Amanda Young's Blog, page 28
February 9, 2013
The cover for Recession is here!
And it's pretty awesome, right?
The cover artist, Fiona Jayde, did a fantastic job and I couldn't be happier with it.
December 29, 2012
Exciting Contract News
I have wonderful news to share. For those who have been patiently waiting for the next book in the Chicken Ranch series, I'm thrilled to let you know your wait is almost over. The second book in the series, Recession, was recently accepted at Loose Id. I don't know anything ...
May 13, 2012
Introducing Madison Aubrielle
As many of you probably know, I've been a little busy the last few months. Being pregnant has been a huge blessing and a bit of a hindrance when it came to keeping up with all my online responsibilities. However, that is now a thing of the past. I'm ...
February 26, 2012
Bad news for readers
By now I'm sure most of you have heard something about Paypal's "new" rules for retailers regarding fiction some might consider morally questionable. Any fiction containing incest, pseudo-incest (step or foster or even role-playing), barely legal characters (meaning anyone 18 or 19), or scenes which contain dubious consent or rape, ...
October 18, 2011
Interview with Rachel Haimowitz
Please welcome Rachel Haimowitz to the blog, author of the upcoming novel Crescendo: Song of the Fallen Book II. Thank you for agreeing to answer my nosy questions! I'm thrilled to have you visit my blog today.
Q: To begin, please share which genre(s) you write in…
A: I write ...
Q: To begin, please share which genre(s) you write in…
A: I write ...
October 5, 2011
Bigs News
On a personal note, I have some big news to share...
Twinkle twinkle little star
How we wonder what you are…
We hoped and prayed it
Would happen someday
And oh, we're pregnant by the way...
John and I are expecting our first baby in April :D
Twinkle twinkle little star
How we wonder what you are…
We hoped and prayed it
Would happen someday
And oh, we're pregnant by the way...
John and I are expecting our first baby in April :D
October 1, 2011
Getting Sweaty with Your Clothes On: How to Write Action Scenes
Getting Sweaty with Your Clothes On: How to Write Action Scenes
By S.L. Armstrong
No matter what genre you write, eventually, you'll find yourself staring down the barrel of an action scene. Maybe it's a fight, maybe a chase scene, or maybe it's just the race to get to the airport before ...
August 30, 2011
Changes at Lambda Literary
Lambda Literary changes its awards guidelines! Now will judge based solely on LGBT content as opposed to the orientation of the author. I think it's a great--and long overdue--move.
This year's awards guidelines can be found here: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/...
This year's awards guidelines can be found here: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/...
August 20, 2011
Lit format takes a hike
A word from the lovely people at AllRomanceEbooks.com...
Microsoft has announced that it will be discontinuing support of the Microsoft (MS) Reader format on August 30, 2012. The software hasn't been updated in a number of years and has experienced a steady decline in market share, so this hasn't come as ...
Microsoft has announced that it will be discontinuing support of the Microsoft (MS) Reader format on August 30, 2012. The software hasn't been updated in a number of years and has experienced a steady decline in market share, so this hasn't come as ...
August 19, 2011
Kindlegraph
Love your Kindle, but miss being able to get your print books autographed? Now you can get your Kindle titles autographed online through a program called Kindlegraph. I've signed up to autograph my titles through them and I know a lot of other authors have as well. You can check ...
