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Favorite quotes from Elle Casey books, submitted by readers

I recently did a giveaway of a Kindle and an Amazon gift card.  In the promo, I gave readers the opportunity to submit a favorite Elle Casey book quote.  I have to say, I LOVE that you loved these!

Here are the ones I received (there are a lot!):

It’s kinky to be hungry.
I’m terrible at remembering lines.  But anything with the pixie cracks me up!
there are so many…
Well I am pretty hooked on anything Jane Sparks says even Tim.  I really cant answer that, too difficult
“I want my polly balls!!!”
“Maybe you’re not doing it right … I wasn’t aware there was a technique to tree hugging.”
Oh yeah roller coaster wacko!  Or when Bodo learns fucktards!!
“Yeah. Because he kind of allowed you to set me free.” – I like this because I have lived this and I remember how amazing it felt to be set free of distrust, anger, hate and turn to love and trust. So happy Jayne got to experience that.
I have to pick one?!!!
“Spike was my first victim. And when I say victim, I mean victim. He walked out of there looking like he had gotten into a fight with a chainsaw.. and lost.”
“Um, hello, Tree. I’m Jayne… and this is Becky. We want to hug you, so here we are. You’re.. um.. a really nice looking tree, so that’s why we picked you. I mean, all the trees here are nice looking and all…”
To think I’d ever see another dragon rider in my lifetime and of course she’s my roomate. That’s only to be expected.
My fondest desire is to be someone extraordinary.
Shee-it, you people have all the fun. You guys are givin’ people strokes and havin’ sex parties and doin’ rescues while I’m off gallivantin’ in the forest, shootin’ at some stupid dang targets
Spider nakies!!    my son hates having his clothes on so that just made me laugh and think of him.
My fondest desire is to be someone extraordinary.  By Jayne Sparks
Merry christmas, little elf. I just want you know you can stay here as long as you like.
She punched me a few more times on the back and on my hamstrings, yelling, “Let go of me you whore-loving bag of dicks!” Apocalpsis Book 3: Exudus- Winky and her mad fighting skills
Let me go, you ho lovin’ bag of dicks.  (Bryn & Winkie Apocalypsis 3)
Anything Tim says!!!
I love them all!!!  But probably any line where Jane has a potty-mouth
“Geez, alright already.  No need to threaten me with the sweaty cleavage punishment.  It’s not like I’m a mass murderer or anything.” -Tim
“Stay back, trolls!  I’ve got this….demon blade made of…demon metal, and I’m not afraid to use it!” -Jayne
I don’t know of a favorite line, but I am loving the War of the Fae series!
I can’t choose just one.
OMG. I JUST read this last night, but Jayne was talking Samantha, and said “Oh, fuck a bag of dicks.” I nearly lost it! LMFAO!
When Kevin asked Candi to be his girlfriend! That was so sweet!
I can’t pick a favorite line, but I do love the creative swear words the Jayne comes up with!
Pretty much anything Jayne says. But I just finished After the Fall and this stands out in my head “I mean, when a dragon tells you to so something, I’m pretty sure it’s a rule that you just have to do it.”
I have too many to choose from since I can’t even pick a favorite book.I love them all!!!
Pretty much any of Tim and Jayne’s putdowns for each other–they’re a great team.
“I was pretty sure the rule I had for human guys went for fae guys to – namely, that the better looking they were, the crappier they acted towards girls and the shallower they could be. Seriously… why would a guy bother to develop a decent personality when everyone just handed him everything he wanted in life just because he was gorgeous?”
Apocalypsis-all of them!
Speak your fondest desire.  Enter to begin the change.
Loved the line about burning ass hair in book 2 of Clash
Oh, I’m sorry, that’s IMPOSSIBLE to pick ONE quote.  Nope, sorry, can’t do it!  But, I love the quick-witted, smart ass, HILARIOUS remarks by Jayne & Bryn.  They’re my heroes! 
“You’re NEVER too nervous to fart!!” I growled at him. “Please for the love of all Faedom, pit me in the gas chamber!”
