Lissette E. Manning's Blog, page 177
June 15, 2011
So Not Down With The Sickness!
Tweet My hands flutter across the keys – a myriad of thoughts are tumbling about inside of my head. I keep trying to formulate them . . . to make sense of what my mind is trying to tell me. But when lucidity seems to hit, every thought seems to shatter and fall back into …
My Beloved Ghost (Poem)
Tweet My Beloved Ghost I'm calling up a ghost. The one I want to see. The one I thought that I had buried, indefinitely. I want to see your face. I want to hear your voice. I want you to drive me to the brink, so that I'd have no choice. But to succumb, …
June 13, 2011
Sample Chapter: Closure
Tweet I decided to offer up a better sample of Closure since what I had up previously may not have made much sense when reading. I've included the first chapter as well as a partial of chapter 2. I hope you all enjoy the sample! 1. Bittersweet Memories …
June 12, 2011
The Joys Of Being Up Late
Tweet Ahhh . . . the joys of being up late. I woke up about two hours ago and can't seem to get back to sleep. The rain isn't helping much, either. But alas, I've been here writing, off and on, and creating a couple images in the process. Not sure what woke me, but …
June 10, 2011
Is It Working As Intended?
Tweet Let's say you're like me – still new to this Indie Author thing. You've set up the needed platforms to promote your work – Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, and several other sources. You've created a blog and started posting whenever possible. Bit.ly has become your best friend as it is handy whenever you need to …
A Storm Came By
Last night, I meant to log off of the internet to work some more on my manuscript. I somehow got deviated from doing so due to the phone ringing. Mom had called to see how I was doing. When she calls, I can't ignore it. Well, most times, anyway. I remember hanging up the phone …
June 3, 2011
Current Giveaway Has Ended
Well, we only had one entry for the giveaway that I had going on for this blog. But it's all gravy. There will be many more and countless other goodies to get out. Congratulations, Beba Colon, on your free and signed copy of Closure. I'll email it to you in just a little bit. If …
Sample Chapter: Careless
I wanted to share with you all a sample chapter of one of the stories that I'm working on. I hope you all like what I have, thus far. Any thoughts/suggestions/critiques are always appreciated. It helps in allowing to make my writing better so that it'll appeal to readers such as you. Thanks for taking …
June 2, 2011
A Reflection Of The Soul
I've been sitting here tonight enjoying a very peaceful, quiet night. Well aside from the television playing Final Fantasy: Advent Children in the background. It's one of my favorite movies. The video game on which this movie is based on is definitely my most favorite game to play. I'm sure you're probably wondering what any …
May 31, 2011
Blog Tour De Troops
So I've had the luxury of actually having this place to myself tonight and have been enjoying the solitude and the fact that there's no one to look over my shoulder or criticize. I've been catching up on all the emails from IBC's Blog Tour De Troops and occasionally going back to quite a few …
