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February 4, 2013
Plugging away...
Did I mention that one of my new year's resolutions (although I hate that word) was to focus and get sh*t done? Well, I'm sticking to it, but it means that other things start falling through the cracks. Like Twitter and blogging, and...actually having a life.
I know those other things will still be there when I'm finished my work, though. It's tough but I know that getting these books finished is going to be SO worth it!
How about you, what have you been up to? Working hard or taking it easy?
I know those other things will still be there when I'm finished my work, though. It's tough but I know that getting these books finished is going to be SO worth it!
How about you, what have you been up to? Working hard or taking it easy?
January 21, 2013
COVER REVEAL: Blurred by Tara Fuller!
I'm in LOVE with this cover! And I've been drooling over Cash since Inbetween came out. I can't wait for this book!!!
Cash is haunted by things. Hungry, hollow things. They only leave him alone when Anaya, Heaven’s beautiful reaper, is around. Cash has always been good with girls, but Anaya isn’t like the others. She’s dead. And with his deteriorating health, Cash might soon be as well.
Anaya never breaks the rules, but the night of the fire she recognized part of Cash’s soul—and doomed him to something worse than death. Cash’s soul now resides in an expired body, making him a shadow walker—a rare, coveted being that can walk between worlds. A being creatures of the underworld would do anything to get their hands on.
The lines between life and death are blurring, and Anaya and Cash find themselves falling helplessly over the edge. Trapped in a world where the living don’t belong, can Cash make it out alive?
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blurred-Kissed-...
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blurr...
The Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.com/Blurred...
About Tara:
Tara Fuller writes novels. Some about grim reapers. Some about witches. All of course are delightfully full of teen angst and kissing. Tara grew up in a one stoplight town in Oklahoma where once upon a time she stayed up with a flash light reading RL Stine novels and only dreamed of becoming a writer. She has a slight obsession with music and a shameless addiction for zombie fiction, Mystery Science Theater, and black and white mochas. Tara no longer lives in a one stop light town. Now she lives with her family in a slightly larger town in North Carolina where they have at least three stoplights.
Website
Blog
Twitter
Facebook
Kissed by Death Facebook page
Goodreads
Contest!!
Rafflecopter Link
Cash is haunted by things. Hungry, hollow things. They only leave him alone when Anaya, Heaven’s beautiful reaper, is around. Cash has always been good with girls, but Anaya isn’t like the others. She’s dead. And with his deteriorating health, Cash might soon be as well.
Anaya never breaks the rules, but the night of the fire she recognized part of Cash’s soul—and doomed him to something worse than death. Cash’s soul now resides in an expired body, making him a shadow walker—a rare, coveted being that can walk between worlds. A being creatures of the underworld would do anything to get their hands on.
The lines between life and death are blurring, and Anaya and Cash find themselves falling helplessly over the edge. Trapped in a world where the living don’t belong, can Cash make it out alive?
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blurred-Kissed-...
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blurr...
The Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.com/Blurred...
About Tara:
Tara Fuller writes novels. Some about grim reapers. Some about witches. All of course are delightfully full of teen angst and kissing. Tara grew up in a one stoplight town in Oklahoma where once upon a time she stayed up with a flash light reading RL Stine novels and only dreamed of becoming a writer. She has a slight obsession with music and a shameless addiction for zombie fiction, Mystery Science Theater, and black and white mochas. Tara no longer lives in a one stop light town. Now she lives with her family in a slightly larger town in North Carolina where they have at least three stoplights.
Website
Blog
Kissed by Death Facebook page
Goodreads
Contest!!
Rafflecopter Link
January 17, 2013
I'm Afraid
So here's my confession: There are places in the world I will never visit no matter how exciting it would be...all because there are spiders
What's your biggest fear?
What's your biggest fear?
December 28, 2012
The Best Books of 2012 (That I didn't get a chance to read)
I saw a similar post online and thought I would share my own short list. There are other books I really wanted to read this year, but didn't have time for, these just really stood out.
Here are my top 3 books of 2012 that I didn't get a chance to read:
1) The Fault in Our Stars, John Green;
2) The Raven Boys, Maggie Steifvater;
3) Ten, Gretchen McNeil
What books have you got on your list that you didn't quite get to this year but can't wait to read?
Here are my top 3 books of 2012 that I didn't get a chance to read:
1) The Fault in Our Stars, John Green;
2) The Raven Boys, Maggie Steifvater;
3) Ten, Gretchen McNeil
What books have you got on your list that you didn't quite get to this year but can't wait to read?
December 27, 2012
A Little Something for Me!
So how was everyone's Christmas? Did you get an opportunity to relax? Did you find something special under the tree?
What was the popular gift this year? I know a lot of my friends wanted the Samsung Galaxy or an iPad (or other tablet). Me? I just wanted a bit of a break from work. Now I'm ready to get back to my writing!
What was the popular gift this year? I know a lot of my friends wanted the Samsung Galaxy or an iPad (or other tablet). Me? I just wanted a bit of a break from work. Now I'm ready to get back to my writing!