I can’t remember exact lines, but whenever Bodo said he “luffed” Bryn.  It cracks me up how you captured his accent.  Always makes me giggle.
They are all my favorites!  I am reading the last of the Clash of the Otherworlds…and don’t want to finish it cause I will miss all the characters!
How am I sopost to choose one line?? IMPOSSIBLE!!
All the banter between Tim the Pixie and Jayne!  Too many to name!
hmmmmm, now that’s a hard because I love a lot of the lines from your books!!! There’s no way to just pick one!!!! Especially with Tim!!! But then again I love baby bee too!!!! Spider Nakies!!!!! So I’m not gonna put one down because it’s just way to hard to pick. Just know that I’m a huge fan and I love tell all my fellow readers who have there noses stuck in a book just like me about you!!!! And as a reader I’m super thankful to have such a awesome writer who puts out such great stories and lets us share your world. I know for a fact that as being a stay at home now to my one year old daughter you have saved my mind in so many ways….lol You let me escape the world of being mommy for just a little bit So thank you for be amazing you and a writing machine. You have no idea how much we as reader love you for that!!! I hope you have a wonderful holiday, and are able to rest those fingers of yours for just a little while because you so deserve the break!!! Happy Holidays Elle!!!!
“Clash of the Otherworlds: Book 3, Portal Guardians… COMING SOON.”
I love these books and can hardly wait for this one to come out. “
There are WAY too many for me to pick just one!
“Jayne, do NOT wiz on the werewolves.” LOL That scene forever stands out in my mind when I think of your work. I’m sure that’s what you were going for
Anything that comes out of Bodo or Tim’s mouth.  Especially Bodo’s conversation about doodling on the house.
Take me home or lose me forever.
That’s right, I’m fireproof motherf*****s!
Bodo, Bryn and Peter with the Doodle conversation. lol
Whoo hoo! I’m not bound to the biggest asshole on this side of the Mississippi !!! Oh happy day!!”
“Because somewhere deep down inside me, I knew. I knew that I was meant to be extraordinary.”
The Apocalypsis: Book 1: About Buster eating the snake’s head whole …  The whole book has too many favorites to cram it all in here. My grandaughter and I love the whole book we are reading it a 2nd time and still enjoy it. Elle you are such a great,wonderful writer. I am disabled and I try to buy your books when I can.  We can’t wait to get the second book to this series.  We tell all our friends about your books and my granddaughter who I adopted at birth has her friend’s mom’s at school buying them books of yours to read
There are too many to list.
Way too hard to decide, but I like it when Tim talks about his family jewels, man marbles, pixie mcnuggets etc. That’s just top-of-mind.  Jayne’s brand of profanity cracks me up… Anything “on a stick,”ass-hat” and “sideways.”
This is hard because I love most of the dialogue between your characters. War of the Fae and Clash of the Otherworlds are the first books to ever make me laugh out loud while reading them. I always giggle when Willy plays spider nakies, though the kindle makes it sound like spidernakkies.
Let me think. Mmm. Umm. Oh dear, there are too many to list.
I just picked up The Changelings – ask me again in a few days
“Denial does not change reality for everyone else. Only for the one denying and those who are foolish enough to believe the fantasy.”
Jayne: “Say what now? You want me to sit at this stupid door and guard your fucked up world after you stabbed my husband in the heart and pulled his teeth out? Oh hell no. How about you come over here and get your head fried off just for asking.”
Anything Tim says about Jayne farting to get out of the trap and the Black Dragon Blackthorn!
I honestly cannot pick!!!! I absolutely love Tim the fairy though!!
SPIDERNAKIES!!!
“Tim, your momma is sooo ugly …”

“Jayne, I’m warning you…”

“Her brownie replaced all her tunics with brown ones.”

