Feb 01 2008
Fab 5 of February 5!
On February 5th, The Accidental Werewolf will be released and in stores! Squeeee ☺ In the first of three stories in the Accidental series, my heroine, Marty Andrews, multilevel cosmetics sales guru is accidentally bitten by a hawt shapeshifting werewolf and well, as always, zaniness ensues.
But I’m not the only one with a fantastic release this Feb 5th! Jaci Burton’s –Riding Wild, Joey Hill’s– Mark Of The Vampire Queen, Nalini Singh’s– Mine To Posses and Meljean Brook’s– Demon Nights are all available, too! So check out what happens when five authors get together for a round robin of questions and answers, then give you five chances to blog hop to enter to win a bunch of awesome stuff!
I’m giving away a 25-dollar Amazon Gift Certificate, and the other ladies are offering their own fabulous prizes. So here’s how to play to win ☺
1—read the question and answers below.
2—answer the question by leaving me a comment here to enter for the gift cert.
3—go to the remaining blogs (just click on the links) to enter to win the other authors contests, too!
Winners will be drawn at random—contest ends February 3, 2008 at 12 a.m. pacific. So check back here on my blog for the winner of the Amazon Gift certificate Monday February 4, 2008.
And now, the question…
If you could co-author a book with the author of your choice, who would it be?
1) Jaci Burton–Nora Roberts, of course. Though working with her would be scary. I envision her with whip in hand, forcing me to work harder than I’ve ever worked before. Hey, that would probably be good for me! ;-)
2) Nalini Singh– I think I’d like to do a book with Anne McCaffrey. I’m a huge addict of her books, so I’d love to be allowed to play in her worlds. Or even just to sit there and absorb Ms. McCaffrey’s words of wisdom.
3) Joey Hill–I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, but if I had to victimize someone, it would be Denise Rossetti. Her style is the right combination of drama and humor in a wonderful, seemingly effortless prose. I think we’d make a great balance – she’d break up my angst with her marvelous grasp of dry humor and we’d combine our love of the erotic to send the readers into emotional and physical meltdown. It would probably work through one book before she’d kill me for being so anal, Type A and bossy.
4) Meljean Brooks--Ilona Andrews. She’s got the most fantastic, original worldbuilding, and a gift of capturing a character in a few precise images. I envy that like crazy — one thing I am not is concise; I imagine I’d be sweating and crying as I cut out all of my extra stuff, but it’d be good for me.
5) Dakota Cassidy–NinaBangsNinaBangsNinaBangs–she’s my completely off the wall concept IDOL
And now—the bootay! So—ready—set–go blog hopping!
Jaci Burton– Go here to answer the question and enter. Jaci’s blog
Nalini Singh– Go here to answer the question and enter. Nalini’s blog
Joey Hill– Go here to answer the question and enter. Joey’s blog
Meljean Brooks –Go here to answer the question and enter. Meljean’s blog
85 Responses to �Fab 5 of February 5!�
oHhhhhhhhhh well I cant write…. but if I could. I think Lynsay Sands (Sorry Dakota) :oops: I mean she who will remain nameless…..
Nice,Five Fantastic Reads coming out :mrgreen:
If I could co-author a book with someone it would be Eileen Wilks,I love how she writes her paranormal worlds, I get lost in them everytime.
Hugs, Danette
Two words: Kresley Cole. I looooves her.
In fact I would probably just sit back and let her write the whole thing while I make crappy jokes because OHMYGOD, SHE ROCKS.
Ok, I’m done now.
I think it would have to be Anne McCaffrey (dragons RAWK!), Christine Feehan (who wouldn’t want to delve into the mind of the creator of those hunky carpathians?), or Janet Chapman (show me to the Scottsmen of Maine!).
Sherrilyn Kenyon. I love her books.
I would choose Joey Hill. I love her writing, need a klenex box chained up next to me, when I do read her works. I would also take Janet Evanovich, too. Love those campy Stephanie Plum adventures!
I am not a writer but if I were, I would choose Rachel Caine. I am new to her books but really enjoy them.
There are so many great authors out there, it is hard to pick only one.I would have to flip a coin to pick between you Dakota and Lacy Danes.You both have very Hott books.
I think I’d be too terrified to work with most of my favorite authors. Seriously.
I think if I had to pick one, I’d say Kinley MacGregor (aka Sherrilyn Kenyon). I think I could meld best with her KM books and for books that are co-authored, they have to flow together well for me to like them
Well don’t enter me… but if I was writing a book I would want to write it with Dakota, Michele Bardsley and Renee George. We would have a BLAST !
