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March 23, 2013
The Arcadia Falls Book 2 Cover Reveal
The Arcadia Falls Chronicles continues with Chloe, Drew and the rest of their small group training hard for the impending attack on the Talon Building, the hub of business for all vampires.
The board of vampire hunters has refused to help them, leaving only a select few hunters who will risk the anger of the board by joining the mission.
Together, this small group infiltrates the depths of Talon. There, Chloe finds that one crucial mistake will cause a problem far worse than any of them could have imagined.
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http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17668192-taking-talon
March 21, 2013
It’s My Birthday So I’m Having A Sale
On March 22nd only (my birthday) you can get The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter parts 1-6 for only $.99!! Normally $4.99!!
This special edition of The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter contains parts I-VI, the complete collection. Fourteen-year-old Chloe witnesses her mother’s murder at the hands of a vampire. Before the vampire can kidnap her, there is an unexpected rescue by a group of vampire hunters.
Overwhelmed by the feeling of safety, Chloe passes out and they whisk her away to their small community. When Chloe wakes, she comes face to face with the only other living relative, besides her mother, whom she has ever met: her grandfather. Chloe’s mother kept her hidden from the family; now, Chloe tries to unveil the family secrets.
Through her grandfather, she learns her mother was a vampire hunter. In fact, her entire family is descended from the powerful bloodlines of vampire hunters. Chloe agrees to join the family she has never known for one reason only: Chloe vows to kill the vampire responsible for her mother’s murder. With vengeance in her soul, Chloe is even more determined to follow through on her vow when she discovers the true identity of her enemy and how he is connected to her.
Experience the world of vampires hunter’s, vampires and mythology with Chloe in this exciting series.
http://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Daughter-Complete-Collection-ebook/dp/B008ASVXR8/ref=pd_sim_kstore_6
Cover Reveal for The Ghost Diaries: Case #3 by Willow Cross
Timothy Hicks came into the world shrouded by mystery and death. As he grew, his mother noticed oddities in his behavior, but she never guessed where these peculiarities came from. Had she known what her adopted son would be capable of, she might have chosen differently.
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March 18, 2013
Self-Publishing 101 Episode #10: Refresher Course on Social Etiquette
March 10, 2013
Self-Publishing 101 Episode 9: Reviews
This week we are talking about reviews!
REMEMBER… DON’T RESPOND TO REVIEWS
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Make sure to tune in next week when I talk to you about marketing away from Social Media Sites!
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February 27, 2013
Self-Publishing Episode #8: Blurbs
Welcome to Self-Publishing 101
Today we will be discussing the importance of a strong blurb for your book.
Don’t forget to join us next week with K.B. Miller while we discuss NOT responding to reviews.
As for building a strong blurb, blurbs are the one of the most important challenges when it comes to publishing your book. It is the cover that first draws people to your book, but then next thing they do is read the blurb. These two things are what will lead a reader to buy your book.
In this episode, we will talk about this, but also some tips and tricks on how to build a strong blurb.
Below there are links to a few good blog posts on how to write a blurb. I encourage you to check them out. Like I always say, research is the key to all success in self-publishing.
Recommended Blog Posts on Building a Blurb.
How to Write a Blurb (Back Cover Copy) by Marylynn Byerly
How To Write Back Blurb For Your Book by The Creative Pen
5 Tips for Writing a Compelling Book Blurb by Amy Wilkins
Remember that building an excellent blurb will probably take more than one try, so be patient and don’t rush into calling it a final version.
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February 26, 2013
Loki’s Game Tour Stop: Music to write with and giveaway
Today I am hosting a tour stop for Loki’s Game by Siobhan Kinkade. We are lucky to have a great blog post today about what music Siobhan listens to while she writes!
First off, here is the blurb for Loki’s Game
Unemployed museum curator Lily Redway responds to an advertisement in the newspaper, thinking she is applying for a job. On the other side of that small, black-and-white box waits two things: a fantasy world come to life and a man named Rowan Keir.
