CONGRATS TO LUCKY WINNER – MARIE! Readers, please join me welcoming Chelsea Quinn Yarbro , author of the popular Saint Germain series who’s guest blogging here today! If you have not read the series, Quinn Yarbro is well-known for her impeccable historical research and her Saint-Germain books are among her most popular works. This past summer, Quinn was a co-recipient of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers Association. She was also the first woman to be named a Living Legend by the International Horror Guild (2006) and she is one of two women to be named a Grand Master of the World Horror Convention (2003). Her latest book is Burning Shadows. More information can be found on http://www.chelseaquinnyarbro.net . Saint Germain and a Star’s Entrance In any long-running series about a single character, it is important to give that character a star’s entrance in every book — that is, a way of introducing the character to the reader in such a way as to focus