Ginger Scott's Blog - Posts Tagged "this-is-falling"

Before I get right to the thing you're really waiting for… ;-) I just need to thank you all for how you've opened your hearts to How We Deal With Gravity. This book was special to me, and I am so humbled that it has been embraced by the autism community. Getting those key moments just right was important to me, and I hope I did your stories justice.

Okay, now onto the real reason I'm awake at midnight writing a blog post…This Is Falling cover reveal time!

The countdown is officially on for August 29th! I think Waiting fans are really going to like Rowe and Nate's story in This Is Falling. Sports, college, lots of super swoon:-) Watch for teasers! In the meantime, here's the synopsis:

First, I had to remember how to breathe. Then, I had to learn how to survive. Two years, three months and sixteen days had passed since I was the Rowe Stanton from before, since tragedy stole my youth and my heart went along with it.

When I left for college, I put a thousand miles between my future and my past. I’d made a choice—I was going to cross back to the other side, to live with the living. I just didn’t know how.

And then I met Nate Preeter.

An All-American baseball player, Nate wasn’t supposed to notice a ghost-of-a-girl like me. But he did. He shouldn’t want to know my name. But he did. And when he learned my secret and saw the scars it left behind, he was supposed to run. But he didn’t.

My heart was dead, and I was never supposed to belong to anyone. But Nate Preeter had me feeling, and he made me want to be his. He showed me everything I was missing.

And then he showed me how to fall.

THIS IS FALLING is almost here! I think this is a story that those of you who read Waiting on the Sidelines are really going to enjoy. It falls somewhere in between. It's that first year of college, where everything is new and different and scary and wonderful all at the same time. THIS IS FALLING captures that; at least, I hope it does. And then it takes another step, adding the layers of life, love, fear and heartbreak into the mix. I'm tremendously excited for everyone to read it, and hope you will enjoy this first little taste.

I've posted the first chapter on my website here: www.littlemisswrite.com/chapter/. In the first chapter, you get to meet Rowe. But Nate, he's coming. In fact, I'll let you meet him next week…when I post chapter 2!

Thank you all for being such amazing readers. I will do my damnedest to deliver stories you deserve.

All my best,
Ginger

First, THIS IS FALLING is now available for pre-order on Amazon - click here!

Second, chapter 2 is now live on my website - along with chapter 1 in case you missed it. You can read it now at littlemisswrite.com/chapter.

Two weeks until release day!

When I was a freshman in high school, I had a boyfriend. I know, I know…that's a really bland statement, but hang with me here. Now, where was I? Oh yes, the boyfriend. Nice guy, grew up to be a great human being. Anyhow, this post isn't really about the boyfriend.

My boyfriend had a best friend, and this best friend had a girlfriend, too. She and I…we did not run in the same circles. Not that we were enemies or anything. Our paths just didn't really cross. I was the band, sports, get good grades sort. She was more in the "I get invited to the parties with the cool older kids" crowd. Quite frankly, we didn't know much of each other at all.

Anyhow, one day during lunch, my boyfriend told me that he was mad at her. I asked him why, and he said that he didn't like what she said about me.

My stomach hurt hearing this, but I kept the calm exterior on my face and asked what she said.

"She said you were boring," he said.

Boring. Huh. Truthfully, it could have been a lot worse. But boring. Boring. I ruminated on this for a while, not quite sure how I felt about it.

My boyfriend went on, saying that she said she didn't understand why he liked me, because I was "boring, and didn't really have anything special."

Yeah, okay. That next part stung. Humor, my defense mechanism, even as a young teen, kicked in. I told him I would get right on sky diving and feeling G-force in an F-16 from Luke Air Force Base. He laughed and walked me to class.

I'm fairly positive that this "boring" thing left his mind the second fifth period began. And I'm pretty sure that the idea of me being boring was gone from the mind of the girl who said those words about me moments after she uttered them. They were speed bumps for them, filler for their day, so absolutely inconsequential that I can almost guarantee if I were to bring it up at a reunion (oh god, believe me, I won't), they would look at me like I'm nuts.

