Heather Gray's Blog, page 26
July 15, 2013
A Study in Opposites
op·po·site [op-uh-zit, -sit] adjective
contrary or radically different in some respect common to both, as in nature, qualities, direction, result, or significance; opposed: opposite sides in a controversy; opposite directions.
Do you ever think much about opposites? When you are in a dark place, whether sadness, anger, hopelessness, or something else put you there, you need to know there's a way out. We all need to know there's a way out. When...
July 14, 2013
AP Fan Fest Coming Soon
BEST NEWS EVER!!
Well, okay, maybe not EVER, but it got your attention, didn't it? We'll refer to that as creative license.
The Astraea Press Fan Fest(#APFanFest) is coming soon, and I want to make sure you know how much I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
Can you imagine sitting in a café (coffee shop, living room, banquet hall – pick the room to fit your favorite genre!) with four dozen amazing authors? And being able to speak to them at will, ask quest...
July 12, 2013
Sweet Saturday Sample - Nowhere for Christmas
Welcome to my blog! I hope you enjoy today's Sweet Saturday Sample. This is the opening scene to my WIP, Nowhere for Christmas.
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Some women are satisfied with one man in their life. There are even women who would say that's too many. Not me, though. Oh, no. Not me. I get to juggle two.
Avery Weston stormed into her editor's office and slammed the door behind her. Mitchell looked up from his catastrophe of a desk. The ne...
July 10, 2013
Book Spotlight - At What Cost?
In The Spotlight: At What Cost? by Jessie Andersen
Tagline: Every choice has its consequence.
Genre: YA Contemporary
Back Cover: During her junior year, sixteen-year-old Maggie Reynolds expected to shop for prom dresses not maternity clothes. Now, instead of studying for the SATs, she’s reading, What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Maggie’s ‘Mother Dearest’ lives in fear that Maggie will somehow taint the family name, so Maggie can’t...
July 8, 2013
Magical Socks and Life Out Loud
(Jesus speaking, John 10:10, MSG)
I have magical socks. Every morning when I put them on, they remind me that life –real life– is meant to be lived in color. Bold, bright, vibrant color. Not in black, white or any of the drab dull shades in between. My socks remind me that life, for better and for worse, should be lived out loud rather than in hushed whispers. ...
July 1, 2013
Announcing Death
How do you announce to the world that a child has died? Is there an easy way? A way that comforts as it gives the painful news? A way to tell people while softening the blow?
No.
There is no easy way.
Shortly after the beginning of the bowling season last fall, we were at the bowling alley for the Saturday morning youth league. My son was bowling with the same team he'd been on for four years…only this year without his sister. A new little girl filled her...
June 28, 2013
Sweet Saturday Sample - Late for the Ball?
Late for the Ball? is my newest release, and I'm pleased to share it with you! I hope you have as much fun reading it as I did writing it. I've classified it as "YA w/ a Regency Feel" … After all, just because it seems like regency doesn't necessarily mean it is regency. Today's excerpt picks up where last week's left off. This will likely be my final week posting from this work…I don't want to give the ending away! Trust me when I say there...
June 26, 2013
Book Spotlight: Feudlings
In The Spotlight: Feudlings by Wendy Knight
Tagline: She's never lost a fight in her life, but she's never battled love...
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Back Cover:
Nothing makes a new school suck worse than discovering the guy you’re in love with is your prophesied nemesis.
Ari is the most powerful flame-throwing sorceress ever, and her people’s last hope in an ancient war. But she’s also a seventeen-year-old girl, and in her free, not-hunting-nemesi...
June 24, 2013
Taking the Long Way Home
Taking the Long Way Home
I heard a song. Well, sort of. I heard part of a song. I didn't hear enough to be able to tell you the name of the song. I have no idea who was singing it. I can't even swear that what I took from the song is the intended message. I caught a snippet of a verse, and my mind grabbed onto it so tightly that the rest of the song faded into the background.
So now that you know what an unreliable source of information I can be when...
June 22, 2013
Living Inside Insanity (sort of)
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Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of a madman? Or madwoman?
Here's your chance to find out!
If you could ask an author anything you wanted, what would you ask?
If you've ever wondered something about how the mind of a writer works, now's the time to ask!
Where do your story ideas come from?
How do you decide what your characters look like?
Is it easier to create imaginary towns/cities, or do you prefer to use real ones?
Why do you write?
Do you ever get upset with you...
