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December 15, 2012
Paid in Gold and Blood Chapters 5 & 6
Starting every Sunday and Wednesday, I'll be posting two chapters at a time
of my upcoming fantasy novel. Please comment and let me know what you think. The
novel will be released after it has been presented here. Links to the previous chapters can be found HERE.
Chapter Five
The second guard walked ahead of him through a long passage
beneath a stone-lined archway. Small,
dark
of my upcoming fantasy novel. Please comment and let me know what you think. The
novel will be released after it has been presented here. Links to the previous chapters can be found HERE.
Chapter Five
The second guard walked ahead of him through a long passage
beneath a stone-lined archway. Small,
dark
Favorite books of 2012: Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour #18
I have a confession: my reading fell way off this year, partly because of work stuff. I was so focused on getting things done that reading dropped to the last thing on the list, and usually slipped off it without me even noticing. Work and write and work some more -- anyone who has spent time in chat with me sees how things usually go.
Among the books that I really enjoyed? Jim
Among the books that I really enjoyed? Jim
December 14, 2012
Flash Friday # 21: Garden Songs
Garden
Songs
By
Lazette
Gifford
Once
upon a time a farm boy with the voice of an angel and the ego of a god sang
before a fae lady he met on the road. He was wandering to escape a day's farm
work with his father and she was traveling to see the queen of Eliria.
The
boy didn't belong on the farm, walking behind a track of stubborn oxen who
would never appreciate his voice
Songs
By
Lazette
Gifford
Once
upon a time a farm boy with the voice of an angel and the ego of a god sang
before a fae lady he met on the road. He was wandering to escape a day's farm
work with his father and she was traveling to see the queen of Eliria.
The
boy didn't belong on the farm, walking behind a track of stubborn oxen who
would never appreciate his voice
December 12, 2012
Paid in Gold and Blood Chapters 3 & 4
Starting every Sunday and Wednesday, I'll be posting two chapters at a time
of my upcoming fantasy novel. Please comment and let me know what you think.
The novel will be released after it has been presented here.
Chapter Three
They left Silver Pass and the donkeys began to pick up speed on
the downward slope so animals and men trotted along at a good pace. Katashan could have wished
of my upcoming fantasy novel. Please comment and let me know what you think.
The novel will be released after it has been presented here.
Chapter Three
They left Silver Pass and the donkeys began to pick up speed on
the downward slope so animals and men trotted along at a good pace. Katashan could have wished
December 11, 2012
More about the Two Year Novel Course
Still not certain about taking the Two Year Novel Course at Forward Motion? Check out what others have said:
"When my urban fantasy novel Quarter Square was published by Carina Press, the first person I thanked on my acknowledgements page was Lazette Gifford, for it was on one of Zette's excellent Two Year Novel courses that the book was conceived, born and nurtured." David Bridger
"
"When my urban fantasy novel Quarter Square was published by Carina Press, the first person I thanked on my acknowledgements page was Lazette Gifford, for it was on one of Zette's excellent Two Year Novel courses that the book was conceived, born and nurtured." David Bridger
"
December 9, 2012
Paid in Gold and Blood Chapters 1 & 2
Starting every Sunday and Wednesday, I'll be posting two chapters at a time of my upcoming fantasy novel. Please comment and let me know what you think. The novel will be released after it has been presented here.
A former priest, having left his temple and much else behind, is caught in a web of dark magic when he finds the body of a young woman who has been ritually slain.
Chapter One
A former priest, having left his temple and much else behind, is caught in a web of dark magic when he finds the body of a young woman who has been ritually slain.
Chapter One
December 7, 2012
Flash Friday # 20: Who Rules in Hell
Who
Rules In Hell
By
Lazette
Gifford
"Damn, you're ugly," her mother said as Dena
stepped from the shower. "How could
I give birth to such an ugly daughter?"
"You're dead. Go away," Dena said, her voice flat.
The same words she'd said for days now, though they did no good.
"You've been eating too much. Look at you!
That's fat on your thighs! My
God, after all I told
Rules In Hell
By
Lazette
Gifford
"Damn, you're ugly," her mother said as Dena
stepped from the shower. "How could
I give birth to such an ugly daughter?"
"You're dead. Go away," Dena said, her voice flat.
The same words she'd said for days now, though they did no good.
"You've been eating too much. Look at you!
That's fat on your thighs! My
God, after all I told
December 3, 2012
New Release: The Bear on the High Self and Other Christmas Bear Stories
Some of you may recognize the first story in this collection (I had posted it on this blog). This is a collection of silly little teddy bear stories and poems I wrote over several years. I am told they make great bedtime stories during the holiday season.
I hope you enjoy them!
Here is the Smashwords link. Remember, Smashwords offers books in all the major ebook styles (Nook,
December 2, 2012
The Two Year Novel Course
The sign up for the Two Year Novel Course (2YN) is now live. This free course is 104 classes (one a week) and will take you from original idea through publication. The classes have been updated to reflect the trends toward Indie (self) publishing as well.
What you need for the course:
You need an idea you want to take from the very basics all the way through the steps from
What happened to zette?
I had a . . . busy November. Yeah, busy is a good term. NaNo, of course (I did 176k), but other things happened as well. We had a major electrical problem that cut a few days off my writing, with people in and out, rewiring, and such. In the midst of that, my beloved Edmond kitten suddenly couldn't walk. Don't worry, he's better now -- but that meant calls to vets at 3 in the morning