I am not an author, but I would choose Lora Leigh. Maybe I would get the inside scoop on the Breed books!
It would have to be J.R. Ward! I love the Blackdagger Brotherhood, it would be cool to help write one. :smile:
This is hard but I’m going to say Jill Shalvis - love her humor.
If I could, Lisa Kleypas-although I’ll probably be too much in awe to do anything except stare, her stories and writings are wonderful.
:muahaha: Uhhh yeah my evil side says if I could spend time with any author it would be……. umm…. Piers Anthony. His book on Xanth not only got me reading but it allowed me to take the first steps into whole new worlds. I would read as assignments were given but not really enjoy what I was forced to read and with the Xanth novels it was FUN!!! I gave other books a chance and from there….. the skies the limit because I haven’t stopped reading since. So I guess you could say I would want to write with him so I could learn to imbue my words and any work(s) in a way that made others enjoy reading as I now do and have for a long time. Hope all of you have a great groundhog day weekend-(if you are not familiar with this holiday its a crazy American holiday where we watch a hole in the ground where hopefully a groundhog is in and see if he looks at his shadow because that will determine if we have and early or later Spring… yeah I did say us Americans are crazy!!)
LoL, Helen Gonzalez aka helenhikaru Myspace
I only wish I could write !! But lets just say I did, I love to co-author with Carly Phillips or Lori Foster !
I would love to write a book with Terry Pratchett. He has such an irreverent sense of humor. I really love his books and the world he has created and am saddened that he is now suffering from Alzheimer’s.
If I could write worth a hill of beans then I would have to choose Nalini Singh. I love her books!
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I would love to co-write or just help write a book with Tamora Pierce. I love her books! She writes young adult fantasy books with kick ass heroines.
Jennifer Armintrout, on the condition I get to play with the toys in her office…
OMG - wow. That’s a tough call. I’m not sure I really get writing with someone else. If I wanted to write a kick-ass action thing I’d want to collaborate with Jaci. She does that so well and I think I do the emotional sappy stuff pretty well. Maybe combined we could kick emotional action adventure! :mrgreen:
Well you all are great! :thumbup: authors but I would have to go with Sherrilyn Kenyon….I SOO LOVE her Dark-Hunter’s!!!!!!!! I’m so into her books that I write storys on her yahoo group :oops: Thou I don’t think I could sit with her and not passout from shock…LOL
Argh……(This is me, tearing out my hair as I try to make a decision!)
I’m not a writer, but I would select Nora Roberts. or Debbie Macomber
or Terry McLaughlin or Lindsay McKenna or Caridad Piniero or Stephanie
Laurens or Kathleen Eagle or Catherine Coulter ………….I guess you
can see that I would have great difficulty in making a choice! It would be an honor to co-author with any of these great authors!!!
Pat Cochran
Tough question! Let’s see, Jackie Collins maybe? Or if its YA, Stephenie Meyer would be cool :mrgreen:
I am sooo not a writer, but would be thrilled to work with anyone…I’d probably end up driving them crazy though and causing more work…LOL.
But if I had to choose maybe Julie Garwood or Julia Quinn…..or Jaci Burton or Maya Banks (they seem like they’d be fun to work with…LOL).
So many choices but I think Anne McCaffrey would be an incredible writer to work with - her world-building and mix of genres is right up my alley - I was first introduced to her at age 13 with “Dragonflight” and my love of her writing began there. She creates incredibly complex worlds in both fantasy and sci-fi with beautifully drawn characters/relationships, heroes and villains alike. Being able to draw on her wealth of experience would be awesome.
Moi? Co-author a book? hahahaha…surely you jest. :mrgreen: Okay if on the off chance that I actually did have any talent whatsoever for writing, I’d pick…oh geez, this is a hard one…I guess I’ll go with Patricia Briggs. I love and adore her Mercy Thompson series. She has some fantastic world building going on in there and she just created a spin-off series, Alpha & Omega. Great urban fantasy…
Not a writer here and don’t know the first thing about trying to write a novel. I would love to be able to watch the process of Suzanne Brockmann. I love how she has her Troubleshooter world intertwined with military, government and civilian characters.
I could never write a book, nor write with some one else — I am not a good team player LOL — I never could even do group projects in school; I usually ended up doing the entire thing myself — Aye there are words that describe people like me, but I do not use them. LOLLOLLOL
However, I could read early drafts and comment like crazy ——– :wink:
LOL If I could write it would have to be with Lora Leigh just so I can read her books sooner.
Stephen King! One, just to get to meet him, and then also maybe he could transform my crazy life into an edge-of-the seat thriller!
