All rightie folks, it’s that time of year: Dr. Peeler is on the move. When summer hits I’m like Flash Gordon . . . only chubbier. And a girl. I am writing this post from Elburn, Illinois, at my parent’s…
Tag: Tempest Rising
Update . . .
So here I am being all secretive about our RT shenanigans, when Mark Henry has already blown our collective wads. You can see what we’re planning for RT, here. Can you handle the Snark? In other news, Tempest Rising won…
TRACKING THE TEMPEST: Three Months and Counting.
Yes, my friends. Tracking the Tempest releases THREE MONTHS FROM NOW. Can you believe it? July 1, 2010, you can clutch Jane, once again, in your sweaty paws. Don’t worry. She likes it. Are you excited? I’m excited. SO excited,…
Contest Alert: Don Yer Wellies! It’s a SELKIE HUNT!
CONTEST ALERT! According to my maaaahvelous Editrix, Tempest Rising will begin shipping VERY SOON. So Jane True could begin appearing in the wild anytime now. This means two things. The first is that I’m officially nauseous, but the second is…
Blast Off! Launching Tempest Rising
On October 14th, 6:00 PM, I was very proud to officially launch my debut novel, Tempest Rising, at the incredible Beekman Bar and Books. Ben Scorah, NYC’S Most Inspired bartender, presided alongside my dear friend, Sam Simmons, otherwise known as Dr. Whisky. To say…
Yay Sharon!!!!
So my cover artist is AMAZING. I know the art she did for Tempest Rising was contentious, for some. People unfamiliar with artists such as Mark Ryden, Tara McPherson, and Michael Page, saw something they didn’t recognize, couldn’t connect with,…
A Selkie Legend . . .
Here’s a great example of the sort of Selkie myth that inspired Tempest Rising.  Thank you very much to Sigurd Towrie for allowing me to reproduce this from his wonderful site, Heritage of Orkney. The Goodman o’ Wastness The Goodman o’ Wastness…
The (purely symbolic) Awakening
So it’s March 1, which means I’ve officially started Tempest’s Legacy, the third book in the Jane True series. I say, “officially,” because I don’t have time at the moment to do more than start a folder, called Tempest’s Legacy,…
Nikki Does Derrida
So I’m Albuquerque, at the SW/TX PCA/ACA conference, “Reeling in the Years.” Â I’m giving a paper on the vexed connections between fiction, testimony, and truth-telling, as philosophized by Jacques Derrida using a text by Maurice Blanchot as his inspiration. Â It’s…
Nicole Peeler needs YOU!
So, if you’re familiar with Orbit’s books, you know that they like to do an interview at the end of a debut author’s first book. If you’re not familiar, Orbit likes to do an interview with debut authors and print…