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Another Preview of Power, (The Soul of Voodoo, Book 2)

BEFORE READING, PLEASE BE AWARE:

This post contains excerpts from my upcoming book, Power, Book 2 of The Soul of Voodoo Series.

If you have not read the first book, entitled Control, you need to be aware that this chapter excerpt may contain spoilers...I do not recommend reading it before you have read Control. Don't say I didn't warn you!

*This excerpt contains adult content and adult language...lots of adult language.

Click the link to read the excerpt: http://wp.me/p3fYx8-9z

Hello, M.C. is not available to take your call...

Hello.

I hope you are doing well, I know it's been a while since we last spoke.

I'm really sorry.

I'm not avoiding you, I swear...in fact, I'm doing this for you!  

You see, I'm in a writing frenzy right now. What that means is that I wake up at chicken o'clock and write until dark-thirty, with a few breaks sprinkled in for flavor. The fact of the matter is, I'm spending lots of quality time with my tufted velvet writing couch.

I'm also having a little trouble differentiating between reality and fiction. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my alone-time with Andre and Lance, but my hubby isn't finding it cute anymore when I compare him to my 'boyfriends'...

To be honest, the biggest issue that I'm having is that I am a horribly impatient person and I've never been particularly good with secrets. So, as I'm writing and living this story in my head, I am dying to tell everyone else about it!  I know I can't...I need to finish it, edit it, and publish it...so now the frenzy is even more frenzied!

I want to finish so you guys can join me in my little fictional world! 

So anyway, I might not be making much sense for a few weeks, but trust me when I say that it'll totally be worth it. :)

Oh yeah, the good news is that if the frenzy stays frenzied, then I'm hoping to have Power ready for publishing in about a month.  There is also a pretty good chance that you will get another excerpt pretty soon.

I am so bad with secrets, dammit.

You know what, I like you...you want a cookie?

You didn't really expect a cookie did you? I would feel really bad, and then I would mock you a little.

Don't feel bad, I really do have a treat for you and I honestly do like you.

Okay, I'll shut-up and give the dirty details about the treat...

It's a peace offering actually, I am sorry for being 'that' author...I hate cliffhangers too.

I didn't mean to leave you hanging, I honestly didn't...you have to admit, there was a plot resolution. I just introduced the next plot a little early, that's all.

Did you buy that? Yeah, I didn't think you would.

So, back to the treat...

Get your first look at Power, (The Soul of Voodoo, Book 2)...keep an eye out for Chapter One to be posted on my blog this afternoon!!

Yep. I feel better, I hope you do too.

Oh yeah, I promise it won't be much longer...I'm on a roll! ;)

Amazon May Think I'm Cheap, But I'm Not Giving It Up For Free!

Screw you Amazon, nobody calls me cheap and gets away with it...I'm classy, dammit!

You know, I have put up with quite a bit from Amazon without complaining. I'm a pretty easy-going gal,  I tend to take most things in stride.

So when my ranking goes from 50,000, or so, to 250,000...I shrugged my shoulders and kept plugging away. When Amazon refused to post several reviews from people who genuinely read and loved my book, I muttered a few choice remarks about 'Big Brother' and whatnot, but I have too much on my plate already...so I let it go.

Your ranking doesn't mean jack, you bastards! I'm way too awesome for your crap scale anyway.

This, however, is beyond comprehension...and I'm not taking it lying down, or bent over. Why do I bother to set a price for my book when, without my knowledge or permission, the marketing geniuses at Amazon offer at a 67%  discount.

Am I not even worth a measly $2.99? People pay more for a freaking Happy Meal!

Okay, it's not going to win the Pulitzer or anything, but the grammar is impeccable (this time) and it is positively  lousy with literary devices. Not to mention the plot; seriously, the plot is crazy good...I promise, I designed it myself.

Oh well, screw it...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

For a limited time only (I have no idea how limited), buy Control for only $.99!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*God, I feel dirty.

Vampires, Witches, and Werewolves...Oh, my!

Any author with a warning like this on her website, is someone that I can totally get behind:

Warning!

The Gallows Novels are Adult Modern Fantasy, not YA. These novels are littered with profanity and may be considered sexually rampant by more conservative readers!

**You're intrigued now, aren't you? Don't lie to yourselves, people...you know you are.


The Gallows Novels, by Sharon Stevenson, are Modern Fantasy books set in an alternate reality Scotland, complete with entirely fictional towns and supernatural entities such as vampires, witches and werewolves.There are currently two books available, with the third scheduled for release on May 6th.

~*~For more information about Sharon Stevenson and The Gallows Novels, check out her webpage HERE, and her Goodreads author page, HERE.

