Reasons, Rumors and Writing Four Books (or more) At Once

I know you're wondering why our female heroines are experiencing so much trouble with their love lives. I've been lambasted (roasted and/or barbecued) over it in several reviews of Demon's King. But--what if, you ask yourself, there is a reason for all this?

Well, is there?

Since I'm the one writing the books, I can say yes to that question without hesitation. Here is a quote from Blood Love, the tentative title in the fourth book of the God Wars series. This is Lissa and Gavin talking. I started to give a larger quote, but it contained a name and other information I'm not quite ready to give, yet. Here it is:

"Gavin, what do you think would hold the universes together, if Love didn't exist?"

Gavin's eyes popped open and he stared at me. "Lissa, that is the most frightening thing I've heard in a very long time."

So, ask yourself, who might gain if Love is destroyed—especially for some of the major players? What better way to turn them away from their destiny than to damage/remove that vital commodity? Things are heating up in the God Wars realm, and the BIG players have to come together. As far as Reah's personal troubles, I'm hoping that Demon's Quest will help somewhat, but as there are six books in the High Demon series, obviously the problems haven't gone away completely.

Now, on to rumors. Yes, there has been conjecture that Reah or Lissa is the Mighty Heart. After all, nobody has gotten a good look at her. At least you know it's a her, now <grin>. Well, I'm sorry to burst any bubbles, but the Mighty Heart is neither Lissa nor Reah. And still, Wisdom is lurking out there, somewhere <bigger grin>.

And, since I just gave you a quote from Blood Love, the fourth book in the God Wars series, then you've probably figured out that I have something written on all four books (I do). Blood Double is half finished. Blood Trouble has the least written on it (around 8,000 words) Blood Resolution is close to half finished, as is Blood Love. Yeah, my mind works in truly strange (if not mysterious) ways.

Anyway, I hope this helps a little. Happy New Year, everybody, and may its light shine on all of us.

Connie

New Year's Resolutions

Check out my post on New Year's Resolutions on Rabid Reads! Many thanks to Carmel, who runs an awesome site!
http://www.rabidreads.ca/2012/12/holiday-foreplay-with-connie-suttle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RabidReads+%28Rabid+Reads%29

Destroyer and Demon's King Available Now

Destroyer AND Demon's King are both available on Amazon. If all goes well, we'll see the nook copies soon, too!

Happy reading everybody, and hugs to all of you--I think we all need a big hug today.

All my best--
Connie

The Votes Are In!

First, I want to thank everyone who made suggestions, and everyone who voted. You are all awesome!

Here are your choices, as determined by your voting, in Alpha order:

Suggesters 6-10:

(receives a signed print copy of Blood Wager or Bumble, your choice)

Deos Regnorum, submitted by Seth B.

Nox Mundus, submitted by Christine H.

Precaria, submitted by Zeina N.

Queen's Destiny, submitted by Jessica B.

Zarathustra, submitted by Christina H.

Suggesters 2-5:

(receives a signed print copy of either Blood Wager or Bumble, your choice, and a signed poster print of the book cover of your choice)

 

Aequilibrium, suggested by Felicia L.

Don-Averse, submitted by Mona B.

Einnoc, submitted by Beth D.

Subtle Demon Universe, submitted by Anne H.

Grand Suggester:

(receives naming rights to the Lissaverse, plus a Kindle Paperwhite, plus a signed poster of the cover of their choice and a signed copy of both Blood Wager and Bumble)

By a majority of votes submitted, the Grand Suggester is (insert drum roll, here)

La'Re'Qitzi, submitted by Larry O.!

Congratulations to all the suggesters listed above. If you haven't received an email from me already, feel free to contact me at connie@subtledemon.com. Remember to get back with me soon, and give me your book and/or poster choices plus your mailing address. I hope to get everything mailed out quickly (please allow time for the printing of selected posters, if you're receiving one of those), and I will do my best to let you know when everything has been shipped so you can look for it and let me know if it doesn't arrive (I'll be tracking all packages).