Tim gasped. “Oh no you did not just call my momma an ogre!”
There are so many!
“All I could think about was, one, how many of my father’s predictions about me were coming true right now-loser boyfriends, teen pregnancy, bad choices, and so forth-and two what does a demon wiener look like?  Total ew.”
“The thought of a demon wiener getting anywhere near my hoo-hah was absolutely gag-worthy, but I had to try to be convincing.”
There are so many that I have a hard time choosing.
I guess best romantic line–Jayne to Spike “I found out that when someone loves you, like really loves, no matter what you do, no matter how many stupid mistakes you make or shitty things you say, it set your free.  I feel like I can fly now. Like nothing is holding me back anymore. “
Funny ones are too many in every book every couple of pages so I have to go with the one I just read–”just keep my man-fruit out of your murderous equations. ” but there are so many more!
My Kindle is dead, and my charger is at work… I’d probably have a tough time anyway selecting a favorite line!
I probably should have chosen a different beast, since I’d recently farted in this one’s face (talking about the black dragon in Book 2 COTOW)
Oh, dat’s not a problem. (Bodo, Apocalypsis)
“I want my POLLY BALLS!!!!”  lol…that baby pixie cracks me up!!
“Why do you keep saying that?  Canners. What the hell is it?”
“Spider nakies, to the rescuuuueee!”
“I shook my head, going back to the table. Fucking fairies.” Casey, Elle (2012-02-05). War of the Fae: Book 1 (The Changelings) (p. 320).  . Kindle Edition. I LOVED this line.  Makes me smile EVERY time.  ”
“Seriously, all I could think about is what a demon wiener looks like” — Jayne
Honestly Elle, I love each of your books that I read. They are relatable, hilarious, and simply put, books for all ages (I’m having my 15 year old brother read and review from his perspective next).
My favorite book of yours can’t even be singled out…let along a quote. But I’ll post my favorite from book 2 and 3 on your FB wall! Thank you for being a “”transparent writer.”" I love learning more about you!
I love them all!!!!
I cant pick one line! There are so many good ones. I do like Maggie the witch’s yelling truth or lie.
I honestly cannot pick a favorite.  I’ve read so many of your books and they are all fantastic.
I’m on my phone and I can’t remember one off the top of my head but I love all of your books They are ALL fantastic!
When Jane befriends Tony and she says If I am bothering you I will leave you alone and he says Yes and she keeps at him and at him and at him.
Are we gonna play doctor?
they are all my favorite
I have read almost all of your books so far and love every one but unfortunately cannot remember one specific line but I do know I have laughed out loud and even cried a couple of times.  Please keep writing !
I have read just can’t remember there are some good zingers in each of your books lol.
I can’t remember any lines specifically, but it definitely would have to be one said by Jayne Sparks!
“Crazy like a fox baby. Like. A. Fox.”  — Sarah from Wrecked
I held my raised hand up with my other hand now, getting tired of keeping it up in the air. “Why does the changeling Jayne stand with her hand in the air?   Is this a side effect of her torture?” Darkness & Light (War of the Fae: Book 3) (Kindle Locations 5546-5548)
“Denial does not change reality for everyone else. Only for the the one denying and those who are foolish enough to believe the fantasy”  and “Jayne, do NOT wiz on the werewolves”  I have two favorites
all of them lol
It’s kinky to be hungry.
Is that what we’re calling them these days?
“Taste my bedazzled demon blade!”
“So what you mean is that Dark doesn’t mean evil, it just means ‘old school fae’?” …too many fun lines, but I just read this one 20 minutes ago and it made me laugh. such a teenager.
I hope I win so I can buy all the rest of your books!!”
No favorites as I believe them to all be equally good reads.
Pretty much anything the little pixie man says is hilarious.
Spiker nakies
