Author Archives: Racheline Maltese

Giveaway winners revealed!

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Erin and I are pleased to announce that the free copy of “Lake Effect” that was a giveaway associated with the TRS Staying Home Party will be going to Tumblr/Twitter user @istytehcrawk when the story comes out on June 18th. … Continue reading →

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Starling cover reveal!

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Starling now has a cover.  Of course, a whole bunch of you knew that, either because you saw Erin and I flipping out about it on Twitter or you’re paying very close attention to the bio at the end of … Continue reading →

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Love is a strangeness. Not romance or the women who write it.

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Earlier today, a fellow creative-professional friend pointed me to Michael Kozlowski’s assertion that Female Authors Depend on their Husbands to Write Romance and asked if I had any comment. The implication of that query was, of course, Release the Kraken! … Continue reading →

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Romance @ Random: Penny Dreadful Episode 4 Recap

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

This week’s recap is up! Dorian Gray has an orgy. Vanessa meets a creepy child. Sir Malcolm is a horrible person who says shitty colonialist things. Victor makes the most impatient monsters ever. Brona and Ethan go on a reaaaaaaaally awkward … Continue reading →

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Do the Thing! – Are you addicted to yes?

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

If your Thing is a competitive thing, you, like me, may have an addiction to yes. Now sure, I write to tell stories. But I also write, frequently, from a place of anger. So often when I tried to tell … Continue reading →

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Did the Thing! – May edition

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

New last Friday of the month tradition: Report back on your Do the thing! activities. Lately, I’ve been getting some awesome messages on Tumblr where this Do the thing! started.  People have gone on job interviews, gotten new gigs, started … Continue reading →

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The (un)reality of awards shows

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Last week, I got to go to the Billboard Music Awards.  I’d actually never been to a broadcast awards ceremony before, and even though our Love in Los Angeles books aren’t about the music scene (although there’s a guy in … Continue reading →

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Romance @ Random: Penny Dreadful Episode 3 Recap

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

This week’s recap is up! While the episode was low on action, it was high on information and bad CGI wolves. Everything about the Frankenstein plot continues to be fascinating, miraculous, and troubling, and I keep hoping to find time … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek Sunday: Snare

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Another Sunday, another week of Sneak Peek Sunday, a romance writer blog hop. Follow the link back to see what other authors are working on this week (please note that participating authors write in all genres and at all heat levels). … Continue reading →

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The Roosevelts and the Underwoods (and the Cooks and the Keanes)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Last night I had the super cool opportunity to attend The Roosevelts Meet the Underwoods: A Conversation Between Ken Burns & Beau Willimon at the Paley Center. Here at Avian30 we are huge, huge fans of House of Cards.  I think it’s … Continue reading →

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