the current recession will effect it. Very eye opening.