“I didn’t say fucktart.  Dat was you.  You are the lady saying all the fucktart words today.  Or moron.  She likes dat one, too.  I think it means boy I luff.” – Bodo from Apocalypsis Book 2: Warpaint
most of Tim’s lines – to many to choose from
Shee-it, you people have all the fun. You guys are givin’ people strokes and havin’ sex parties and doin’ rescues while I’m off gallivantin’ in the forest, shootin’ at some stupid dang targets.
don’t have just one
Not sure if I have a fav line, but I’ve read Wrecked and all the war of the fae books thus far.  Love them!  Keep up the great work.  Can’t wait to read more
I looked at Tim,he was either making faces at the driver or flipping him off.
“Oh. My. Goodness. Just one line?? lol.
“Dat’s not a problem at all” 
“Friggin virginity-stealing cheerleaders!”   it made me laugh so hard
Too many to list, but spider-nakies always makes me smile no matter what.
“Lellamental! It not only tickled my tummy but my booty to!!!”
“…that meant his child would be his age when he would be … thirty-four.  geez, that’s old.”  (Casey, Elle.  Wrecked.)
“Don’t apologize for my ass Bodo. My ass is just fine thank you very much.” From apocalypse book 1
Too many favorite quotes!!
“You have no idea. My testicles? They’re in her purse.”
Nom Nom … what Tim said!
Anything Tim the Pixie says!
There are too many to list but I would say anything out of Wrecked!
One of my favs has to be from The Changlings: War of the Fae, my friend and I have laughed so hard so many times because it is so funny.  Jayne feeling so bad: “”The tree is bleeding beacause I just wanted a leaf to wipe my ass…”  Becky seeming to understand:  “”I know…PMS sucks…”
Because just the other day you were mumbling on about how Candi was Wonder Woman and you were Superman and you were going to make superhero babies together one day
The laws of physics ceased to work in the realm of matters of the heart, apparently.
Spider nakies
Just got recommended to you.  I will let you know after a few books
“The smell and feel that was Tony filled my senses. My best friend. The kid who’d rescued me from my life of pain and misery. He was leaving me and proud about doing it. And if I were being honest, I could admit I was proud of him too. He was courageous, smart, and dedicated to our people – and totally my better half.” – Jayne, Between the Realms, Clash of the Otherworlds
Pretty much everything Jane says cracks me up
“Polly Balls”….cracked me up!
You’re gonna ride the shoe….
I don’t recall anything in particular but anything said between Jayne and Tim is just pure gold.  PS: I don’t want you to think I’m sucking up to you for a free kindle, but please never stop writing. You have the amazing gift of being able to captivate people with your words. Much love from Louisiana.
War of the Fae Book 4: “People or fae who are given everything they desire, without working for it and without concern for the consequences, are dangerous … shallow souls with nothing but the Underworld to look forward to after the Here and Now.”  War of the Fae: Book 4 (New World Order) Kindle Locations 6395-6396)
“I’m  not even sure how much vampire butt I’m capable of frying  with  this thing,” I mumbled, pulling Blackie  out  of  its sheath and holding it out in front of me.”
Too many!!! I love Jayne Sparks though she is awesome!!!
I luff you. (Bodo)
Book 1 -7 of the War of the Fae is my favorite line!!!!  “Fart! Blow you butt smoke like you’ve never done before! Set me free with your gas!”
I can’t think of a favorite line but I have read ever single book and LOVE them all.
“I want to be your friend.”  Samantha to Jayne
There are way too many!
Bodo “its not a problem”
I can’t get to my fave line right now, but I love the book “Wrecked” and love the characters in that story!
“Yeah.   And he likes that candy.   It’s his favorite.   So he doesn’t care that it has smelly feet.”
Too many to choose from. I laugh out loud with every single book. Your books have made my days brighter. If I had to pick one phrase it would be “Polyballs!”
There are so many!¡
Not sure about favorite line, but I read Wrecked and love it…
Four against one – the odds were not that good.

