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November 13, 2013
The Oracle's Flame: Building a Series
The Oracle’s Flame is the first book in my new series and I’m super excited for its release on November 20th. I will then have three series for sale with LT3. The Dragon’s Hoard was my first series. It was also my first foray into published writing. I never expected it to take off like it did and I really appreciate every reader and reviewer who loved my dragons and pushed me to improve with every word I put on the page. The short story compilation I’ve been slowly wor...
November 12, 2013
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Because I’m not very good at keeping things...
Because I’m not very good at keeping things to myself once I have them.
This anthology comes out Spring 2014. The cover is made by the ridiculously talented Aisha Akeju :3
I can’t wait for this to come out!
November 11, 2013
The Oracle's Flame: The Writing Process
I was writing a short story for LT3’s If You’re Reading This anthology call. The theme was a message in a bottle. My immediate thought was, what if I sent a message from beyond? As the plot began to unfold in my head I had images of the prophetess at Delphi, breathing in toxic fumes that made her high and possibly able to predict the future. That idea became the basic premise for the story I was writing. An Oracle receives a message from beyond the Veil of Time about a prince besi...
November 10, 2013
The Oracle's Flame: Giveaway
In honor of my new book and my new series, I’m holding a giveaway: One free e-book of The Oracle’s Flame in any format to one lucky winner.
The Kingdom of Altnoia is on the cusp of civil war. The king and heir have been murdered, the throne taken by their uncle, and the kingdom’s only hope lies with Prince Edan who has been missing for the past year. The Oracle appoints her new Dragon of Fire one task: Find Prince Edan and keep him alive.
It should have been a simple task,...
November 6, 2013
News: Pre-Order and Writing
11/6/13
The Oracle’s Flame is now available for pre-order. Get your copy at a discount today! It arrives in stores November 20th.
I’ve been trying to write a lot before my winter holiday season job starts picking up. I’ve gotten a good bit written in Magnified and I’ve figured out the next step in Road to Home. My goal is to have Heartbeat submitted before the end of the year, which is when it’s due. I don’t have much more to write, but I’m finding it...
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NOVEMBER RELEASES
November starts off with...
NOVEMBER RELEASES
November starts off with a bang withSelume Proferre,a story of exorcism and why playing with demons is generally a bad idea. This week you can also look forward to the latest volume of Fairytales Slashed, LT3’s most popular and long running series (cause we do fairytales best, ha!)
Next week youget three books!Hunter by Blood for the shifter crowd, about a man who turns into a werewolf, but doesn’t exactly do werewolf the normal way :3 For the sci-fi...
October 27, 2013
News: Giveaway, Writing, Release Dates, and Voting
10/28/13
The Red Sox win again! Yay! Only two more wins to go. To celebrate when they win the World Series, I’ll be holding a giveaway on twitter. I’ll be offering one electronic copy of my vampire short story Bloody Kiss, which is set in Boston, to one lucky twitter follower. After the final game has finished and the trophy begins its journey back to Boston, stop by and tweet hello!
In other news, I am officially halfway through writing Road to Home, the sequel to Road to Revenge....
October 23, 2013
News:
10/23/13
The Dragon’s Hoard made it to round three of the Rainbow Awards cover contest! I can’t believe it, but then I did have an amazing cover artist. Please go vote for your favorite cover here: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/2419818.html
I have written almost 8k words in Road to Home so far this week. That means I’m almost halfway through with the story! It really is turning out to be just as awesome as book one, Road to Revenge, which is very exciting. My next big sce...
October 14, 2013
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WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED LAST WEEK (HINT:...
Proud to Be a Vampire: Bundle 2
Bloody Kiss by Mell Eight
Convergence by Talya Andor
Reprisal by Alessandra Ebulu
Thicker Than Water by A.F. Henley
Promise of Forever by May Ridge
WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED LAST WEEK (HINT: VAMPIRES)Five kick-ass-and-take-names PROUD TO BE A VAMPIRE STORIES! BUY THE BUNDLE to get all 5 stories at 15% off their combined cover prices!
Bloody Kiss | Mell Eight | Excerpt | 17,000 | M/M
Lis had been enjoying his school trip to Egypt until a st...
October 10, 2013
News: Submissions and Editing
10/10/13
The Oracle’s Hatchling has been accepted by LT3! The contract is in the mail, so once that’s situated we’ll start talking about release dates and all the other fun stuff. This series is really taking off!
Magnified was not accepted, which I had kind of expected to happen. It’s an odd story with a backhanded romance that didn’t quite fit in with LT3. So now I have to decide if I want to submit with a different publisher, self-publish, or if I want to rewor...