But for me…for me, this little speed bump left a mark. I don't think about it often, and sometimes years go by without even recalling this little adolescent blip on my lifeline. But it's there, and I can close my eyes and hear the conversation so vividly that I could convince myself I were actually in that moment. A girl, who I didn't even really know, called me boring--and I know there are a lot worse things people can call me--but damn did this little nothing ever make me feel bad.

Why am I thinking about this? Well, there are probably a few reasons. Firstly, I have seen a lot of bullying lately--the cyber kind and beyond--and it just gives me a funny taste. I wish like hell I were bigger, braver, stronger (basically, I want to be a Kanye song), so I could insert myself and hold up a hand to make it stop. It's something I'm working on. But until then, maybe just heed my little plea that we all try to be nicer to one another, or at least demonstrate respect.

And then there's that other thing that has my head spinning. This Is Falling comes out in hours…literally hours. And like my four previous releases, I am so anxious, excited and…did I mention anxious? I think I could throw up. But release day always makes me sit on the edge of my seat because my god…you amazing readers. You have no idea how overjoyed and happy you make me, to know that my stories have a home in your hands, on your kindles, in your nooks. And there probably is a little piece of me (okay, there is definitely a piece of me) that sort of grins at the girl who once labeled me so easily, and it's because of you.

Writing stories like these, this is all I ever wanted out of life. And you will never know how grateful I am that you make it possible. And yeah, that 14-year-old is probably still buried inside of me, also wanting to be liked. But she sure as hell doesn't think she's boring. So thank you for that gift. And truly, I hope you enjoy Falling. I put my heart and soul into it and will promise you to always give nothing less.

The cover for You And Everything After is ready, and I'm officially counting down! Cover reveal is Oct. 22, and the book is scheduled to release Dec. 5. If you're a blogger and you'd like to help spread the Falling Series Book 2 excitement, I'd love for you to join my cover reveal. You can sign up here: http://www.wordsmithpublicity.com/2014/09/cover-reveal-you-and-everything-after.html.

I am humbled beyond words at the response to This Is Falling and cannot wait to share Cass and Ty's story with you. In the meantime, I'll share the synopsis below and promise more posts soon. Thank you all so very much.

YOU AND EVERYTHING AFTER

I’m that teenaged girl who has MS. You haven’t met me, but you’ve seen me around. You probably know my sister. We’re twins, and she’s the pretty one. Maybe you’ve heard about my reputation, how much I like to hook up at parties—how easy it is to get me in bed, get what you want, and forget about me after.

Forget what you think you know. I’m leaving that girl behind.

College is all about new beginnings. So from now on—I’m just Cass. And the rest…it isn’t written yet. And no one else gets to write my story for me.

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“Tyson Preeter doesn’t do can’t.”

That’s exactly what I want people to think when they see me. I am strong, invincible, confident, intelligent—arrogant. I’m the man who always finds a way around, over and through—until there’s nothing left. Since losing my ability to walk six years ago, I’ve relearned life. I don’t need sympathy. I don’t want charity. And I don’t do love.

It’s better this way, saves my disappointments for me, and me alone, and it saves my strength for everything I want.

But Cass Owens is about to wreck everything. She’s about to steal all of my strength away from me, because she needs it more. She’s about to break all of my rules, and break down all of my walls. She’s about to own me…completely.

And I’m about to let her.

Okay, before I get to the big reveal, I must confess…writing the Preeter brothers is…like…not even a job. I love them--from every flaw to every perfect quality. They are good, sooooo very good. And I like to believe good guys like that exist. Hell, I married one. And he was good when I met him. Yeah, he might have dressed up as beer man for Halloween one year in college, but he was always good. And he treated/treats me like a princess. So this little post goes out to all the good guys out there…be found. We love you. Nate and Tyson Preeter might just be my favorite characters to date, and I hope you all love Ty's story as much as I do. It's coming soon - Dec. 5th! In the meantime, here's the cover. I kinda love that a lot, too.