December 10, 2012
Entangled Under The Mistletoe
Hey, did you know that the fabulous Entangled Authors are having a really awesome blog hop?
Check out my website to enter my giveaway and then hop along to find out what all the other authors are offering!
Entangled Under the Mistletoe
Check out my website to enter my giveaway and then hop along to find out what all the other authors are offering!
Entangled Under the Mistletoe
December 3, 2012
COVER REVEAL: Hover by Melissa West
I LOVED LOVED LOVED Gravity and I'm soooo very excited to help out with Melissa's cover reveal for Hover. I don't know if I can wait until August 2013 to read this book!
Pre-order Buy links:
Amazon
Chapters
Book Depository
Melissa is also holding a giveaway for a signed paperback copy of her first book, Gravity. The giveaway will run from Dec. 3-14, 2012!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Melissa lives in a tiny suburb of Atlanta, GA with her husband and daughter. She pretends to like yoga, actually likes shoes, and could not live without coffee. Her writing heroes include greats like Jane Austen and Madeleine L'Engle.
She holds a B.A. in Communication Studies and an M.S. in Graphic Communication, both from Clemson University. Yeah, her blood runs orange.
Pre-order Buy links:
Amazon
Chapters
Book Depository
Melissa is also holding a giveaway for a signed paperback copy of her first book, Gravity. The giveaway will run from Dec. 3-14, 2012!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Melissa lives in a tiny suburb of Atlanta, GA with her husband and daughter. She pretends to like yoga, actually likes shoes, and could not live without coffee. Her writing heroes include greats like Jane Austen and Madeleine L'Engle.
She holds a B.A. in Communication Studies and an M.S. in Graphic Communication, both from Clemson University. Yeah, her blood runs orange.
December 2, 2012
The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Miller
I'm so excited for this book and pleased to be a part of the cover reveal (albeit a few days late)
Blurb:
On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn’t just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.
Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become…and the more she risks losing Logan forever.
Pre-order Links:
Amazon
BN.com
Additional Links:
Goodreads
Twitter
Website/blog
That's not all, though! Watch Leah’s site, http://leahraemillerblog.blogspot.com/, for details on how to submit/enter to win the Marked-to-Read contest on Goodreads in the weeks leading up to THE SUMMER I BECAME A NERD's release on May 7, 2013.
Blurb:
On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn’t just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.
Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become…and the more she risks losing Logan forever.
Pre-order Links:
Amazon
BN.com
Additional Links:
Goodreads
Website/blog
That's not all, though! Watch Leah’s site, http://leahraemillerblog.blogspot.com/, for details on how to submit/enter to win the Marked-to-Read contest on Goodreads in the weeks leading up to THE SUMMER I BECAME A NERD's release on May 7, 2013.
November 27, 2012
One of those days
I forgot my travel mug at work yesterday afternoon so I didn't have it this morning. That means I had to buy coffee on my way to work, except that I got to the coffee shop and realized I had no cash on me.
So I left without coffee and went to work (getting there late now) -- still no coffee
I grabbed my mug from my desk and went to the kitchen. On the way there, I bumped into my boss (literally) and dropped my mug on the ground. There's now a chip in it
I washed the mug in the sink and set it on the hi-tech 15 button, science-fiction coffee maker. When my mug is full the machine says it's only 60% finished making my beverage but it isn't pouring any more coffee so I took my mug....and then it started to expel coffee all over the floor
I cleaned it up with the only thing we have in the kitchen, paper towels.
I had to email the office services person and apologize for being the asshole who just made the floor all sticky.
Finally, at my desk. I started writing this note.
I took a sip of coffee and grimace. It's pretty much just water because apparently all the "coffee" from the machine was in the part that ended up on the floor.
On my way back to the kitchen.
It's going to be one of those days. How's YOUR day coming along?
So I left without coffee and went to work (getting there late now) -- still no coffee
I grabbed my mug from my desk and went to the kitchen. On the way there, I bumped into my boss (literally) and dropped my mug on the ground. There's now a chip in it
I washed the mug in the sink and set it on the hi-tech 15 button, science-fiction coffee maker. When my mug is full the machine says it's only 60% finished making my beverage but it isn't pouring any more coffee so I took my mug....and then it started to expel coffee all over the floor
I cleaned it up with the only thing we have in the kitchen, paper towels.
I had to email the office services person and apologize for being the asshole who just made the floor all sticky.
Finally, at my desk. I started writing this note.
I took a sip of coffee and grimace. It's pretty much just water because apparently all the "coffee" from the machine was in the part that ended up on the floor.
On my way back to the kitchen.
It's going to be one of those days. How's YOUR day coming along?
November 16, 2012
Music
Today is for listening to music. I LOVE all kinds of music and right now I'm listening to
Alex Clare - Too Close
Bush - The Sound of Winter
Florence and the Machines - Breath of Life
30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill
What is everyone else listening to?
Alex Clare - Too Close
Bush - The Sound of Winter
Florence and the Machines - Breath of Life
30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill
What is everyone else listening to?