Rowan is a man with many secrets. He is a shape-shifter, a descendent of old world mythology, and the guardian of a rare and valuable Nordic artifact. He is also being hunted by the god Loki and has spent the last six hundred years outsmarting and outrunning him.
With the fury of Asgard on Rowan’s trail, Lily finds herself caught up in a real-life fantasy story, a love triangle, and an ages-old war that pitches her into a different world and one very hard truth: All is fair in love and war.
Guest Post
Thanks for inviting me over today! I get to talk about two of my favorite things: books and music.
I was asked about my playlist for Loki’s Game, which meant I automatically grabbed my iPod and started flipping through the fifty billion playlists on there. It took awhile, but I found the one I wanted. See, I’m kind of a music whore. My iTunes catalog tops 50,000 songs from all manner of genres. My bookshelves are sort of a genre-filled wasteland too, so it works out nicely. I can’t pick just one genre. I can’t stay in one place. My brain has too many things going on in it at any one time for that sort of monotony. My playlists also tend to be extremely long and a bit on the schizophrenic side.
ANYWAY… enough of my weird habits. I give you…
The Top Ten Songs from the Loki’s Game Playlist, complete with youtube listening links (‘cause I’m just awesome like that). Be warned, because it’s VERY random.
10. Sweet Dreams – Marilyn Manson
Kind of an all-around dark song that I love. It ends up on a lot of my playlists because it has a great good vs. evil juxtaposition in the lyrics. Granted, I love Annie Lennox, but this version speaks to me.
9. Cantara – Dead Can Dance
Beautiful music. Plus I love the tempo increase and the use of Lisa Gerard’s gorgeous vocals toward the end. It works well when I’m writing segues between exposition and action.
8. Mysterium – This Ascension
Entirely in Latin, this song is actually very religious. The story itself deals with Nordic mythology, but the movement in the music and the unquestioned belief are what drew me to it for this playlist.
7. Meet Your Master – Nine Inch Nails
This song is Loki’s theme song. It perfectly describes him and the way he views the world.
6. Miss Murder (VNV Nation Remix) – AFI
One of my favorite remixes. This is the song I hear playing in the club scene when Rowan and Loren first come into contact. It’s got that rough edge and bass-heavy beat that lends itself well to confrontation.
5. Not Strong Enough – Apocalyptica feat. Brent Smith
I love this song. It’s sort of a selfish addition, but the point of the song is a good explanation of the relationship between Rowan and Lily. Plus there’s just something about heavy metal cellos that makes me smile.
4. Amour – Rammstein
An extremely sad song. I chose this one more for the music than for the actual lyrics. It’s all about the flow here.
3. Ride of the Valkyries – Richard Wagner
EPIC FIGHT SCENE! Once Loki drags Lily into Asgard (and ultimately Valhalla), this piece of music, aside from being one of my favorite classical pieces ever, is the perfect backdrop to the big fight.
2. Holy Fool – Love & Rockets
After all these years I still don’t think there’s much of a point to this song, but it’s good exposition on the way Rowan feels about Lily. He’s willing to break his trend for her, which is really romantic when you think about it.
1. Howl – Florence & the Machine
This song… yeah. I love this song. It also helps that it very clearly outlines what happens when Rowan and Lily are together. He truly can’t control his second nature around her. It helps that I have a bit of a girl-crush on Florence Welch too.
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Siobhan writes both contemporary and dark paranormal romance (and a little bit of fantasy and horror under another name, omitted to protect the guilty), much of it of a highly erotic nature. Having never really enjoyed reading romance, she finds writing it to be a cathartic act. By manipulating the characters, she can make the happy endings much more satisfying for herself, and hopefully for her readers as well.
Most days, Siobhan can be found lurking in one of these places:
Blog: http://siobhankinkade.wordpress.com
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSiobhanKinkade
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/siobhankinkade
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/author/siobhankinkade
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EXCERPT
Lily’s mind reeled. They knew each other. And they hated each other. And Rowan owned the damn club. This must be the trouble Rowan talked about.
