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What I’m Currently Working On

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Cat

The rewrite of the first book, whose tentative working title is Beasts of Tabat, is off to Seth the fabulous agent, so I’ve started messing with the second book. It’s got the love triangle I mentioned in an earlier post, and I’m contemplating the somewhat odd strategy of having it start, chronologically, at a time point somewhere in the middle of the first book, and show some of that action from a different viewpoint. Crazy? Maybe, but I think it’ll be interesting to try.
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Another Teaser From the Glitter & Mayhem Story

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Cat

Summer wound down, and we entered heat-mad August, days of sweat and sunshine, so hot you didn’t really want to move. But somehow, when evening started falling and the air cooled off a little, your energy would return. And sometimes … Continue reading →

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Teaser from the Glitter and Mayhem story

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Cat

I’m finishing up a story for the Glitter and Mayhem anthology, involving the Midwestern town I grew up in and lesbian were-seals. Here’s what may be the opener. Here’s Anna and I all through high school: a geeky Hispanic theater … Continue reading →

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Teaser: The Threadbare Magician

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Cat

Still revamping this, since it insists on struggling from novelette length towards novella. Here you go. Friendly Village loops and winds, tiny roads scattered among the trailers. Every patch of landscaping is different – cacti surrounded one mobile home, followed … Continue reading →

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What I’m Working On

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Cat

I have a couple of stories that were requested, so I’m picking away at those. One’s a military fantasy piece that I’m setting at Hadrian’s Wall, right around the time it was built. Another’s for the Glitter and Madness anthology, and it’s a fun structure I’m playing with, through which a murder gets told, revolving around a lesbian were-seal. I’ve also got some nonfiction stuff.

And if you’re interested in the editing class that starts today, 4-6 PM PST and runs today and two additional Sundays, drop me an e-mail or a comment, because I’ve still got openings. It’s a class that’s useful not just to editors, but to writers wanting to enhance their own self-editing skills. Continue reading →

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Teaser from the Current WIP

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Cat

Honestly, I have no idea what this thing’s title is anymore. But I’ve been working on the beginning today. Some of you will recognize the pov character as the gladiator Bella Kanto, although this is the first time I’ve tried first person with her. I like it. Anyhow, here you go.
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Teaser from The Threadbare Magician (WIP, short story)

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Cat

Feeling good and energized after WorldCon, ready to finish up a piece that’s been floating around in my head for a while. Story elements include Hawaiian shirts, a retirement community called Friendly Village, an old love affair, a smart-alecky fortune teller, rabbits, and centaurs. Here’s the current beginning.
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The Easter Bunny Must Die, Part 17

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Cat

Chapter 8 of THE EASTER BUNNY MUST DIE!, an urban fantasy novel by Cat Rambo. When Emma Amme is fired from her job as a monster hunter at the Bureau of Supernatural Relations and Investigations, she ends up working for the Holiday Consortium, a mysterious group headed by Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny. Her new job hunting down corporate gods is hard enough — but when she discovers there’s a traitor in the Consortium’s midst, it grows downright dangerous. Continue reading →

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The Easter Bunny Must Die, Part 16

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Cat

Chapter 8 of THE EASTER BUNNY MUST DIE!, an urban fantasy novel by Cat Rambo. When Emma Amme is fired from her job as a monster hunter at the Bureau of Supernatural Relations and Investigations, she ends up working for the Holiday Consortium, a mysterious group headed by Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny. Her new job hunting down corporate gods is hard enough — but when she discovers there’s a traitor in the Consortium’s midst, it grows downright dangerous. Continue reading →

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The Easter Bunny Must Die, Part 10

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Cat

Chapter One. Chapter Two. Chapter Three. Chapter Four so far. Chapter Four, continued Okay, here’s the official version. Gods are created by people’s beliefs. Everyone’s been pretty careful to stay off the topic of God with a big G, but … Continue reading →

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