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Rogue
by Anonymous on April 1st, 2008, 5:00am
I know that better than most. Since rejoining the Pride, I've made big
decisions and even bigger mistakes: the kind paid for with innocent
lives. As the first and only female enforcer, I have plenty to prove to
my father, the Pride and myself. And with murdered toms turning up in
our territory, I'm working harder than ever, though I always find the
energy for a little after-hours recreation with Marc, my partner both
on and off duty.
But not all my mistakes are behind me. We're
beginning to suspect that the dead are connected to a rash of missing
human women and that they can all be laid at my feet—two or four, take
your pick. And one horrible indiscretion may yet cost me more than I
can bear.…
Join us this week for an exciting behind-the-scenes discussion of werecat life with author Rachel Vincent...
Her latest offering, Rogue, will be debuting on the extended New York Times bestseller list at #32. Congratulations Rachel!
Welcome Rachel!
We're so happy to have you here with us and to hear all about the new book!
Dream
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Thanks! I'm glad to be here.
Thanks! I'm glad to be here. ;-)
Fun Facts
Rachel,
I was browsing your website and I love your fun facts... especially the one that says Stray was originally a short story that got out of hand. A lot. I'd love to hear more about that and how Stray has evolved... now we have Rogue... what else can we expect from you?
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Now how...
did I manage to miss this forum??? Just wanted to pop in and say how much I LOVE this series. And um, can we have a hint about what is going to happen next?????
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Loved Stray and then
Loved Stray and then I thought Rogue was even better. Really enjoyed how Rachel matured in Stray and even more in Rogue. Now I'm impatiently waiting on Pride. I so want to see where this story is going.
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Hi Dream, Great question!
Hi Dream,
Great question! I haven't had that one before.
Okay, originally, Stray was my attempt to break into publishing through the magazine-credit door. I was going to write a short story and have it published, thus giving myself a writing credit.
In that first version, there was no Marc. Faythe's story was that of an early tryst of the romantic interest in my first two (unpublished) novels. A tie-in to books that never saw daylight. ;-)
But I soon realized that Faythe had more to say than a few thousand words would allow. So I took her (and her family--they were there from the start) out of that high-fantasy world and plopped her down in modern-day Texas.
The rest is history, as they say... ;-)
Rachel
Hi Debbie, great to see you
Hi Debbie, great to see you here!
Yes, since there are so few of us here, I'll gladly let a little something special slip. Let's see...
In Pride, Faythe is on trial, as you probably know from the teaser at the end of Rogue. But in that book (so far the only one not set in Texas), we'll also be meeting one of my favorite characters in the series. A young tabbycat who seems to belong to no one...
I love this new tabby, and I love how meeting her changes Faythe. I can't wait for PRIDE to come out!
Rachel
Hi debkc1, Thank you! My
Hi debkc1,
Thank you! My werecat series has a series-long plot. Something I'm leading up to. And events in book four (which I'm almost done with now) will make the inevitability of that outcome clear. I hope.
But as they say, it's the journey that matters, rather than the destination. Right? ;-)
Rachel
Hi Rachel!
I just wanted to pop in and say I loved both Stray and Rogue! I enjoyed seeing more of the family dynamics in in the second book. I can't wait to read Pride!
Is it true you are scared of cats??
Take Care,
Tammy
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I don't know
I don't know if it's a good idea to hang out on this blog? So many tempting snippets just make me want the next books, like NOW! I was so caught up in Rogue and the new tabby is just so intriguing. When is the release date for Pride? I'm not a very patient person.
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Welcome, Rachel!
Hi, Rachel,
Great to have you join us. I'm going to gush for just a second here... I love your books! I've been recommending them all over the office. I devoured Stray, and I think I read Rogue even faster!
Faythe's youth and dumb decision-making annoyed me a little bit in Stray, but she seems to be (slowly) learning her lessons in Rogue, which made the book all the more exciting for me. I love it when we can see a character grow and mature through the stories.