“All right, outside…both of you,” she shouted, and started for the front door. Rowan caught her wrist and pulled her around behind a curtain, into a dark hallway. The touch of his fingers on her skin burned; threatened to derail her completely. Then the cold night air rushed over her and his touch left her. Lily turned to face the pair of them, taking a deep, hard breath to steady her jangled nerves. “Now, will one of you please explain to me what the hell is going on?”
Loren and Rowan caught each other’s stare, holding in that pattern for a long moment. Neither spoke.
“Rowan…how do you know him?”
“We go way back,” he said through clenched teeth. She was afraid of what that meant. “Your boyfriend,” he spat the word at her, “has a bad habit of stealing things from me.”
“First of all, Loren isn’t my boyfriend.”
“Didn’t look that way inside.”
“I work for him, you idiot. As for that kiss…I hardly had time to process it before you threw him halfway across the room!”
“My prerogative as owner,” Rowan replied, unrepentant.
“Go to hell, Keir,” Loren snapped, obviously having had enough of this game.
“Fuck you,” Rowan said. “Fucking poacher.”
“If you wanted her, you should have marked her.”
“I am not a barbarian.”
“What?” Lily interjected, but went unnoticed.
“So the chest-beating He-Man bullshit is considered civilized in your world?” Loren asked with a smirk.
“You will destroy her.”
“And it is no concern of yours.”
“It is.”
Loren rolled his eyes and laughed, a deep, sardonic chuckle that rattled Lily’s nerves. She had no idea what this argument was really about, but at the center of it was not where she wanted to be. “Don’t give me some lame line about her being your mate.”
“Hurt her and I will tear you limb from limb,” Rowan threatened.
“I’d like to see you try.”
“There won’t be any trying, kitten.” The air shimmered around Rowan’s form. His eyes, normally that soft sea-and-sky color Lily loved, had dilated, shifting to black. His teeth looked sharper, his fingernails more like claws.
“BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!” Lily screamed, and both men froze. She swallowed around the frustrated lump in her throat. She knew how close Rowan was to losing it, knew that Loren had provoked him. No matter how she spun it in her head, Rowan was the monster she wished he wasn’t, and while the offered protection flattered her, it also frightened her.
There was something deeper happening here, she knew. She had no idea what they were really arguing about, but she knew without a doubt that she was at the crux of the fight, and was ultimately the catalyst for whatever would happen from here on out.
“Now will one of you idiots please put aside the testosterone and calmly explain to me what is going on? Loren?”
“Keir here is jealous because he let you get away.”
“No,” Rowan countered, his voice taking on an edge of desperation that set her nerves on high-alert. Even with what little she knew of him, she knew he was reasonable. And he did not sound reasonable right now. “He is dangerous, Lily.”
“I knew this was a mistake,” she muttered, pinching the bridge of her nose. This had to end or someone was going to get hurt. “Look,” she started, forcing calm into her voice, “I don’t know where this misguided sense of duty has come from, but as flattering as it is on both sides, it’s a little creepy.”
“He’s jealous,” Loren said at the same moment Rowan muttered, “He is dangerous.” Throwing her hands up in disgust, Lily turned and stalked away, hailing a cab despite both their protests, and gave the driver Loren’s address so she could pick up her car.
AUTHOR BIO
At a very early age, Siobhan developed a love of reading. By first grade she was on a fifth grade level, and by the time she was a teenager she spent every penny she earned on new books. Oddly enough she gravitated toward science fiction, fantasy and horror while avoiding the romance genre at all costs. It wasn’t until her mother introduced her to Nora Roberts that she realized romance could be fun.
Not much has changed since then. She is still a voracious reader and recovering grammar junkie.
Left to her own devices, she plots interesting ways to seduce, frighten, and destroy. While she finds herself drawn to the dark and eerie, she is also very much a free spirit and hopeless romantic. With multiple stories in publication and several more on the way she spends her time writing happy-ever-afters for the underdogs.