Epilogue for Clash of the Otherworlds is available!

Clash of the Otherworlds: Book 3, Portal Guardians:  EPILOGUE


Click to download the PDF
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Be sure to let me know what you think! 

Reckless update

Hello readers!  Just wanted to give you a quick update on RECKLESS, the sequel to WRECKED…

The manuscript is nearly done.  I have one or two more days of writing and editing to do before shipping it off to my proofreader/editor.  I’m not sure if I have any beta readers for this book since it’s so close to the holidays and everyone is so busy,  but I’m going to try to find some!  Actually, it’s not hard to find beta readers, but it is hard to find ones that can read the book in just a day and send it back to me with comments and corrections!  I am a very demanding author with demanding readers, so it’s not an easy job by any means.

I love Christmas, but the holidays are seriously cramping my style, and with other issues that have cropped up, it’s been hard to stay perfectly on schedule.  I wanted to get this book published for you on Christmas Eve, but I’m afraid it’s going to be closer to the end of the month, which is the date all my books are scheduled to be published now.  If I can get it out earlier, I’ll send out a newsflash to those in my fan club.  Sign up to join the newsletter so you can get the news on this and other releases!

You also can look forward to getting the epilogue to Clash of the Otherworlds: Book 3, Portal Guardians on Christmas morning here on the website.  You’ll find it on the Sneak-Peeks page.

SNAFU at Elle Casey Central

Situation Normal:  All Frigged Up.

Dammit.  I have to announce a major screw-up.  Anyone who’s purchased the paperback of Apocalypsis: Book 1 in the last week or so will soon be getting a message from Amazon about a printing error.  The interior of Book 1 is messed up.  It is actually the interior of Book 2 !!  Ahhhhh!!  Ahhhhh !!  My life is on fire !!

If you bought the book, and you check and see that your version has the bad interior, just either wait for Amazon to contact you, or contact them yourself and ask for the corrected version which is at the printer now waiting for approval.

Keep the old version.  Maybe on the off chance this series ever becomes famous, it’ll be worth something some day.  (ha ha, I wish!)

Author Interview: Elle Casey

A 33 minute interview of me answering reader questions.  Plus some choice insults for Jason Brant towards the end. 

 

FREE! War of the Fae, Book 1 (The Changelings): Dec 11-13

Yes, ladies and gentlefae, it’s promotion time!  Download War of the Fae: Book 1 (The Changelings) FREE for 3 days only.  Last one of the year for this series!!!

LINK to US site ——–  LINK to UK site

To Be or Not to Be (transparent, that is)

Those of you who’ve been to my Facebook fan page know that I’m incredibly open about my writing process, my life, my daily schedule, etc.  Sometimes I even chat after I’ve had too much wine.  It’s a part of my day that I really look forward to, interacting with all of the wonderful readers who come there and spend a few precious moments out of their days to be with me in my world.  It’s an absolute privilege for me.

But I’ve recently been made aware, somewhat painfully, of the darker side of this practice; and now I’m wondering if I should continue with it.  You can tell me what you think.

Anyone who goes to my Amazon page knows that I’m an incredibly prolific writer.  I write on average 1.3 books a month, and truth be told, I am physically capable of doing even more.  I type over 100 words a minute and can develop a story on the fly with zero outline from start to finish – and the resulting book will entertain readers and suck them in (or so it’s been said in hundreds of reviews).  I have written as much as 23,000 words in a day, and the quality is about 97% final draft.

Is this normal?  No.  Not even close.  I’ve been accused of being a cyborg.  I think a professional might call it “obsessive personality disorder” or something, but I consider it a gift from the universe.  Regardless, I have learned that some people view me as a godsend (voracious readers) and some will view me as a freak who must be up to no good.

I’ve read posts in writer’s forums and news articles that claim it’s impossible to turn out a good book in less than six months.  Some say a year.  Some say two.  But the fact is, my work has a higher-than-average review rating than most YA books out there, and all of my books (the full-length novels) were all written in 10-20 days.  My 40,000 word novella was written in 3.  My serial shorts of 10,000 words each were all done in a day.  I edit as I go, reading through each chapter written at least three times before sending it off for proofing, beta-reading, and editing.  And then I edit one more time to be sure I didn’t miss anything.  My last book, Clash of the Otherworlds, had a new form of editing done as well that I really like and will use again.  I think it caught another 20 errors we all missed.

