Altered acknowledgments

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Writing out acknowledgments is something I've always had a need to do, sometimes even before writing the story or book itself. Most of my acknowledgments have been on paper since the late 80s; however, I've edited them to suit the times and the people over the years. With the expansion of the book, I've found it necessary to alter my acknowledgments again.

SPECIAL THANKS

To Aunt Tudi for putting up with me.

To Todd Johnson for listening to me yap about my characters for years and for the inspiration for Paine Bryerson.

To Barry Andrews for the inspirational music and for giving Cadmus Pariah his blessing.  You scare me more than you know, but this is a good thing, I swear.  If The Vampire Relics belongs to anyone, it’s to Barry.

To Michelle Marie, who is and ever shall be Eve.

To Tallis Harrill-Morris for reading and advising, for psychological support (lots and lots of it), and for protecting me from the Beast Himself (and then more psychological support)!

To Stacey Lucas for her incredible artwork which brought Cadmus and Landon Dunlevy to life in a way I never could.

To Heather P. Dunbar and Heidi Ellis, the two goddesses that comprise two-thirds of our Writers Triumvirate.  Without their input, encouragement, and honesty this book would not exist.

To Tim Hutchins for the history, the philosophical conversations, the deep memories, and the laughs over the years.

To Lady Layla Soulfire for pushing me to seek out my personal myth.

To my Mom, for her encouragement and wry humour that always kept me balanced.

To my Dad, for passing his creative spirit on to me.  I miss you so much.

 

Also thanks to Stephanie, Karen, Danny Elfman, Shriekback, Peter Gabriel, Enya, Concrete Blonde, Leonard Wolfe, Michael Nouri, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Paul_Kiss (for the accurate Russian), and the Live Journal community (for having to schlep through all my Vampire Relics posts and hear me blab on and on [and on and on and on…and on and on….and on and on and on] about Cadmus Pariah).