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February 17, 2011
Book Release pending
So my book is under review and then I hvae to order a copy of it to review myself. This process may take longer than expected so the release date is pending arrival of the book and for me to review it. A little frustrating but what can I do. I will post the formal date once I know it.Sabrina
February 15, 2011
Book release
All right so I finally have decided on a date. Feb 28th 2011 will be the offical release date for my book. You will be able to purchase it through Amazon.com or from creatspace.com as well as a few others. I am very excited about this.Sabrina
February 2, 2011
BOOK COVER CONTEST
FINAL COVER CONTESTE -> HERECome check it out and see which one you would like to see as my book cover.All covers are from http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ fabulous royalty free photos. Sabrina
January 26, 2011
MY BOOK COVER
Hey everyone, just going through the process of picking out the best cover for myfirst book and decided to have a contest to see what everyone else thought.There are a total of 8 photos of the different covers I was looking to use.I see the favourite already but the contest ends on the 31st so pop on over and vote if you can. HEREthanks a bunch Cheers Sabrina xoxo
January 5, 2011
More on the bookshelf
I borrowed a few books from a friend and decided I would check them out still undecided on whether or not i actually like the books. First one was Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. Will post more once I have read more I am on page 100 now and still not sure if I like it. The other one I tried out was P.C Cast's series Brighid's Quest I love fantasy books just not sure how much I enjoy this one I do
Currently reading
Well what do I say. I currently was given the Anne Rice Erotica Trilogy Sleeping beauty and I have to say it is very, very different than anything I have ever written by Anne herself or any author for that matter. This is not to say that it is bad, just different and probably not something I would read normally. I have not really read any Erotica style novels until now so it is a genre that
December 1, 2010
Recent Reads
So i started a series called The Flynn Brothers Trilogy by Heather Graham, Deadly Night was very good got me hooked immediately and I really enjoyed reading from a mans point of view it was very interesting how she captured that well. Then I completed last night Deadly Harvest which was a bit creepier staring the middle brother hearing his background and why he quit the force was fascinating. she
November 6, 2010
Query
This here is my latest Query letter. Immortal Island – Spellbound is a 72,000 word manuscript targeted for Adult Romance / urban dark fantasy. Set in contemporary times, off the coast of Connecticut on a remote island called, Coffman's Isle. My heroine is a soft hearted beautiful young woman with intimacy and trust issues. Meaning, she always lets her emotions get the better of her and always
Recent reads
Okay so this post is going to be about the most recent books I have read. Now remember these are just my opinions not looking for a battle or anything :).1st up is The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson. Let me just say that despite the Swedish language and a few words I had to look up to find out what they meant.( the words I had to look up were Gaol and Libel) It was a phenomenal
October 14, 2010
Query
I am sending out Query letters again. Started out with few at a time rather than a bunch all at once, that way I can track who I have sent it to. So far out of the five that I have sent, one replied with in a few days, and it was a prtial manuscript request, the first 50 pages. The others I have not heard from just yet. Wish me luck.Cheers.Sabrina
