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August 7, 2012
First Look–Wicked Darlings by C. A. Kunz*
“Why isn’t this darn thing working?” Cat murmured as she fiddled with the locket her AuntRòs had given her. She kept pressing on the Celtic knot engraving on the back of it, but nothinghappened. “I could really use your help right about now Aunt Ròs,” she huffed as she put thelocket back around her neck. [...]
August 6, 2012
C. A. Kunz, Authors of The Childe Series
C. A. Kunz is the mother/son writing team behind The Childe series, a MG/YA crossover fantasy. When I first met the duo, I was intrigued by their partnership. I figured it must be pretty cool to be able to write with your mom. I interrogated interviewed them about their process, their series and more. [...]
July 30, 2012
Margaret Fieland, Author of Relocated
Margaret Fieland is the author of the soon to be released YA sci-fi novel, Relocated. I had the pleasure of “meeting” Margaret earlier this year when we participated in a State of Black Sci-Fi blog hop during the month of February. A long time fan of genre, she has seen many changes over the year [...]
Margaret Fieland, Author of Relocated (Coming Soon)
Margaret Fieland is the author of the soon to be released YA sci-fi novel, Relocated. I had the pleasure of “meeting” Margaret earlier this year when we participated in a State of Black Sci-Fi blog hop during the month of February. A long time fan of genre, she has seen many changes over the year [...]
July 24, 2012
Becoming by Raine Thomas–Excerpt (Giveaway Complete)
Every three years, Amber Hopkins explodes. Okay, not a blown-to-smithereens explosion, but whateverit is always hurts like hell and leaves her life a shambles. She’s already worked her way through fivefoster placements, and she’s doing whatever she can to avoid getting blasted into a sixth. As her eighteenth birthday approaches and she feels the strange [...]
Becoming by Raine Thomas–Excerpt
Every three years, Amber Hopkins explodes. Okay, not a blown-to-smithereens explosion, but whateverit is always hurts like hell and leaves her life a shambles. She’s already worked her way through fivefoster placements, and she’s doing whatever she can to avoid getting blasted into a sixth. As her eighteenth birthday approaches and she feels the strange [...]
July 23, 2012
Raine Thomas, Author of The Daughters of Saraqael Trilogy
I had the pleasure of meeting Raine Thomas recently at the 1st annual UtopYA Con in Nashville, TN. After reading Becoming,the first book in her Daughters of Saraqael series, I am eager to read the rest of her series; however, first, I knew that I had to interview her for my blog . Check back [...]
July 18, 2012
Hookers & Hangers – Hangers
The gals over atFalling For Fictioncame up with a fun idea for a blog hop. First (Hookers) and last (hangers) lines are so important, not only for the book, but also for the each chapter. Those lines should intrigue and titillate, urging–nay demanding–that the reader continue to the next chapter always anticipating what will come [...]
July 17, 2012
Perspectives on POV II–Notes from UtopYA
As we discussing POV at UtopYA Con, one of the questions that came up was how to create different and distinct voices for your characters. Just like no two of your friends sound alike (even if they have the same accent, they are unique in their thoughts and ideas), your characters should be distinguishable as [...]
July 16, 2012
Hookers & Hangers — Hookers
The gals over at Falling For Fictioncame up with a fun idea for a blog hop. First (Hookers) and last (hangers) lines are so important, not only for the book, but also for the each chapter. Those lines keep the reader moving through the story and anticipating what will come next. For today, I will [...]
