Angela Castle's Blog, page 9

Slack again.

I am not the worlds best blogger, I forget to blog about stuff when there is so much going on and stuff I have to do and deal with in my day-to-day life.
I can hardly believe it's December already, where has the year gone?? In any case it's been one hell of a year for me.
I've gotten five contracts in one year! I set out with a goal to be published and here I am being multi-published!! Giving myself a pat on the back. LOL

Any hoo... Lets see good news Blood Rich has been accepted by Cobblestone Press. Dangerous Moonlight is due out on the 10th December, So look out for that.

Keeping Katie has been contracted with Rogue Phoenix Press.

I have almost finished my Dragon Down Under book, I am currently on the last chapter.

As I said before, busy, busy, busy!

I'm adding my Book Trailers to this post enjoy, I had a lot of fun making them.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7_j-7eKm68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBzAZyxYN0

Blue Fire Reviewed by Night Owl Reviews.

May be I am overly excited, but heck, I don't care, it is my right to be exited that I got a great review from Night Owl.

I have been biting my nails, wondering what others would say about my work, and thrilled to see that people actually like it! LOL.



Any Hoo.. here is the review link http://www.nightowlromance.com/nor/Reviews/Yadkny-reviews-Blue-Fire-by-Angela-Castle.aspx


Read away!

A Great Sunday Out

Sunday was a great productive day. I travelled down by train to Melbourne to meet and join in with the Melbourne Romantic Writers guild. I found them a wonderful bunch of ladies , I learned so much, they helped me with something I groan and avoid doing at all costs, writing synopsis.
I can say that it's not so scary any more, I am even looking forward to writing my next synopsis, which i will be tackling with more enthusiasm very soon.
I am looking forward to my next meeting and learning even more.

On book news I have submitted 'Blood Rich' to the publisher and now once again on the waiting game. It seems things are different once you become an 'In House' author. They kind of let you skip through the other process, and want to read your word before non in house writers. That's fine by me.
'Dragon Down under has reached chapter Thirteen, although I am uncertain of some of the wording and flow, but I always heed the advice of my writing friend when he told me to just finish the book then check, change and edit after.

Today I'm going into look at getting some business cards printed out, so when I start verbally advertising myself and my books I have something to hand them as well.
Well time to get stuck into it.

Great Work!

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There is nothing like the trill and excitement of getting your new book cover, the artist Cris Griffin, did a fantastic job, and yes, pun indented I am Over the Moon. September saw great book sales, and I am waiting on a review of Blue Fire, which makes me a lot nervous, but sometimes you have to get stick your neck out, in order to get noticed.

Hard Work

I realised today that, I was avoiding doing any writing on Dragon Down Under because, I was finding it difficult. Wishing I could get just go into dream land and let it flow out naturally.
Not going to happen each word has to be thought out and written down, little technicalities need to be worked out, and things need to be thought about. It all boils down to hard work.

Secondly I was thinking, ghee I'll never get it all finished, but again I was wrong. Like my other books they have been finished, that I need to ease up, learn some more patients and relax in the fact that they will be finished. I do have confidence in my ability to finish a book, because I have proven to myself over and over I can do it.

Living your dream

I know I am a new author and I can't spell to save my life, should small inadequacies put a halt to your dreams?
Just because someone loses a leg does not stop someone from running a marathon.

I come across many people who have great ability to do great things but they lack the self-confidence to try.

Over coming your own fears is the second step on the road to success, the first of course is actually starting.

Life is set with obstacles, choices intended to help us learn about ourselves and the world around us, You can't let every little bump, rejection and hard choice drag you down.

I've made some poor life choices in my time, but every mistake has only helped me learn and mold me into the person I am today, and give me the imagination I need to help make my world a better place.
Never give up your dream.

Learning the Tec stuff.

I'm learning how brainless I am when it comes to tec-stuff, blogs, websites, I am just managing to get by, when I know things could be a whole lot better. Trying to wrap my brain around 'how to' is another matter.

I want to create a new website, I guess the next month or so is going to be a steep learning curve.

Keeping Busy

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Finding time to write is never easy when you have a young family and work p/t. I tend to snatch moments when I can, and in the evening when all the little ones are in bed.

I have a new WIP Dragon Down Under, it's not really new I started it months back but I like to get a fair way in before deciding to put it up on me WIP list. Once it's up there I tend to focus on it until its completed. Dragon Down Under is a spin off from Dangerous Moonlight but can easily stand on it's own.

I've done another photo in my small photo shop program to help inspire my progress.

In other news Dangerous Moonlight is among the October releases, so far I'm assuming it will be late October as I've only just been assigned an editor.

There's a lot to the Cobblestone press and groups I have to learn about, but that's what I enjoy doing, learning always helps improve me.I also have done a new video for Dangerous Moonlight I've posted to YouTube but needs some more work to correct a few errors.
I've Addad the link to my interview on Rouge Phoenix Press Bloghttp://roguephoenixpress.blogspot.com/2010/09/meet-author-of-bluefire-angela-castle.html

Blue Fire You tube

Here is my video of Blue Fire on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xE14RsEoGY

and my new one for Abducting Alice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj9PwQLXK6A

Thrilled.

Hard work sweat, well maybe not the sweat, but most certainly the tears have gone into my books, along with a lot of frustration, giggles, groans and disappointments. Sounds just like life hey? But at least I know that it is starting to pay off.

Cobblestone Press have offered me a contract for 'Dangerous Moonlight' I am of course thrilled. That is two books in under a week now with a contract.

After the wonderful news of Whisky Creek Press accepting 'Abducting Alice' I dove in [image error] to finish the second book in my Kelon series. 'Tempting Tara'. Which I have completed, and now into the editing phase.

I have already decided there will be a third book but probably no more after that. I want to then focus on the second book to 'Dangerous Moonlight'. Delving into the world of dragons. Should be fun.

More fun with the photo shop for my WIP of 'Tempting Tara.'