Nenia Campbell's Blog, page 41
April 2, 2014
Black Beast Now Available from Amazon!
New Book: Black Beast NOW PUBLISHED!!!!!
I just submitted BLACK BEAST to Amazon and Smashwords. The Amazon edition will take about twelve hours to be processed, but if you're into instant gratification you can purchase a copy instantly from Smashwords HERE.
(On both sites, it will be $1.99.)
I'm also doing a giveaway on Booklikes to celebrate! I'm giving away 10 copies of BLACK BEAST, and you can apply HERE. It ends this Friday.
As always, I thank you all for your amazing and unwavering support & friendship. I couldn't have done it without you.
Also, huge thankies to Louisa and Wart, my cover designer and beta. They're awesome awesome people and helped me out a LOT. <3
March 31, 2014
Armed and Dangerous and Horrorscape Both Broke 400 Ratings!
YAY!!!!!
It's a double-whammy of awesomeness!!!!
It's a double-whammy of awesomeness!!!!
March 29, 2014
Locked and Loaded Broke 200 Ratings!!!
Thanks guys! I'm absolutely thrilled to be able to report another milestone.
^.~
I love you all for making this happen!
^.~
I love you all for making this happen!
March 28, 2014
March 25, 2014
Cloak and Dagger Got Featured on "Diverse Pages"
Diverse Pages "exists to promote and discover Main Characters of Color (MCoC) in the mainstream and independent publishing industry in the genres of fantasy, paranormal, mystery, suspense and sci-fi."
http://www.diverse-pages.com/2014/03/...
I was so honored when I discovered that Cloak and Dagger was chosen. It's always a little scary when you're writing about a cultural heritage different from your own. There's so much that can go wrong, so quickly, and research doesn't really touch upon the emotional and cognitive aspects. I'm so glad I did an okay job. :)
Thank you!!!
xNenia
http://www.diverse-pages.com/2014/03/...
I was so honored when I discovered that Cloak and Dagger was chosen. It's always a little scary when you're writing about a cultural heritage different from your own. There's so much that can go wrong, so quickly, and research doesn't really touch upon the emotional and cognitive aspects. I'm so glad I did an okay job. :)
Thank you!!!
xNenia
March 22, 2014
Read More Sleep Less Blog - 2500 Likes Giveaway!
Hey guys! The Read More Sleep Less Blog is having a huuuuuuge giveaway to celebrate 2500 'likes'!
I'm donating a copy of Fearscape and Bleeds My Desire, but there's TONS of other prizes too!
v Click on the banner to go to their blog!!
I'm donating a copy of Fearscape and Bleeds My Desire, but there's TONS of other prizes too!
v Click on the banner to go to their blog!!
March 19, 2014
One of My Book Reviews Was Quoted on Wikipedia!!!!
I need to fangirl, I mean seriously.
WIKIPEDIA!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raise_So...
It's a short entry, and you'll find my quote under the "reception" part.
Maybe one day I'll have a Wikipedia article of my own. *_*
*happy flailing*
<3
WIKIPEDIA!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raise_So...
It's a short entry, and you'll find my quote under the "reception" part.
Maybe one day I'll have a Wikipedia article of my own. *_*
*happy flailing*
<3
March 17, 2014
Want to Win a Free Copy of HORRORSCAPE?
I'm giving out ten copies on Booklikes to celebrate its recent addition to Smashwords.
http://booklikes.com/giveaways/show/4...
Apply now! And spread the word! If more people are interested, I'll hold even more giveaways in the future!
xNenia
http://booklikes.com/giveaways/show/4...
Apply now! And spread the word! If more people are interested, I'll hold even more giveaways in the future!
xNenia
March 14, 2014
50 Things You Probably Didn't Need to Know About Me, but Now Do (Ha!)
1. WHAT CURSE WORD DO YOU USE THE MOST?
I don't actually curse that much! At least, not in person. On the internet, more so, because it keeps things interesting.
2. DO YOU OWN AN IPOD?
Yes. It currently has zero songs on it. I got it for Xmas and have yet to devise The Perfect Playlist. I'm starting to worry that it will never have any songs on it, ever...