Oh, the other thing I love (or should I say person?) is Jace! YUM!!! And Ethan's pretty hot too.
I haven't seen all that much werecat fiction out there - certainly nothing compared to the werewolf fiction! How did you decide you wanted to make Faythe a werecat? And where did you come up with the whole world/ universe of werecat rules and mythology?
-Angela
PS Did you say I'm going to have to wait for a book FOUR? OMG!
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Hi Tammy, and thanks! And
Hi Tammy, and thanks!
And I'm afraid there is some truth to that rumor. I'm not afraid of house cats (I have two of the most spoiled house cats in history), but I have an honest-to-goodness phobia of large cats. Tigers, lions, jaguars, cougars.
Seriously. Going to the zoo makes me nervous. Driving by the zoo makes me nervous. Especially since that tiger escaped from his habitat in California a few months ago.
But I've been working through my fears for research. In fact, I've been offered a chance to have my new author photo taken with a melanistic leopard (the solid black kind), and I really want to do it.
So...we'll see. ;-)
The release date for Pride?
The release date for Pride? Good question. I don't exactly know...
There's been some date shuffling at Mira for my books, because of the new YAs they just bought from me, so it's possible we'll see Pride earlier than March '09, which is what they've been saying so far.
Like, maybe later this year...? ;-)
Oh Rachel, don't tease us!!
That sounds wonderful.
Congrats on the YA series! What's that about?
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Eeep! I almost missed this...
Rachel I have to say that I'm another avid fan of your werecat series... and I'm seriously in need of more to read with Faythe and the gang.
I very much enjoyed the growth that Faythe has been going through and realizing that there's more to her world than just what she wants.
So please, keep up the excellent work!
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HI Rachel. I LOVED
HI Rachel.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED Stray. And I just picked up Rogue yesterday so I can't wait to dive into it.
I found your series and voice very fresh and original. I like how you took on a different shifter and made it unigue and sexy.
Kudos!!
Best
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Hi
*ears perking up* Did I read that right? A new series??? WOO HOO! Can you hear me cheering from Florida?
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Details Please!
I read a lot of YA so yes please tell us more.
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Hi Angela, Thanks! I'm
Hi Angela,
Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoing the series. ;-)
Faythe is doing a lot of growing, and events in Pride will bring her even farther down that path. For the first time, she'll have a chance to see life from a new perspective, and she'll understand not only her parents better, but herself, too. ;-)
As for how I decided to write about werecats, rather than werewolves... Well, I'm not much of a dog person, and I didn't have anything new to add to werewolf lore. But I love cats (housecats, anyway) and have an interesting kind of terrified/fascinated relationship with the larger breeds.
So this felt like a perfect fit for me. ;-)
Rachel
My YAs!
I just accepted the offer on Monday, and I am so incredibly excited about this series. It's about a highschool junior who gets this wicked, terrifying urge to scream when someone near her is going to die. She thinks she's losing her mind--in fact, she's already spent a night in the mental health ward--until she discovers she's actually a banshee, and the whole death-premonition thing is normal. For her, anyway. ;-)
At its core, it's a murder mystery. But I've taken the old Irish banshee stories and reinvented them for my series, so there will be elements (I hope) we haven't seen before.
As well as a whole cast of non-witch/vamp/shifter/faerie characters.
So far things are moving pretty quickly on this project (the whole series), and I could not be more excited!
Rachel
Kalyko, thanks! I hope you
Kalyko, thanks! I hope you like the future volumes. I'm expecting revisions on PRIDE soon, and am almost done with the rough draft of book four. And so far, I think each book improves on the last one.
Which is my goal as a writer, obviously. ;-)
Rachel
Hi Vivi! Thanks! I hope
Hi Vivi!
Thanks! I hope you like ROGUE. Are you going to be in Pittsburgh next week?
Rachel
Thank you Rachel
Rachel,
I just wanted to thank you for spending the week with us. We love hearing from you.
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No problem!
No problem!