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It's a Writing Thing
the author formerly known as chickwriter
Permanent Account Created on 2003-11-10 18:25:06 (#1451120), last updated 2012-05-16
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Basic Info| Name: | Maria Lima |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | 09-04 |
| Location: | Alexandria, Virginia, United States |
| Website: | I Write Dead People |
BioI write. Books. Articles. Analyses. It's a thing.
Born in Matanzas, Cuba. Emigrated to U.S. at age almost three. Too long ago to remember, but after Castro took power--a transplanted Cuban by way of Texas and now Virginia. Go figure.
I've always written. Always read. Always been obsessed with books: Mysteries, Fantasy, SF, you name it. About the only genre that doesn't flip my switch is "literary novels" - you know, the kind they make you read in school and have little to no plot and/or characterization.
That said, I can probably find a few I like.
I love well-written genre fiction, whether fan fiction or pro. My own work also encompasses both those worlds. I write fan fiction (less now that I have deadlines) and am a professionally published writer.
Blood Lines Series:
#4 Blood Heat ISBN 9781439167779, October 2010, Pocket Books
#3 Blood Kin, ISBN 9781439156766, October 2009, Pocket Books
#2 Blood Bargain, ISBN 9781439156759, September 2009 (reissue), Pocket Books
#1 Matters of the Blood, ISBN 9781439156742, August 2009 (reissue), Pocket Books
Other books:
Chesapeake Crimes II, ISBN 978-0-87033-582-2, Tidewater Press (co-edited with Donna Andrews)
Other published works:
"Home is Where the Bar Is", essay in A Taste of True Blood, ISBN 978-1935251965, June, 2010 BenBella Books (Smart Pop series)
"Another Roadside Attraction", essay in In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural, ISBN 978-1933771632, March, 2009, BenBella Books (Smart Pop series)
"The Butler Didn't Do It", Agatha nominated short story in Chesapeake Crimes I (2004)
Born in Matanzas, Cuba. Emigrated to U.S. at age almost three. Too long ago to remember, but after Castro took power--a transplanted Cuban by way of Texas and now Virginia. Go figure.
I've always written. Always read. Always been obsessed with books: Mysteries, Fantasy, SF, you name it. About the only genre that doesn't flip my switch is "literary novels" - you know, the kind they make you read in school and have little to no plot and/or characterization.
That said, I can probably find a few I like.
I love well-written genre fiction, whether fan fiction or pro. My own work also encompasses both those worlds. I write fan fiction (less now that I have deadlines) and am a professionally published writer.
Blood Lines Series:
#4 Blood Heat ISBN 9781439167779, October 2010, Pocket Books
#3 Blood Kin, ISBN 9781439156766, October 2009, Pocket Books
#2 Blood Bargain, ISBN 9781439156759, September 2009 (reissue), Pocket Books
#1 Matters of the Blood, ISBN 9781439156742, August 2009 (reissue), Pocket Books
Other books:
Chesapeake Crimes II, ISBN 978-0-87033-582-2, Tidewater Press (co-edited with Donna Andrews)
Other published works:
"Home is Where the Bar Is", essay in A Taste of True Blood, ISBN 978-1935251965, June, 2010 BenBella Books (Smart Pop series)
"Another Roadside Attraction", essay in In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural, ISBN 978-1933771632, March, 2009, BenBella Books (Smart Pop series)
"The Butler Didn't Do It", Agatha nominated short story in Chesapeake Crimes I (2004)
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arthur, bradley james, btvs, buffy, callum keith rennie, canada, charlaine harris, colin morgan, david hewlett, david tennant, doctor who, draco malfoy, due south, firefly, forensics, genre fiction, gina torres, great big sea, hard core logo, harry potter, harry/draco, javier grillo-marxauch, jim butcher, joe flanigan, joss whedon, juno books, kate hewlett, life on mars, matt keesler, merlin, natalie morales, nathan fillion, neil gaiman, pop culture, sf/f, smallville, supernatural, the middleman, urban fantasy, vampires, vancouver, viggo mortensen, wales, wicca, writing
Schools:
Leander High School - Leander, TX (1973 - 1975)Lago Vista High School - Lago Vista, TX (1975 - 1976)
Trinity University - San Antonio, TX (1976 - 1980)
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