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December 29, 2015
Big News!
I'm very pleased to announce that, as of last night, I've signed the contract for My Zombie Boyfriend's first full-length sequel: My Zombie Fiancé!
I don't have a release date yet, but you can bet I'll keep you guys posted as I find out more. I just couldn't wait to share this amazing news with all of you!
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December 27, 2015
When is a Book Finished?
As an author, it's very satisfying to sit back and think, this book is finished. And it's very gratifying to share that information with readers and other authors, but it can be difficult to decide when to say a book is finished.For me, when I get to the chronological end of writing a book, I usually have scenes I need to go back and flesh out, or write altogether.
After I've done that, the book still isn't 'done'. It has to go through my secret blend of editing before the manuscript even gets submitted to my publisher.
If the story is accepted, I wait until the contract is signed--just a sort of superstition of mine, I guess--and then I start telling people the book has been accepted. (Except for my wife. She gets told pretty much the instant I get the acceptance email!)
After that, the story is assigned to an editor, who does more--you guessed it--editing! Usually, the editor adds the actual words 'The End' to my manuscripts, because I don't like writing it until the story is done. Which it isn't to me, at that point. (So I'm glad I don't have to physically write it!)
During that process, I'll work with the cover artist to make my book look outstanding.
When the editor has made their changes and I've approved them, the manuscript gets sent to a proofreader, for another round of changes for me to go through. Then I get the final version to make sure everything's alright. If it is, I wait for the book to be released, and promote it to readers.
Finally, after the book's release, the book is finished, right?
It is. Except for continuing to promote it, reading reviews, doing interviews…
Basically, what I'm trying to say is…a book is never done.
December 24, 2015
35% Off Torquere Coupon Code
To help you celebrate the holidays, Torquere Press is offering 35% off all books until January 1st!
Just use coupon code Santa2015 to receive your discount.
Happy holidays everyone!
December 23, 2015
My Zombie Christmas
Happy Holidays everyone! To celebrate, I've released a Christmas excerpt from My Zombie Boyfriend...and it's completely free!
In this excerpt from My Zombie Boyfriend, necromancer Edward Grey and Undead Canadian Kit Ward spend their first Christmas together. Exchanging gifts ranging from odd to adorable and having dinner with Edward's parents, they learn about life, love and the naming of cats.
Download here
November 24, 2015
Wedding
My wife and I basically eloped for our wedding. The only people present were a witness each (plus one witness brought her boyfriend uninvited...) and the marriage commissioner.
Afterward, because I've known since I was very little that I wanted horses involved when I got married, we went horseback riding. Our car (well, technically my mom's car) broke down on the way home, in the Middle of Absolute Nowhere, and my cell phone was dead.
We started walking back toward the horseback riding place, and then I had to pee. My wife (of less than 4 hours XD) told me to just go pee by the side of the road. I was like, as soon as I pee, someone's going to drive by.
Turns out that was her nefarious plan; no sooner did I start than a van drove by. She flagged down the driver, who called a tow truck for us.
We didn't have much money at the time (...not like now *heh*), and what we had was going to be used for our (very inexpensive) honeymoon.
So, there we sat in the tow truck, me in the front seat, her in the back, having a silent conversation with our eyes that went something like this:
Should we tell him we just got married and see if he'll give us a discount? Or will he turn out to be a huge bigot and leave us in the Middle of Absolute Nowhere to die?
In the end, we decided to tell him, and he did give us a discount. And a ride home.
And we have a great story to tell about our wedding day!
Anyway.
My grandma has always wanted to plan a wedding. She has two daughters: one basically eloped, and the other (my mother) is never going to get married. Even though I'm the second youngest, I was the first of my cousins to get married. So, when we told my grandma that I'd gotten married, she was like, "I'm throwing you a reception. You don't have to do anything--just show up!"
Of course, the day of the reception, both my wife and I were just getting over swine flu, so we literally staggered over to our chairs and sat there the rest of the night, the seat backs the only things propping us up.
My favourite colour is purple, and my wife, as an artist, feels it would be unfair to pick a favourite, so when my grandma asked, that's what I told her. She interpreted this as 'purple and pink', so that was the colour of the decorations, and it was hilarious. Not at all us, but hilarious.
Afterward, because I've known since I was very little that I wanted horses involved when I got married, we went horseback riding. Our car (well, technically my mom's car) broke down on the way home, in the Middle of Absolute Nowhere, and my cell phone was dead.
We started walking back toward the horseback riding place, and then I had to pee. My wife (of less than 4 hours XD) told me to just go pee by the side of the road. I was like, as soon as I pee, someone's going to drive by.
Turns out that was her nefarious plan; no sooner did I start than a van drove by. She flagged down the driver, who called a tow truck for us.
We didn't have much money at the time (...not like now *heh*), and what we had was going to be used for our (very inexpensive) honeymoon.
So, there we sat in the tow truck, me in the front seat, her in the back, having a silent conversation with our eyes that went something like this:
Should we tell him we just got married and see if he'll give us a discount? Or will he turn out to be a huge bigot and leave us in the Middle of Absolute Nowhere to die?
In the end, we decided to tell him, and he did give us a discount. And a ride home.
And we have a great story to tell about our wedding day!
Anyway.
My grandma has always wanted to plan a wedding. She has two daughters: one basically eloped, and the other (my mother) is never going to get married. Even though I'm the second youngest, I was the first of my cousins to get married. So, when we told my grandma that I'd gotten married, she was like, "I'm throwing you a reception. You don't have to do anything--just show up!"
Of course, the day of the reception, both my wife and I were just getting over swine flu, so we literally staggered over to our chairs and sat there the rest of the night, the seat backs the only things propping us up.
My favourite colour is purple, and my wife, as an artist, feels it would be unfair to pick a favourite, so when my grandma asked, that's what I told her. She interpreted this as 'purple and pink', so that was the colour of the decorations, and it was hilarious. Not at all us, but hilarious.
November 21, 2015
MM Veterans Day Scavenger Hunt
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October 30, 2015
ARe Sale Ends Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is Halloween!
If you don't have little ones to take trick-or-treating, what better way to spend the night than with a scary movie--or a spooky book?
Tomorrow is your last day to get 25% off all Torquere Press books at All Romance eBooks, so make sure to stock up!
October 21, 2015
New Free Read!
My newest story, Lighthouse, was just released today! It's super short and it's free, so if you've been curious about my writing (or you're eagerly awaiting my next release) check it out...you've got nothing to lose!
It's about a lonely lighthouse keeper, the only beautiful thing in his life, and what happened three days after his wife died...
October 15, 2015
Sale - Torquere Press Books on ARe!
Halloween is just around the corner, so it's a great time to stock up on some spooky reads like My Zombie Boyfriend, My Zombie Mixup, or the Haunted Hotties anthology!
And, if your neck of the woods is anything like mine, it's getting chilly and definitely time to stay indoors (in between bouts of raking the leaves). And what's a better indoor activity than curling up with a good book?
June 20, 2015
Birthday ebook Giveaway
As if one giveaway wasn't enough, I'm also doing a giveaway for my birthday!
There are two prizes, kinky and vanilla. The kinky pack includes Lock and Key and Night Out, and the vanilla pack includes My Zombie Boyfriend, Crossed Wires and Amber.
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There are two prizes, kinky and vanilla. The kinky pack includes Lock and Key and Night Out, and the vanilla pack includes My Zombie Boyfriend, Crossed Wires and Amber.
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