JK Rowling. Such an awesome storyteller. Just to be in her presence would be a thrill. But to actually she her work? It would be an unbelievable privilege.
I’m not a writer, but I would choose J.J. Massa.
Oh dear me! I don’t write, can’t write, don’t want to write!
But if I absolutely HAD to collaborate with someone in a book, I’d go with Isaac Asimov. I think he could rescue such effort no matter my bumbling, and made it come out interesting.
Someone already took Terry Pratchett, so I’ll go with Martha Grimes; I wouldn’t contribute much — wouldn’t want to mess up her plots — but I’d like to see how she works.
Hmm thats a tough one!! all the afor mentioed authors are really good but I am not a writter so I would like to tag along with Rachel Vincent or Jackie Kessler or Richelle Mead.. Cuz they RAWK!! LOl
Of course I would like to enter the writing mind Of DC also!!!
Culleen
I´m not a writer, but if I could co-author a book with someone, I guess it would have to be with either J. D. Robb or Nalini
B
I think Nina Bangs. I recently discovered the Woo Woo Inn books and love them!! But of course, i can’t write!!
linda howard. absolutely adore her books.. or lori foster.. i think i have everything they have ever written. ahhhh love to write with them..
I have alot of authors I admire and would love to pick thier brains and add a few of my own thoughts to thier stories - but in this case I would have to say Nalini - I would be badgering her to hurrry up and write Dorians story-She would be providing the genius!
maryjanice davidson and charlaine harris
Stephen King hands down.
So not a writer here either; I would choose Debbie Macomber or
Sandra Brown; love the books of both.
Right now, it would be Nalini since I’m not pyschic , so I wouldn’t have to wait so long to find out what’s happening next in her world and to get the scoop on Hawk - she won’t tell us anything, lol.
I like Nina Bangs, too, Dakota, can see you writing with her.
I would say J.R. Ward, but I hate to screw over one of my favorite authors by making her include my chaotic ramblings lol. She’s amazing though, so maybe she could save the story. :smirk:
:love: You could write one with me Dakota! LOL! No I think one of the other would be better and Nina and you together would be great.
Hugs!
Lisa
Oh this is fun! I’d love to write a book with Kate Douglas. I love her creative wolf books! And so many that I’d love to see how her mind works putting them all together!
That would be one. I’d love to write with so many others…not that I could write, I’d probably be reading and telling them things, LOL.
One author to co-write a novel? I’m not sure I could chose just one. It would depend on what kind of book we would be writing. If it was a children’s novel - Shel Silverstein. Urban Fantasy - it would probably be between Laurell K Hamilton and Katie MacAlister. Historic Fiction - definitely Diana Gabaldon.
Oh fun! I would want to write with well, Nalini (that way I could get insights on her fascinating characters) or Mark Twain.
:mrgreen: I would never be skilled enough to write a book even with help but if I had to I would like to write with John Grogan. His book Marley and Me was so touching. I would love to be able to write a book that would take people through a rollercoaster of emotions the way his book did to me.
There are so many great authors in this world. It’s hard to pick out one amung them. If its okay by you, I think I’d like to write with you Dakota. I promise I’d at the very least be helpful since I do know how to make good coffee. LOL But seriously, I love your writing style, your humor, and your books. And BTW, congrats on your newest release!
I’m not a writer but I love to read. I would pick Shiloh Walker because I’ve enjoyed her books from the beginning.
I would pick Lucy Monroe if I could actually write.
I would go with Janet Evanovich here for sheer fun.
Donald Westlake. His books are always smart and funny.
Jaci Burton, Joey Hill, or maybe Stephanie Laurens or maybe Lora Leigh, or maybe Linda Howard, I could keep going…
:muahaha: Uhhh yeah my evil side says if I could spend time with any author it would be……. umm…. Piers Anthony. His book on Xanth not only got me reading but it allowed me to take the first steps into whole new worlds. I would read as assignments were given but not really enjoy what I was forced to read and with the Xanth novels it was FUN!!! I gave other books a chance and from there….. the skies the limit because I haven’t stopped reading since. So I guess you could say I would want to write with him so I could learn to imbue my words and any work(s) in a way that made others enjoy reading as I now do and have for a long time. Hope all of you have a great groundhog day weekend-(if you are not familiar with this holiday its a crazy American holiday where we watch a hole in the ground where hopefully a groundhog is in and see if he looks at his shadow because that will determine if we have and early or later Spring… yeah I did say us Americans are crazy!!)
