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Fall - The Ragnarok Prophesies: Book Two #teasertuesday #newadult

Two teasers in one week? I must be crazy.

Well, we already knew that, but I love teasers, so I figured why not.

This is from FALL, which is currently with my right hand woman and bestie, Jen, who tells me when I make no sense. After she gives her stamp of approval, edits will go back to the B.E.E for her to work more of her magic, and so on and so forth until I deliver it safely into your hands some time this fall (Octoberish). :)

Enjoy!


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FLAME - The Ragnarok Prophesies: Book Three #JulNoWriMo #teaser #dayone

Hello, lovelies,

FALL edits are off to the prereaders for their seal of approval. So I've decided to hop on the JulNoWriMo bandwagon and spend July with ink-stained fingers and a pretty new story. Naturally, that's going to be easier said than done.

July is hectic around here. My FLL will be here in a couple of weeks. When she leaves, we have the Blogger Book Fair, and the Sizzling Summer Giveaway. And then my sweet friend, Ashlyn and her girls, are coming to visit. The day before th...

A crime is only a crime if it's a crime. #research

I may be biased because of my background, but it drives me nuts when an author writes about a crime, but doesn't have a solid grasp of the basic rules of crime and the criminal justice system.
Repeat after me: A crime is only a crime if it's a crime. As authors, we can't just make something up and hope readers won't notice the crime your character committed wasn't actually a chargeable offense. While we do have creative license, our plots need to be realistic, especially if the book is s...

Teaser: Fall - The Ragnarok Prophesies: Book Two #teasertuesday

Hello, lovelies,

It's Tuesday which means it's time for another teaser. Yay! As the title suggests, this particular teaser comes from FALL, Book Two.

Ragnarok (from vovat.livejournal.com)I flipped through the book lying across my lap, aimlessly shuffling through the pages instead of reading. Split-second views of the black and white etchings inside looked like an animated comic, one that got more disturbing the farther I flipped. Smiling gods and goddesses turned into grim-faced, weapon wield...

Success is earned. Not given. #writing #advice

Yesterday, a colleague asked me for advice on publishing. She has a couple of manuscripts sitting around, collecting dust, and doesn't know where to begin trying to send them off into the world.

After talking to her for a little while about writing, she asked how to go about finding a publisher. When I explained the query process to her, her eyes lit up with excitement.
"Oh! That sounds so easy," she said.
"Then I must not have explained it right," I replied.
She thought I was trying to be funny...

Forever #drabble

Every once in a while, some mysterious character living in the back of my head will pop up for a brief moment. When that happens, I try to jot down whatever is going on in his or her world. Sometimes, those little moments grow. Other times, they don't.

I don't know which of the two this piece is, but I kind of like it where it stands. :)

I've dubbed it Forever.

Enjoy. <3

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"I love you," he whispered, wrapping his arms around me when I stepped up between his legs. He lifte...

Cover Reveal: Demon's Veil by Brandice Snowden

Hi, lovelies!

I am so excited to help reveal the phenomenal cover for Demon's Veil by Brandice Snowden, a fellow Curiosity Quills author. In addition to being one of CQ's newest additions, Brandice was the winner of the 2012 NANO-Virtuoso Competition and an all around sweetheart.

Demon's Veil is slated for release on July 15th.

 Isn't the cover absolutely gorgeous?!  Summary: Powerful veils hold Earth apart from realms mortals believe are merely tales of myth and legend.

They are openi...

The Sizzling Summer Giveaway is Coming! #signup

Guess what? Guess what?!

The Sizzling Summer Giveaway, hosted by YA Bound, is coming your way! This massive, multi-author giveaway has 50 participating authors, and I'm one of them! Woohoo!

So what's up for grabs? Oh, nothin' but two Kindle Fires loaded with YA, NA, and Adult titles (like those below). Pretty awesome, right? I think so!

The giveaway runs from July 22nd- July 27th, but you don't have to wait until then to get in on the action. You can...

Marketing for Authors: Observations from the Trenches

Hello, lovelies,

Now that I've officially signed with Curiosity Quills Press for FALL – The Ragnarök Prophesies: Book Two, I've found myself thinking a lot about marketing.

What works? What doesn't? What should I plan for? What happens naturally? And does marketing even really matter?
I think most indie authors would answer that last question with a definitive and emphatic "Yes". Marketing matters. It matters a lot whether you're signed with one of the Big 5, a small press, are self-published...

Beautiful Nothing: #Poetry of the Ragnarok Prophesies - #teasertuesday

Hello, lovelies, For as long as I can remember, I've written poetry. I've published many of those poems over the years, including a book full of them, but despite the relevancy of some, none of those pieces have found their way to this blog yet. But FALL is currently with the B.E.E., it's Teaser Tuesday, and I think it's about dang time I remedy the lack of poetry. So today, your teaser is a poem. Yay, right?  The poem is entitled Beautiful Nothing , and is a companion...