Thanks again, everyone, and if you are inclined to do so, celebrate the holiday season with joy, hope and love.

All my best—

Connie

Name the Lissaverse--Time To Vote

NAME THE LISSAVERSE SUGGESTIONS

Here is the final* list of suggestions made for the Lissaverse. Many thanks to those who've submitted their suggestions, and good luck!

*Please note that I received a last-minute submission yesterday, and one of the suggestions was a duplicate. I have given them until tomorrow to submit a replacement.

Now's the time to submit your votes. You can vote for up to three suggestions. You're allowed to vote for your own, but I hope you vote for someone else's, too, otherwise this could be a really short (and weird) giveaway. You have until December 1, 2012, to submit your votes. Just send them to me at connie@subtledemon.com.

 If you've entered and don't see your suggestion on the following list, let me know by posting here or sending me an email. I'll make corrections post-haste J

Happy weekend, everybody!

LIST:

Aequilibrium (archaic spelling of equilibrium, for forces balancing—light/dark)

Akasha (Sanskrit for ether)

Asgard (old Norse meaning "God's Courtyard)

Ariellum

Aldraginos

Alliance Universe

Apeiros Agape (Greek—endless love)

Assil

Assil-Beta

Bal'LiD (bæl lie dee) balanced between light and dark

Bilanx Ibrium (Latin for "two-scaled" with a play on equilibrium)

Blood Queen Series

Blood Destiny Series

Blood Fated Universe

Bloodlines Universe

Connie's Regni (according to the submitter—"I believe that rebirth, reinvention is what happens in the mind of Connie and all her characters)

Crossux

Darklight Universe

Deos Regnorum (Latin for "Gods Realms")

Dignum es Exspectata (Latin for the worthy are welcome)

Don-Averse (to honor Lissa's husband)

Eereenee (Greek for Peace)

Einnoc

Elttus

Exisorropisi (ancient Greek, meaning Balance)

Eigriochta (Irish, meaning Infinity)

Fasces (Latin, from fascis, symbolizing summary power and jurisdiction, and/or strength through unity)

Fathach (Irish, meaning behemoth)

Galaxy of a Thousand Worlds

God Wars Universe

Go'el (Hebrew for Kinsman redeemer)

Go'el Haddam (Hebrew for avenger of blood)

Haggo'el (Hebrew for redeemer)

I Kardia (ancient Greek, meaning The Heart)

I Proti (ancient Greek, meaning The First)

Kanóna vampír (Greek for vampire rule)

Katana no Sekai (Worlds of the katana)

Kifirin's Cosmos

Kifirin Draxus

Kirlis

Korini Universe

La'Re'Qitzi (Forever Balanced/in equilibrium, in Neaborian)

Latent Universe (for hidden and things still unknown)

Leonus Ty*Cornia

Leonus Ty*Kornia

Lissa's Universe

Lissaverse

Luxnox Universe (lux-Latin for light and nox-Latin for dark)

Marabilla (Gaelic: I believe (for wonder)

Me-NoW-RaH (from Hebrew, meaning a light giver)

Monokeros (Greek, meaning Unicorn)

Mor Ceartas (Scottish Gaelic: Mor-big, large, great, important/Ceartas: justice, equity)

Nijlpaard (Dutch, meaning behemoth)

Nox Mundus (Latin, meaning Night World, or Queen of the Night World)

Of Fate and Powers Universe

Of Legend Born Universe

Omegaverse

Oogappel (Apple of Someone's Eye)

Ongeshonden (Dutch, meaning Whole)

Orion's Universe (for the 3 stars in Orion's belt, indicating the 3 Mighty)

Ouroboros (for the snake eating itself and the idea of cyclicality, the cycle begins as it ends)

Paradeesos (Greek for Haven)ki

Precaria (due to the delicate balance that must be kept)

Queen's Destiny

Queen Lissa Universe

Raonaverse

Raksasa Bintang (Indonesian, meaning behemoth)

