by Kate Aeon
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First Edition Acknowledgements, 2004
Phoebe Rain and her story first woke me from a sound sleep in 1993, and I have been trying to get her on paper ever since.
My deepest thanks to the folks without whom she would not be here yet:
Matthew, who kept believing in Phoebe — and in me — even when I lost faith, and who gave me the courage to hang in
Kerri Walters, who taught me to read tarot back in 1987
Sheila Kelly, who has cheered me on, thumped me soundly, and offered brilliant suggestions through the last four years of working on this
Kay House and Laura Kinsale, who dug into the first draft and came up with cogent commentary on what fit and what didn’t, and why
Robin Rue, my amazing agent, who believed in the book and went to bat for it and won me the chance to make it everything it could be
David Highfill, for looking twice
Claire Zion and David Highfill, for helping me tunnel down and find the real story, and to both for an amazing willingness to keep fighting through a whole lot of layers to get there
Sheila Kelly, Rebecca Deaton, Jean Schara, Jim Woosley, and NymphDuPave, for the last-minute panic-crit
Billy W. Selph, owner of South Georgia Investigations, for technical assistance regarding wiretapping and telephone spy-tech (any mistakes that remain are mine)
And to Claire for winning Phoebe Rain her home at last
Thank you.
About the Author
Kate Aeon is my paranormal suspense romance pseudonym, not a secret identity. It’s just a way for me to let readers know “This book contains paranormal suspense romance.”
Which is important, because I write in a number of different genres. Fantasy, science fiction, strange amalgamations that don’t fit neatly anywhere. And nonfiction. For my other fiction, I’m Holly Lisle.
After a couple decades of writing full time and selling my work to commercial publishers, I discovered that I was happier and had a lot more fun writing if I published my own work. At the same time, I discovered I also I got paid more regularly, more reliably, and better for doing so.
At the point where you discover a win-win solution to some part of your own life, you have to realize you’d be crazy not to pursue it. I pursued it for about four years in hybrid fashion, while also writing commercially—but reality is that self-publishing just kept on beating commercial publishing in every head-on comparison.
So I quit publishing my work commercially. I can’t say the decision was easy, and I can say it was terrifying, but in July of 2011 I walked away from commercial publishing.
Now I’m back to writing the Cadence Drake, Moon & Sun, and Longview series, creating stand-alone fiction in all my genres, building writing courses, and getting the chance to speak directly to the readers of both my fiction and nonfiction.
If you keep hoping I’ll do a particular story, or book, or course, and I haven’t yet—let me know.
Cheerfully, Kate Aeon (aka Holly Lisle)
https://KateAeon.com
[email protected]
Other Books by Kate Aeon
Paranormal Suspense
Midnight Rain
Last Girl Dancing
I See You
Night Echoes
Other Books by Holly Lisle
Settled Space & Cadence Drake Stories
(In reading order)
Hunting the Corrigan’s Blood
Warpaint
Tales From The Longview: Episode 1 - Born from Fire
Tales From The Longview: Episode 2 - The Selling of Suzee Delight
Tales From The Longview: Episode 3 - The Philosopher Gambit
Tales From The Longview: Episode 4 - The Vipers’ Nest (coming next)
Other Novels
The Ruby Key: Moon & Sun I
The Silver Door: Moon & Sun II
Talyn: A Novel of Korre
Hawkspar: A Novel of Korre
Fire in the Mist: Arhel I
Bones of the Past: Arhel II
Mind of the Magic: Arhel III
Sympathy for the Devil: Devil’s Point I
The Devil and Dan Cooley (with Walter Spence): Devil’s Point II
Hell on High (with Ted Nolan): Devil’s Point III
Minerva Wakes
Memory of Fire: World Gates I
The Wreck of Heaven: World Gates II
Gods Old and Dark: World Gates III
Diplomacy of Wolves: Secret Texts I
Vengeance of Dragons: Secret Texts II
Courage of Falcons: Secret Texts III
Vincalis the Agitator (Secret Texts Prequel)
Glenraven (with Marion Zimmer Bradley)
In The Rift: Glenraven II (with Marion Zimmer Bradley)
When the Bough Breaks (with Mercedes Lackey)
Mall, Mayhem and Magic (with Chris Guin)
The Rose Sea (with S.M.Stirling)
Curse of the Black Heron
Thunder of the Captains (with Aaron Allston)
Wrath of the Princes (with Aaron Allston)
Singles (stand-alone short fiction)
Light Through Fog
Rewind
Strange Arrivals: Ten Tiny, Twisty Fantasy Tales
Stories in Collections
“Light Through Fog,” The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance
“4EVR,” The Mammoth Book of Ghost Romance
“Last Thorsday Night,” The Mammoth Book of Time Travel
“Knight and the Enemy,” The Enchanter Reborn
“Armor-ella,” Chicks in Chainmail
“A Few Good Men,” Women at War
Nonfiction
Create A Character Clinic: A Step-by-Step Course for the Fiction Writer
Create A Plot Clinic: A Step-by-Step Course for the Fiction Writer
How to Write Page-Turning Scenes: A Step-by-Step Course for the Fiction Writer
Create A Language Clinic: A Step-by-Step Course for the Fiction Writer
Create A Culture Clinic: A Step-by-Step Course for the Fiction Writer
Create A World: A Step-by-Step Course for the Fiction Writer
Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love AND Money
Professional Plot Outline
Nonfiction Site Exclusives
(These courses are ONLY available on HollysWritingClasses.com)
How to Write Flash Fiction that Doesn’t SUCK: A Free Three-Week Course for Everyone
How to Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers [7-month writing course]
How to Revise Your Novel: Get the Book You Want from the Wreck You Wrote [5-month writing course]
How to Write a Series: Master the Art of Sequential Fiction [6-month writing course]
7-Day Crash Revision How to Do the Clean-Up Revision of an Entire Novel in One (Desperate) Week [7-day workshop includes short fiction and self-publishing]
24-Hour Intensive: Find Your Writing Voice [workshop]
Title. Cover. Copy. Fiction Marketing Workshop [3-week workshop]
How to Find Your Writing Discipline [3-day workshop)
21 Ways to Get Yourself Writing When Your Life Has Just Exploded [Workshop]
How to Write Dialogue with Subtext: Give Your Characters Conversations that MATTER [Workshop]
How to Motivate Yourself: Discover Your Hidden Triggers and Barriers and Use BOTH to Get Writing [Workshop]
The Publishing While Broke Workshop
How to Beat Writer’s Block…And Have Fun Writing From Now On [1-hour workshop]
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