The Gallows Novels: Click the image to purchase on Amazon

Q&A Session of 'A Vampire's Saving Embrace' by Darlene Kuncytes

Hey all...

Here is another awesome book you could have missed out on if you weren't following the Write-It Forward Indie Author Initiative at http://soulofvoodoo.wordpress.com/!!

You can thank me later. ;)

If you're looking for a smokin' Vampire Paranormal Romance, then look no further.

Check out A Vampire's Saving Embrace, up close and personal...

http://wp.me/p3fYx8-73

Q&A Session on 'Of Stone and Mist', by Donna Hawk

Click the link below for a peek inside Of Stone & Mist from the viewpoint of author, Donna Hawk.


http://soulofvoodoo.wordpress.com/201...

Write-It-Forward, an Indie Author Initiative...

As a struggling indie author, I have met several other struggling indie authors who are truly fantastic. So, I am creating a new section of my blog dedicated to those who, like myself, are trying like hell to promote their work in the Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Romance, and of course ( the hottest ) Paranormal Romantic Comedy genres.

Yeah, I know there are a nauseating amount of sites that help to promote indie authors...but this is the only one that will do it with flair (and of course, the occasional jazz hands).

I guess I should clarify, I will not be promoting the authors themselves. Nope, I will be promoting their most current book/series, and giving readers a peek inside the squishy contents of their creative brain!

So if you have ever wondered how the author sees their characters, or what their favorite scene is, or what inspired them to create the characters in their books...this is the place where you will find it.

You will get a bird's eye view of the book as described in the author's own words, not a manufactured synopsis. The best part of all, is that you will get several actual excerpts from the book, so you will see a glimpse of the author's writing style, dialogue, and the best and worst of their characters!

Go ahead...peek inside. You know you want to. :) 

~*~ If you are an Indie Author who has published works in any of the aforementioned genres, please send me an email (mclavocat.voodoo(@)gmail(.)com with some basic information about your book and a link where I can view purchasing information, a synopsis, etc.  If your work is appropriate for this section, I will email you a questionnaire to complete. Anyone who does not follow the directions on the questionnaire will not be posted to the site, this is a requirement as it will save me time, thereby allowing me to post frequently. ~*~

I Am Trendsetter, Hear Me Roar.

After a few weeks of offering anything short of gratuitous sex in order to market my book, I have realized something. It's not a completely new revelation, I guess in a way I knew it already.

So...

Well, my grand revelation is that my book simply does not fit it with other books. It is the social outcast of the Paranormal Romance genre. Don't get me wrong, it isn't the geeky social outcast, that gets beat up at recess. No...my book would totally kick your book's ass in a fight.

Don't test that theory, bitches.

My book is the social outcast that is so cool that all of the other books are a little afraid of standing in next to it. You know, like how ugly girls try not to stand too close to the pretty girls, because they might look extra ugly. Fugly.

The problem is, my book didn't ask to be the pretty, bad-ass, book that she is (yes, she is a she). She isn't a bitch, she is just misunderstood. Not anymore though, she is tired of being misunderstood.

It is time for her to come clean...she isn't a Paranormal Romance. We have considered the possibility for a while and now she wants to admit it. Not just admit it, she wants to come off the bookshelf and shout it out to the world.

I am not a Paranormal Romance, dammit!

Unfortunately, we still have a bit of a problem. What the hell is she?

There is, without a doubt, a paranormal component. Oh, she has romance, she is practically oozing that shit! There is more to her though, much more...she has comedy, that's it! She's damn funny! I'm not talking about little sarcastic comments or snarky remarks that are sprinkled in for flavor. No, it's more than the occasional chuckle. It is Comedy!

I see what I have to do now, I'm just sorry that it hasn't been done before. I have to create a new genre:

She is the first (as far as you know) Paranormal Romantic Comedy

Yep, I always knew I was a trendsetter...

Parameters for Paranormal Romantic Comedies:
1. Must be characterized as Romance (plot is about romantic relationship)NOT Chick-Lit (plot is about MCs issues, of which romance plays a small part) .
2. Must have a genuine element of Comedy (not just a bit of snark or sarcasm sprinkled in for flavor)
3. Must contain a plot line that involves a Paranormal event (if you don't know, you have taken a wrong turn somewhere)

So to celebrate, or rather, to embrace the creation of a new genre, I have created a new group on Goodreads. Now, all of those other books that have been incorrectly tucked away on the overcrowded PNR shelves can finally stand up and shout out to the world,

"I will not be contained in only two literary classifications! I am a Paranormal Romantic Comedy, hear me ROAR!"



Don't be shy, join us...find out what you have been missing! Click the Image to join my new group on Goodreads, Paranormal Romantic Comedies. You'll be glad that you did!