Tyson Preeter may be my favorite character I've written.

That's a pretty hefty statement. That title has been Buck Johnson for a long time. (Buck's Reed's dad in the Waiting series in case you haven't read it.) But Ty…Tyson…(I even love his name both ways). He has a bit of a hold on me.

I'm starting my countdown to the Dec. 5 release for You and Everything After, and I will be sharing a few things here as well as over on my author Facebook page www.facebook.com/GingerScottAuthor and on Twitter @TheGingerScott. Also, if you're a book blogger and would like to participate in my tour or release-day festivities, I'd LOVE to have you. There's a sign-up here.

Lastly, I posted a small teaser excerpt a few days ago on my Facebook page and thought I'd share that here as well. I hope you all enjoy it, and I can't wait to let you inside the head of another Preeter brother! Thank you for loving these boys as much as I do!

Excerpt from You and Everything After:

“So honestly, when do I get to kiss you again?” She laughs at my harsh left turn in our conversation. I love the way she laughs. There’s this rasping sound that comes from deep inside her that shows it’s genuine, and her smile creases deep into her cheeks.

She flops to her back, and I instantly kick myself for causing her to move away. “You’re really trying to wear me down, aren’t you?” she says, her hand running along the side of her face until she covers her eyes, peering at me through her barely spread fingers.

“Wow, well…I’ve never really had to wear anyone down before…” I say, shielding my slightly dented ego.

“And that’s precisely why we need to be friends, and why I can’t kiss you…” she starts, and I interrupt.

“Again,” I say.

“Right, again,” she whispers and moves her hand back to cover her eyes. I take this opportunity to roll onto my side and really look at her, the way her lips barely part when she breathes, the small twitches they make when she fights against her body’s urge to smile, the tiny movement of her tongue as it wets her lips. I have to kiss her again.

“But…and hear me out,” I say, startling her with how close I am. She uncovers her eyes and turns to face me, scooting back a few more inches just to maintain this new self-imposed “safety”distance. “Maybe the fact that I am willing to work so hard just to get you to say yes makes you different.”

She stares into my eyes for several long seconds, her lips slightly parted as she considers this. “Am I? Different?” she asks.

“Now see, there’s the catch,” I say, running my thumb softly over the wrinkles in the sheet between us. “I can’t know for certain unless I kiss you again.”

“Oh really,” she says, smirking.

“Cross my heart,” I say, motioning my hand across my chest. “It’s in the handbook.”

“There’s a handbook,” she says.

“Uh, duh. There’s always a handbook,” I challenge back.

“And your handbook says you can’t tell if I’m worth your time without jamming your tongue down my throat?” she fires back.

“Wow. Again with the word slap,” I say, secretly loving this back-and-forth we’ve got going now.

“Word slap?” she questions.

“Yeah, like, you just bitch-slapped me in the face with your words. Word slap,” I say with a shrug. She holds my gaze after this and bites at the corner of her lip, her eyes squinting as she decides her next move.

“Okay, how’s this,” she says, leaning in a little closer, closing the gap in the invisible barrier she seems to have instituted when I started talking about kissing. “You can kiss me again…” I move toward her on instinct, but she’s quick to put her hand against my chest to stop me. I grip it, tight, and meet the dare in her eyes. “But not until you mean it.”

There’s a fire in her eyes when she says this, one that I don’t disrespect, and don’t dare cross. It’s not threatening, but it’s serious, and I have this feeling churning in my stomach that Cass Owens is what Nate and I like to call a game changer. Her words have my heart racing, my mind worried that I can’t mean it enough, at least not yet. All of our playfulness from seconds before has ceased with this line she’s drawn, and I will obey it.

