When I’m not hanging out on Facebook or Twitter, you might find me over at the new Supernatural Underground blog, a group blog with fellow HarperCollins authors: Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson, Melissa Marr, Joceyln Drake, Juliana Stone, Tera Lynn Childs, Pamela Palmer, Terri Garey, Joss Ware, Tracey O’Hara, Kimberly Derting, Leah Clifford,...

Babysitting 101: Don’t turn your back on a Newbie. Especially on Day One. I rounded a corner and found her, kneeling in front of the burial tomb of a legendary voodoo queen. She stared at the stone slab as if it belonged to her; she was running her fingers through a fresh pile of Mardi Gras beads left by pilgrims seeking favors from the dead, a puzzled...

How to Draw Vampires, published by Walter Foster, came out in June 2010. Artist Mike Butkus and I co-authored the book, which is filled with vampire-mayhem. Lots of gory how-to illustrations, vampire history, immortal factoids and monster eye-candy. Enough to keep you occupied on those nights when you’re too tired to go out trolling the Fantasy...

How To Draw Zombies, published by Walter Foster, is out now. Co-authored by artist Mike Butkus and me, the book contains gruesome how-to illustrations, zombie history, undead factoids and monster folklore. Fun stuff for monster lovers. BACK COVER COPY: Welcome to The Fantasy Underground, a land where nightmares emerge from the mists of imagination. In this...