LoL, Helen Gonzalez aka helenhikaru Myspace
Hi Dakota! Best wishes on your upcoming release of “The Accidental Werewolf!” It sounds really fun… and I love the unique cover! :smile:
I would choose to co-author with Meljean Brook. But I’d be too afraid to mess her up, so I’d settle for just being her indespensible side kick! You know… offer encouragement, do edits, make the coffee, pass her tools, stuff like that. :wink:
I would pick Sarah McCarty. I love how she writes her heroes.
I’m not a writer and have no idea how to write “funny”. But, I think that I would want to write with Janet Evanovich. I want to see how she comes up with the situations she puts her characters in.
My pick hands down would be Sherrily Kenyon with one of her Dark-Hunter books!
My first thought was Nicholas Sparks, and then I saw someone suggested Stephen King, and I’d enjoy writing with Jaci Burton also.
Hm… I would love to work with a number of authors, but I think I’d pick Jennifer Crusie, because she’s worked with other authors before, so hopefully that would make her more willing to put up with my hijinks and trouble :-P that or Leanne Banks :grin:
I don’t write, but I can do a fine editing job! :thumbup:
I have a hard time choosing — Nora Roberts, Keri Arthur, Katie MacAlister, Jaci Burton, Mandy M Roth, oooooo…….. too hard to pick only one!
I’m with Lorelei - can’t write, but I’m a damn fine copy editor! I can also track down obscure info so I’m a good research hound. Maybe Bertrice Small? So many authors listed above that I think the world of, but I’ll leave ~paired~ as they are. I adore Robert J. Sawyer’s work (try the Hominids, Humans, and Hybrids trilogy if you have a chance) - or I could just say my good friend William H. Keith!
I would write with Nalini Singh…since i can write worth a damn, she’d be doing all the writing, I’d do all the reading so I would know all about the books before everyone else!
I am not a write but man what a hard question…so many great authors out there. I think though that I would pick Laurell K Hamilton. So many great characters in her books would be fun to watch her mind work.
I would co-author a book with Tess Gerritson because I love suspense writing. I love a good mystery every now and then.
This is hard to pick just one. Lora Leigh or Linda Howard.
Hard question… Probably Jane Porter. I love her work and would love to write a young adult with her:)
Teri
:razz: Probably Jane Porter. I love her work and would love to write a young adult with her:)
Teri
Co-Author a book. Hold on - I’m busy laughing hysterically! I read really well. Writing - no so much. Even See Spot Run books blow my ability out of the water!
Seriously - IF I could write and some poor person wanted to write a book with me I’d probably choose (damn! Hard decision!) Nalini Singh. I’d love to see how her mind works - but that goes for all authors!
If I were to co-author a book with a favorite author, it would have to be a three way tie between Lora Leigh, Denise Rossetti, or Christine Warren. But I would also be happy having Tex-Mex, and a couple pictures of Margaritas with the above mentioned ladies, and with everyone that I’m about to blog hop to, present blog included! Y’all rock!
If i could co-author with anyone it would have to be with Sherrilyn Kenyon’s cause it was here Dark Hunter books was the first book that got into these kinds of books lol :mrgreen:
That’s tough, because after having tried it a couple of times I’m really not into collaborating. If I had to, though, and could pick anyone, I’d go for Lois McMaster Bujold. She’s pretty much got everything down pat on the writing end, and from what I’ve seen of her at conventions she seems to be a cool person too.
Angie
I think I’d go with Faith Hunter right now. I’m totally in love with her books and have a slight crush on her currently.
I’m no writer so I wouldn’t even be attempting to co-write a book. lol. However I would have to say if I could, I would choose Nalini Singh just so I got to read her latest Psi-Changling book before anyone else :D
I am definitely not a writer, but would love to work with Nina Bangs if I ever had the chance.
Hi Dakota! Best wishes on your upcoming release of “The Accidental Werewolf!” Your such an amazing person and deserve nothing but the best. If I had the luck of having the writing “gene” wading around in my pool then I would love to Co-author something with you. I would love to write a novel about a Missunderstood Beauty Contest and all the trials and tribulations that a Contestant has to get to the top. Did I mention that She was a He….hahahahaha. We could call it….Tiaras, Sashes and Balls….does that work???
Congrats baby doll…cannot wait for Tuesday.
Peirs Anthony
Err…not an author, but Marjorie M. Liu. I love her books and can’t wait to read more of her new series. Not to mention the cover rocks. But maybe Patricia Briggs…or Mel, or anyone who writes fab dark fantasy.
isay leslie kelly or vicki thompson they write contemp stories i love. they are hot and cool authors :grin:
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