Realms of the Light and Dark

Renascentia Regni (means Rebirth Realm in Latin)

Renascentia Sortis (Latin: Renascentia-rebirth/Sortis-oracle, prophecy, destiny)

Rentia

Saa Kayan (Hope and Love, in Neaborian)
Sanguine Universe (for Blood Universe)

Snaga-Makt (Snaga=Croatian for Power/Makt=Norwegian for Power—"Two Powers")

Shadow Universe

Shrivatsa (meaning endless knot, which can mean many things including having no beginning or end, mutual dependence, eternity, interplay of opposing forces, etc.)

Solas Agus Dorcha (Irish for "Light and Dark")

Subtle Demon Universe

Subtlerelm

Suttlerelm

Suttlia

The Cosmo

Tangled Web Universe

Triaverse

Tenebra Cael

The Battle of Lissa

The Dark Worlds

The Queen's Infinite Fates

The Ra'Ak War Cycle

The Vampire Ascension

The Veronis Cycle

The Verse of Le-Ath Veronis

The Legend (and/or Destiny) of Lissa

The Verse of Lissa

Ultima Universe

Umbra Natura

Veroniverse (for vampire universe)

Versai Omega

Veredus/Ver'Edus

Vertaiga

Zarathustra (from the first faith that enshrined the conception of "good vs evil.")

NOTE: Some folks were kind enough to include meanings with their suggestions. Many thanks!

Reminder: Here are the rules as originally submitted:

1.     Up to 3 suggestions will be accepted per person.

2.     The suggestion(s) must be emailed to me at connie@subtledemon.com

3.     If the same suggestion is made by more than one person, the one who submitted the suggestion first (as indicated by time/date on email) will be the one accepted. If your suggestion is voided by a previous submission, you may submit another suggestion, as long as it does not exceed the 3 per person rule.

4.     Deadlines will be enforced.

5.     Votes will only be accepted by email (connie@subtledemon.com), from list of suggestions posted on my blog after the submission deadline.

6.     Top ten choices will receive:

6-10 (as determined by number of votes) will receive a signed copy of Blood Wager or Bumble, your choice.

2-5 (as determined by number of votes) will receive a signed copy of Blood Wager or Bumble (your choice) and a signed poster print of the cover of your choice (has to be one of my books. Can't get you a copy of somebody else's cover. Sorry).

The Grand Suggester (as determined by me and my editor) will receive naming rights to the Lissaverse, plus a kindle Paperwhite, plus a signed poster of the cover of their choice and a signed copy of both Blood Wager and Bumble.

So, here's your chance to name the Lissaverse. Get those suggestions in, and I'll do my best to regularly list the suggestions made here on the blog, so you'll know what's already been submitted. Be creative. Have fun. Good Luck!

Please note: by submitting a suggestion, you agree to release rights to the name selected should it be chosen, and no further compensation will be made, now or in the future.

This is my first giveaway. If all goes well and everybody plays fair, there may be others in the future.

Lissaverse Suggestions Update

NAME THE LISSAVERSE SUGGESTIONS

Here are the suggestions made (updated, as of 8am, 11/13/12) for the Lissaverse. Many thanks to those who've entered already.

If you haven't made any suggestions, or didn't use up all three suggestions, you have until November 15^th to get yours in. Just send them to me at connie@subtledemon.com.

Meanwhile, you can check over the current list and start choosing your favorites—you can vote for up to  three suggestions beginning November 16^th (send your votes to the same email address; connie@subtledemon.com) I'll post the final list on November 16^th. If you've entered already and don't see your suggestion on the following list, let me know by posting here or send me an email. I'll make corrections post-haste J

Happy Tuesday, everybody!