Now for that dark side I mentioned.  For my last book, COTOW 3, I was very visible on Facebook, talking about my process, how tight I was to the deadline, how I was going to be late because I needed more time to get it right – much more so than ever before.  Readers for the first time were totally immersed in my day-to-day writing, my fears, my work output, etc.  And now, as the reviews come in, I am seeing a few low-star reviews from people who loved the book, but felt it was rushed, and didn’t like the “timeskip” device I used in the last chapter, making the assumption it was put there as a way to save me time from writing more.  I know they assume this because they actually say it in the review.

This upsets me on several levels.  First, I suspect that they are prompted to feel this way because they were privy to my writing process as shared on Facebook.  They knew how hard I was working up until the end, and like many, think it’s impossible to do good work as fast as I do.  What they don’t know is that it’s like this for me every time.  I may have written on average more words in a day on this book, but my process didn’t change, and the ending was exactly how I wanted it to be.  I took an extra three days to make sure of it, and missing a deadline is something I’ve never done, in a year of writing over 15 titles.

Additionally, there’s this fallout effect on Amazon with the stupid stars that has nothing at all to do with me liking 5 of them instead of 2 on a review.  If an author’s book has a high star average, the book can qualify to be in the “Top Rated” bestseller list.  It gets additional visibility there and as a result, additional readers.

Maybe I’m assuming incorrectly – and only the reader knows whether I am or not, so I cannot and will not disagree with someone about their opinion – but I suspect very strongly that if I had maintained radio silence on Facebook about this last book, I would not be seeing those comments on the reviews about a rushed ending, and my star average would be higher.  En essence, now I may not qualify for the Top Rated Bestseller list for this book because I was so forthcoming with my readers.

So my question to myself is:  Do I keep interacting with my readers and involving them in my process?  Or do I go black and just send out notices when things are finished?

I’ll be really, really sad if I have to go with the latter just to save my writing career, but it may be my only choice if I want to keep doing this.  I hate having to make choices like this.  It’s a lose-lose … the classic Catch-22 … rock and hard place … to be or not to be a transparent writer … situation.

It’s time to celebrate!

Two awesome things are coming up … Christmas or the holiday that you celebrate this time of year, and my 1-year anniversary of writing.  So to celebrate, I’m going to spend some money on YOU for a change.

Check out the Holiday promotion page
Check out the January Anniversary Indie Book Giveaway page
Look for more fun stuff in the month of January

Thank you to all of you who’ve made this the best year of my professional life!!

Clash of the Otherworlds: Book 3, PUBLISHED!

Can you believe in all the hype and excitement of finishing the Clash of the Otherworlds series that I forgot to mention it on my website?  What a dope.  So, hey … yeah … PUBLISHED!  Boo yah!

Thanks to the readers who took the time to leave feedback on my Facebook about what they wanted to see tied up.  I hope I’ve done you proud!

 

A little snippet of a scene from Clash 3 as I pound out the last few chapters…

She looked right at him, her eyes swirling with red and black.  “Don’t be so sure about that, incubussss …”  She tipped her head down a little but kept up her intense gaze.

“Mayday!  Mayday!  Mayday!” yelled Tim.  “Demon mesmerizing, twelve o’clock!”  He flew over, detaching his fanny pack as he went.  Before I could move a muscle, he got to Spike’s face, drew back with the fanny pack and let it fly out, nailing Spike right in the eye.

“Ow!  Shit!” Spike yelled, grabbing his face and spinning around slightly bent over.  “Holy … dammit!  Jayne!  What the hell?!”  He tried to pull his hand away, but apparently the fanny pack injury was too painful.  He hissed and left his cupped palm over it as he stood back up, glaring at Tim with his one good eye.

“Yeah!  Take that, demon wench!” yelled Tim, flipping her the bird as he flew backwards towards me, his fanny pack back on and cinched-up tight.