3. WHAT PERSON ON YOUR FLIST DO YOU TALK TO THE MOST?
:D
4. WHAT TIME IS Y0UR ALARM CLOCK SET TO?
What's an alarm clock? Oh, you must mean my morning punching bag! >:D
5. DO YOU STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST PERSON YOU KISSED?
Yes.
6. DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE ON 9/11/01?
God, I was in eighth grade. I was watching the news and was like WHAT IS GOING ON I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THERE WAR
7. WOULD YOU RATHER TAKE THE PICTURE OR BE IN THE PICTURE?
It depends on how fugly I feel on that day, and who I'm with. Some people take shitty pictures, & of course those are the people who are like, "Why didn't you put my pic as your new profile pic?" I DUNNO. MAYBE BECAUSE YOU MADE ME LOOK LIKE A TWO-HEADED COW. >_>
8. WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.
9. DO ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS HAVE CHILDREN?
Quite a few of them do, actually! Sometimes they bring the kids when we hang out. They're pretty adorable.
10. HAS ANYONE EVER CALLED YOU LAZY?
Yes, and they were not entirely inaccurate.
11. DO YOU EVER TAKE MEDICATION TO HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP?
I've been known to use Benadryl when I'm having sleep allergies.
12. WHAT CD IS CURRENTLY IN YOUR CD PLAYER?
The last thing I listened to was The Cure's Disintegration album. Before that, it was a Florence + the Machine bend. GOTH GOTH GOTH YOUR BOAT.
13. DO YOU PREFER REGULAR OR CHOCOLATE MILK?
I like whole milk. Choc is gross.
14. HAS ANYONE TOLD YOU A SECRET THIS WEEK?
Probably.
15. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD STARBUCKS?
Not since I worked at the mall. x_x
16. CAN YOU WHISTLE?
No.
17. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
How much I suck at this whole dating thing.
18. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?
The day my paycheck comes!
19. DID YOU WATCH CARTOONS AS A CHILD?
I watched the shit out of cartoons. And I would have watched a whole lot more if my parents hadn't wised up and cut the cable. My brain probably looks like swiss cheese.
20. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF M&M'S?
Can't eat 'em. I'm allergic.
21. MORNING OR EVENING SHOWER?
Evening shower. Morning showers are too cold.
22. WHAT'S ONE THING YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE ON YOU?
My wallet.
23. DO YOU OWN ANY BAND T-SHIRTS?
Not really. I had a Weezer t-shirt at one point but my sister stole it, & since I don't really like that band that much I never took it back.
24. WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING IN ONE HOUR?
Reading. Writing if I'm industrious. I'm not, though.
25. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
I hope not. >_>
26. WHAT WAS THE LAST SONG YOU HEARD?
Come to Me, Deborah Holland.
27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I don't remember, and that's a good thing.
28. ARE YOU ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER OR A LAP TOP?
Laptop. It's been falling apart since the day I got it. I can't wait until I can afford to get a new one.
29. ARE YOU CURRENTLY WANTING ANY PIERCINGS OR TATTOOS?
I have none, nor do I want any.
30. WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?
Too hot. I wish it would rain.
31. WOULD YOU EVER DATE A GIRL/GUY COVERED IN TATTOOS?
Honestly, probably not. Not because of the tattoos, but just because tattoos usually (but not always) suggest an attitude - rock music, parties, rebel-rebelliousness - that doesn't really coincide with what I want in life. But if I met the perfect guy and he had sleeves, I'd date him.
32. WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE THIS?
Shower. Fangirled/fanangsted over Audrey, Wait! This is turning into quite the emotional snafu.
33. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU SLEPT ON THE FLOOR?
2010. My air mattress leaked, and I couldn't get afford a new bed on my budget, so I slept on the floor and endured backaches until my parents took pity on me and my FUBAR excuse for a bed (i.e. sad pile of blankets on the floor arranged like a nest), and drove down to buy me a new mattress.
34. HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEP DO YOU NEED TO FUNCTION?
Six. I can do three or four, but kind of feel like a zombie on the wrong side of the grave for the rest of the day.