LIST:

Aequilibrium (archaic spelling of equilibrium, for forces balancing—light/dark)

Akasha (Sanskrit for ether)

Asgard (old Norse meaning "God's Courtyard)

Ariellum

Aldraginos

Alliance Universe

Apeiros Agape (Greek—endless love)

Assil

Assil-Beta

Bal'LiD (bæl lie dee) balanced between light and dark

Bilanx Ibrium (Latin for "two-scaled" with a play on equilibrium)

Blood Queen Series

Blood Destiny Series

Bloodlines Universe

Connie's Regni (according to the submitter—"I believe that rebirth, reinvention is what happens in the mind of Connie and all her characters)

Crossux

Darklight Universe

Deos Regnorum (Latin for "Gods Realms")

Dignum es Exspectata (Latin for the worthy are welcome)

Eereenee (Greek for Peace)

Einnoc

Elttus

Exisorropisi (ancient Greek, meaning Balance)

Eigriochta (Irish, meaning Infinity)

Fasces (Latin, from fascis, symbolizing summary power and jurisdiction, and/or strength through unity)

Galaxy of a Thousand Worlds

God Wars Universe

Go'el (Hebrew for Kinsman redeemer)

Go'el Haddam (Hebrew for avenger of blood)

Haggo'el (Hebrew for redeemer)

I Kardia (ancient Greek, meaning The Heart)

I Proti (ancient Greek, meaning The First)

Kanóna vampír (Greek for vampire rule)

Katana no Sekai (Worlds of the katana)

Kifirin's Cosmos

Kifirin Draxus

Kirlis

Korini Universe

La'Re'Qitzi (Forever Balanced/in equilibrium, in Neaborian)

Leonus Ty*Cornia

Leonus Ty*Kornia

Lissa's Universe

Lissaverse

Luxnox Universe (lux-Latin for light and nox-Latin for dark)

Marabilla (Gaelic: I believe (for wonder)

Me-NoW-RaH (from Hebrew, meaning a light giver)

Monokeros (Greek, meaning Unicorn)

Mor Ceartas (Scottish Gaelic: Mor-big, large, great, important/Ceartas: justice, equity)

Nox Mundus (Latin, meaning Night World, or Queen of the Night World)

Omegaverse

Oogappel (Apple of Someone's Eye)

Ongeshonden (Dutch, meaning Whole)

Orion's Universe (for the 3 stars in Orion's belt, indicating the 3 Mighty)

Ouroboros (for the snake eating itself and the idea of cyclicality, the cycle begins as it ends)

Paradeesos (Greek for Haven)ki

Precaria (due to the delicate balance that must be kept)

Queen's Destiny

Queen Lissa Universe

Raonaverse

Realms of the Light and Dark

Renascentia Regni (means Rebirth Realm in Latin)

Renascentia Sortis (Latin: Renascentia-rebirth/Sortis-oracle, prophecy, destiny)

Rentia

Saa Kayan (Hope and Love, in Neaborian)

Snaga-Makt (Snaga=Croatian for Power/Makt=Norwegian for Power—"Two Powers")

Shadow Universe

Shrivatsa (meaning endless knot, which can mean many things including having no beginning or end, mutual dependence, eternity, interplay of opposing forces, etc.)

Solas Agus Dorcha (Irish for "Light and Dark")

Subtle Demon Universe

Subtlerelm

Suttlerelm

Suttlia

The Cosmo

Tangled Web Universe

Triaverse

Tenebra Cael

The Battle of Lissa

The Dark Worlds

The Queen's Infinite Fates

The Ra'Ak War Cycle

The Vampire Ascension

The Veronis Cycle

The Verse of Le-Ath Veronis

The Legend (and/or Destiny) of Lissa

The Verse of Lissa

Ultima Universe

Umbra Natura

Versai Omega

Veredus/Ver'Edus

Vertaiga

Zarathustra (from the first faith that enshrined the conception of "good vs evil.")

NOTE: Some folks were kind enough to include meanings with their suggestions. Many thanks!

Demon Revealed Release

It's available on Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Demon-Revealed-High-Series-ebook/dp/B00A57PDJG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1352591650&sr=1-1&keywords=connie+suttle+demon+revealed