Holding her gaze, I lift the hand I’ve trapped against my body to my mouth and press my lips to her open palm. I don’t speak, and I don’t break our line of sight. But I don’t kiss her, either.

Super quick post and pardon the iPad thumb typing, but realized I didn't post here that preorders are now up for YOU AND EVERYTHING AFTER.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/You-Everything-After-Falling-Book-ebook/dp/B00OYWGWKC/ref=la_B00CMN0076_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414736863&sr=1-7

Also up on B&N, Smashwords and iBooks. Release day is Dec. 5. And there will be teasers. Lots of them:-)

Just a quick post because I didn't want anyone to miss out - THIS IS FALLING is on sale for $0.99 on all platforms for a very limited time. It's part of the countdown to the release of Book 2 in the Falling Series - YOU AND EVERYTHING AFTER. Sale ends Nov. 22, so grab your copy or tell a friend:-)

Thanks for loving Rowe and Nate - can't wait for you to meet Tyson and Cass!

I shared this release "eve" post over on my Facebook page, but wanted to share it here as well. I can't wait for you all to meet Ty and Cass, and I hope you fall in love with their story. I know you're probably sick of hearing me say this, but thank you for reading - I love you all for it so very much.

Here's the link to my FB page just in case you'd like to hang out with me there (I give a lot of stuff away, so might be worth it :-) Ginger Scott's Facebook Page.

Here's the post:



I found something the other day. I was cleaning out old crap in the closet, and I came across one of my many mini notebooks in an old purse I finally got around to donating. In the notebook were lots of notes on these two characters I had been thinking about, Reed and Nolan, and in the back, there was a list of goals. I do this every year--write down my goals. I heard someone say something during an NPR interview once about how writing down goals makes you more likely to accomplish them, so I started writing mine down on the back page of notebooks and carrying them with me everywhere. I usually had four or five wellness type goals - funny, "stress less" makes the list every year. But…I also would end with "write my book." I would copy this goal over every year, and every year would pass without a check mark of accomplishment. Two years ago, I tackled two things on this list in the picture: One, I finally finished that book and put it out there with much fear and trepidation that it would float along unnoticed and be fast forgotten. I also took a risk, because putting this thing out there, this thing that was so personal and such a part of me and such a look inside my heart and mind and feelings, well…just trust me, that was a risk for me. I'm a tough cookie in many ways. I've been a breaking news reporter, and I've had people spit at me (really, people spit at reporters sometimes. Especially when those people are in handcuffs). But I wasn't sure how I'd handle someone absolutely hating my stories. I remember my stomach was sick when I pushed "publish" and then I waited and waited for others to read. It started slow, but the reviews coming in were positive, and after a few months, I had a handful of truly wonderful reviews that were more encouraging than anything I'd ever felt in my entire life. More time went on, and I started to get emails from people who identified with my book, who were moved by Nolan's story, appreciated the realness of Reed's character, and that gave me the courage to write more. After a year, I'd also experienced some of those really tough reviews -- the ones that terrified me. Yes, some people hated what I wrote, and they weren't shy about it. But some of those reviews had some very helpful things to say, so I put more notes in a mini notebook, and I made a goal to get better, but only at those things that wouldn't compromise what makes my stories "me." And I hope I've done that. I saved this post for today because once again, I'm on the eve of my newest release going live. And while I've gotten better at taking this seemingly little risk of putting my stories out to the world, it still fills me with a rush of anxiety. But maybe that's a good thing. Maybe that's what keeps me trying harder. I think we all want to be accepted and appreciated for what we put into the world, and the fact that so many of you have embraced my tiny contribution is humbling and the greatest gift. And if I have to eat through a box of Tums every time I add to the collection, then that seems a fitting price to pay to remind me that you all deserve my very best. So with that…in less than 24 hours, I give you all YOU AND EVERYTHING AFTER, Ty and Cass, and another little piece of me. I hope you like it, and I can't wait to do this again.