Siobhan writes both contemporary and dark paranormal romance (and a little bit of fantasy and horror under another name, omitted to protect the guilty), much of it of a highly erotic nature. Having never really enjoyed reading romance, she finds writing it to be a cathartic act. By manipulating the characters, she can make the happy endings much more satisfying for herself, and hopefully for her readers as well.
Author Links
Blog: http://siobhankinkade.wordpress.com
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSiobhanKinkade
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/siobhankinkade
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/author/siobhankinkade
February 20, 2013
Self-Publishing 101 Episode #7 Cover Art
Welcome to Self-Publishing 101 This week K.B Miller is discussing cover art with us. When we are getting ready to publish, the cover is one of those things that is most exciting to plan. It is also one of the most important things you will be planning. So, K.B. is going to talk to us about many aspects of cover art and graphics. How to choose your cover artist and there will be a couple of links down below for you as well.
Also Doesn’t K.B.’s hair look super cute. I expect to see comments people!
Remember, guys… we are visual creatures. We buy with our eyes first and foremost! Here are a few cover artists that I have used or friends have and their work is quality.
Regina Wamba of Mae I Design and Photography
Para Graphic
Steph’s Cover Design
Ravven’s Glass
Again… if you are a cover artist and would like me to list your company, please shoot me an email and I will check you out and add your company’s name.
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February 12, 2013
Self-Publishing 101 Episode 6: Editing
Welcome to Self-Publishing 101 This week we are discussing the topic of editing. Mainly, how to choose an editor, why you need to edit your work and the different types of editing.
Be sure to join us next week at K.B. Miller’s blog for a class on graphics.For more
My Editor is Accentuate Author Services
A great article I found explaining the differences in copy, line and developmental editinghttp://victoriamixon.com/editing-terminology/
My Guidebook Beyond The Writing: A Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing
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Till Next Time…
February 10, 2013
Once Upon A Zombie Apocalypse
I am excited, and also very proud to announce an upcoming release by myself, Jennifer Malone Wright and K.B Miller the author of the Moon Coven Series. Once Upon A Zombie Apocalypse is an exciting novella series which will be available in late February.
Once Upon A Zombie Apocalypse or (OUAZA) as the fans call it, is a short story episodic saga written by K.B. Miller and Jennifer Malone Wright. The first episode is from both Jade and Kylee’s perspective and is two separate novella’s. The same story, but from two different characters. It is done this way with the first episode only, so that you can meet our girls and really get to know and love them like we do.
Each following episode is written solely by one of the authors and available through their links.
Novella 1. KB. Miller and Jennifer Malone Wright
Novella 2. Jennifer Malone Wright
Novella 3. K.B. Miller
Novella 4. Jennifer Malone Wright
Novella 5. K.B Miller
and so on…
Also, this series is for 18+
Kylee
Chemical Warfare has turned most of the world’s population into flesh eating Zombies. These are the accounts of two survivors.
Kylee and Jade are on their way from one author convention to another. After saying goodbye to all their friends, they never dreamed the plane would land with them fighting for their lives.
Kylee Mahafferty lived a life of luxury, jet setting to big cities around the globe, high dollar shopping sprees, and downing copious amounts of her favorite fu-fu-non-fat lattes’. But, that life’s suddenly been replaced by one with a simple objective, survival. Kylee’s best friend, Jade is the only thing holding together the slippery tendrils of her unraveling mind.
With their first mission being to find their families, will the girls manage to save their families while trying to save each other?
Jade
Chemical Warfare has turned most of the world’s population into flesh eating Zombies. These are the accounts of two survivors.
Kylee and Jade are on their way from one author convention to another. After saying goodbye to all their friends, they never dreamed the plane would land with them fighting for their lives.
Jade Warwick has been preparing for the end of the world for years, but she never thought the world would end with zombies. The only thing salvaging her almost lost sanity is the fact that she is with her best friend, Kylee.
With their first mission being to find their families, will the girls manage to save their families while trying to save each other?
While you wait for the release of Once Upon A Zombie Apocalypse you can visit the fan page on Facebook or Follow the girls on their journey on twitter at #OUAZA
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Till Next Time…
or zombies in this case…
