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Book Cover Trends: The Grey, Red and White of New Adult and Adult Fiction

When I set out to write this post, I thought I'd be using maybe five or six covers. But after some searching I've come up with FOURTEEN! And though I didn't find them all in the same place, I think it's possible that all except one come from the same cover designer. (Okay Creations)

So. Have you noticed all the recent books with grey, red & white color schemes? (I'm somewhat of a book cover junkie, so I look out for these things ;-) ) If you haven't, take a look below...


   







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Fairy Tale Fortnight is Happening Now!

The third annual Fairy Tale Fortnight (hosted by Misty at The Book Rat and Bonnie at A Backwards Story) is currently taking place from March 24th to April 6th. It's a celebration of all things fairy tale and fairy tale-esque.  Every day you can visit Misty and Bonnie's blog and find numerous fairy tale goodies, ranging from reviews and discussions to giveaways (so many!), interviews, guest posts, vlogs and more!


As an author of a fairy tale-esque novel, I'll be featured on Misty's blog ne...

Sign Up to Help Reveal the Cover of THE FAERIE PRINCE (CREEPY HOLLOW, #2)

Earlier in the year I was trying to decide whether the second Creepy Hollow novel should be released BEFORE or AFTER the A to Z Challenge (because it really shouldn't happen DURING the challenge!). I thought I'd be getting a lot more writing done this year, but in the past few months I've had some "delays" due to...

1. searching for a local printer for my first book
2. getting my first book into local bookstores and libraries (squee! And hence the need for no. 1.)
3. getting a puppy (ohmygoodnes...

Creative Writing Talk at St Mary's School

On Monday night, I was fortunate enough to speak at the launch of a book club at St Mary's DSG (my very first speaking engagement! The first of many, I hope!). The Grade 8 and 9 girls had decorated the room beautifully to match the colours of my book cover - purple, pink and blue! And there was sparkly stuff because, you know, MAGIC!

I don't know what this room normally looks like, but on Monday night it was gorgeous.


Isn't that cool?!
Getting ready to talk...
Sharing the joys of Pinterest!
Look,...

Wedding Photos!

Last week I showed you the beautiful box our photographs came in as an example of branding. This week you get to see some of the actual photos! We have over 400, but NEVER FEAR, I would not subject you to that many! So here are a few, with captions underneath :-)

Every table was slightly different, making use of old silver, glass, books and loads of flowers!

We used old books as part of the decor on the tables. I loved that!
The menu was stuck onto the front of a book.


Not posed. Our photographer...

FROM THE ASHES by Jessica K. McKendry

Today I'm excited to be sharing with you the Kindle release of FROM THE ASHES by teen author Jessica K. McKendry. Isn't the cover just beautiful?!


Amazon paperback, Kindle ebook, Goodreads


I'm not sure how it all went wrong.The concept was simple.The Trials were made to test us. They were made to challenge our strengths; our bravery.We were supposed to come out better.Winning the Trials would make us Superior citizens.It would bring us honor and demonstrate our loyalty to the Imperial Alliance...

Do you have the STRENGTH to say no to this book?

Today is an exciting day for Carrie Butler. It's the release of her New Adult novel, STRENGTH! Yay for Carrie!

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Title: Strength
Series: Mark of Nexus – Book 1Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing
Category: New Adult
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: Today!Available at: Amazon, Kindle, Barnes and Noble, and Nook. More retailers will be added in the coming weeks, i.e. Sony Reader Store, iBookstore, Kobo, etc. Be sure to keep an eye on Carrie's Pinterest "Retailers" board. She updates it wheneve...

One Year Anniversary of Publishing!

A year ago, on March 5th 2012, I officially launched my first book! It was a novelette, which by the end of the year would become the first part of a complete novel. I published the second, third and fourth novelettes, as well as a companion ebook. I put the four novelettes together into a novel, and I also produced a beautiful (in my opinion!) print version. A print version that is quickly finding its way into school libraries here!

It's been such an exciting first year. Book reviews, ratings...

An Example of Branding

Several weeks ago, our wedding photographer (Derryn Semple) contacted me to say our photos (which we were going to get in digital format on a disc) were ready, she was just waiting for packaging to arrive. My highly impatient self was like, Packaging? Really? Can't she just stick the discs in an envelope and mail them?! A little while later when we finally got the photos, I understood :-)

My grandmother always says "Feast the eyes" when she's making her food (i.e. presentation is just as impor...

Cover Reveal for Alex J. Cavanaugh's CASSASTORM

The Ninja Captain will be releasing his third book soon, and today ALL OVER (almost) the blogosphere, you'll be seeing the brand new cover popping up :-)

Title: CassaStorm
Author: Alex J. Cavanaugh
A storm gathers across the galaxy…
Byron thought he’d put the days of battle behind him. Commanding the Cassan base on Tgren, his only struggles are occasional rogue pirate raids and endless government bureaucracies. As a galaxy-wide war encroaches upon the desert planet, Byron’s ideal life is threat...