35. DO YOU EAT BREAKFAST DAILY?
No.
36. ARE YOUR DAYS FAST-PACED?
If days were animals, mine would be a turtle.
37. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
Talked with some friends, went shopping downtown, finished a chapter of Black Beast, and lurked on Goodreads.
38. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Sarcasm? What's that? Can you spread it on toast?
39. HOW OLD WILL YOU BE TURNING ON YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY?
25. I'll officially be 1/4 of a century old. Ughhhh.
40. ARE YOU PICKY ABOUT SPELLING AND GRAMMAR?
Yes, dammit. But typos keep sneaking into my writing because I write so damn late. This is why Wart is awesome.
41. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO SIX FLAGS?
Yes. I hated the roller coasters and the rides, but I loved the animals. ♥
42. WHAT'S YOUR LATEST TELEVISION ADDICTION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH?
The Borgias.
43. DO YOU GET ALONG BETTER WITH THE SAME SEX OR THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Probably the same sex. All my attempts to befriend the opposite sex have let to sexual awkwardness. You can't have straight male friends without it turning into some sort of relationship thing. Or at least, I can't. :|
44. DO YOU LIKE MUSTARD?
Yesss.
45. DO YOU SLEEP ON YOUR SIDE?
The right side. The left is harder. I usually reserve that for when my right side feels sore or inflamed or whatever. Aren't these questions fascinating? Good thing I don't know what sarcasm is...
46. DO YOU WATCH THE NEWS?
Goodreads makes the news redundant. If something's important, one of my friends will post about it.
47. HOW DID YOU GET ONE OF YOUR SCARS?
I poked my kitty with a pencil. He decided to forgo the pencil in lieu of my hand.
48. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU MAD?
Idiot drivers.
49. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?
I like lots of people.
50. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU PURCHASED?
A doughnut and a bubble tea.
I don't actually curse that much! At least, not in person. On the internet, more so, because it keeps things interesting.
2. DO YOU OWN AN IPOD?
Yes. It currently has zero songs on it. I got it for Xmas and have yet to devise The Perfect Playlist. I'm starting to worry that it will never have any songs on it, ever...
3. WHAT PERSON ON YOUR FLIST DO YOU TALK TO THE MOST?
:D
4. WHAT TIME IS Y0UR ALARM CLOCK SET TO?
What's an alarm clock? Oh, you must mean my morning punching bag! >:D
5. DO YOU STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST PERSON YOU KISSED?
Yes.
6. DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE ON 9/11/01?
God, I was in eighth grade. I was watching the news and was like WHAT IS GOING ON I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THERE WAR
7. WOULD YOU RATHER TAKE THE PICTURE OR BE IN THE PICTURE?
It depends on how fugly I feel on that day, and who I'm with. Some people take shitty pictures, & of course those are the people who are like, "Why didn't you put my pic as your new profile pic?" I DUNNO. MAYBE BECAUSE YOU MADE ME LOOK LIKE A TWO-HEADED COW. >_>
8. WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.
9. DO ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS HAVE CHILDREN?
Quite a few of them do, actually! Sometimes they bring the kids when we hang out. They're pretty adorable.
10. HAS ANYONE EVER CALLED YOU LAZY?
Yes, and they were not entirely inaccurate.
11. DO YOU EVER TAKE MEDICATION TO HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP?
I've been known to use Benadryl when I'm having sleep allergies.
12. WHAT CD IS CURRENTLY IN YOUR CD PLAYER?
The last thing I listened to was The Cure's Disintegration album. Before that, it was a Florence + the Machine bend. GOTH GOTH GOTH YOUR BOAT.
13. DO YOU PREFER REGULAR OR CHOCOLATE MILK?
I like whole milk. Choc is gross.
14. HAS ANYONE TOLD YOU A SECRET THIS WEEK?
Probably.
15. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD STARBUCKS?
Not since I worked at the mall. x_x
16. CAN YOU WHISTLE?
No.
17. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
How much I suck at this whole dating thing.
18. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?
The day my paycheck comes!
19. DID YOU WATCH CARTOONS AS A CHILD?
I watched the shit out of cartoons. And I would have watched a whole lot more if my parents hadn't wised up and cut the cable. My brain probably looks like swiss cheese.
20. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF M&M'S?
Can't eat 'em. I'm allergic.
21. MORNING OR EVENING SHOWER?
Evening shower. Morning showers are too cold.
22. WHAT'S ONE THING YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE ON YOU?
My wallet.
23. DO YOU OWN ANY BAND T-SHIRTS?
Not really. I had a Weezer t-shirt at one point but my sister stole it, & since I don't really like that band that much I never took it back.
24. WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING IN ONE HOUR?
Reading. Writing if I'm industrious. I'm not, though.
25. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
I hope not. >_>
26. WHAT WAS THE LAST SONG YOU HEARD?
Come to Me, Deborah Holland.
27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I don't remember, and that's a good thing.
28. ARE YOU ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER OR A LAP TOP?
Laptop. It's been falling apart since the day I got it. I can't wait until I can afford to get a new one.
29. ARE YOU CURRENTLY WANTING ANY PIERCINGS OR TATTOOS?
I have none, nor do I want any.
30. WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?
Too hot. I wish it would rain.
31. WOULD YOU EVER DATE A GIRL/GUY COVERED IN TATTOOS?
Honestly, probably not. Not because of the tattoos, but just because tattoos usually (but not always) suggest an attitude - rock music, parties, rebel-rebelliousness - that doesn't really coincide with what I want in life. But if I met the perfect guy and he had sleeves, I'd date him.
32. WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE THIS?
Shower. Fangirled/fanangsted over Audrey, Wait! This is turning into quite the emotional snafu.
33. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU SLEPT ON THE FLOOR?
2010. My air mattress leaked, and I couldn't get afford a new bed on my budget, so I slept on the floor and endured backaches until my parents took pity on me and my FUBAR excuse for a bed (i.e. sad pile of blankets on the floor arranged like a nest), and drove down to buy me a new mattress.
34. HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEP DO YOU NEED TO FUNCTION?
Six. I can do three or four, but kind of feel like a zombie on the wrong side of the grave for the rest of the day.
35. DO YOU EAT BREAKFAST DAILY?
No.
36. ARE YOUR DAYS FAST-PACED?
If days were animals, mine would be a turtle.
37. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
Talked with some friends, went shopping downtown, finished a chapter of Black Beast, and lurked on Goodreads.
38. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Sarcasm? What's that? Can you spread it on toast?
39. HOW OLD WILL YOU BE TURNING ON YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY?
25. I'll officially be 1/4 of a century old. Ughhhh.
40. ARE YOU PICKY ABOUT SPELLING AND GRAMMAR?
Yes, dammit. But typos keep sneaking into my writing because I write so damn late. This is why Wart is awesome.
41. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO SIX FLAGS?
Yes. I hated the roller coasters and the rides, but I loved the animals. ♥
42. WHAT'S YOUR LATEST TELEVISION ADDICTION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH?
The Borgias.
43. DO YOU GET ALONG BETTER WITH THE SAME SEX OR THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Probably the same sex. All my attempts to befriend the opposite sex have let to sexual awkwardness. You can't have straight male friends without it turning into some sort of relationship thing. Or at least, I can't. :|
44. DO YOU LIKE MUSTARD?
Yesss.
45. DO YOU SLEEP ON YOUR SIDE?
The right side. The left is harder. I usually reserve that for when my right side feels sore or inflamed or whatever. Aren't these questions fascinating? Good thing I don't know what sarcasm is...
46. DO YOU WATCH THE NEWS?
Goodreads makes the news redundant. If something's important, one of my friends will post about it.
47. HOW DID YOU GET ONE OF YOUR SCARS?
I poked my kitty with a pencil. He decided to forgo the pencil in lieu of my hand.
48. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU MAD?
Idiot drivers.
49. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?
I like lots of people.
50. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU PURCHASED?
A doughnut and a bubble tea.
