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September 9, 2013
Fall into Fantasy
I'd like to give a shout out for the Fall into Fantasy Giveaway!
There are a host of fantastic author's donating books and other prizes to this giveaway. Please feel free to join this phenomenal group of Paranormal and Fantasy storytellers. Check out the webpage to learn more.
With well over 50 prizes, you will have a chance to win!
Author's can relate to Ash Krafton's tagline: Haunted by demons and driven by deadlines.
Come and Join The Fall into Fantasy Giveaway!
There are a host of fantastic author's donating books and other prizes to this giveaway. Please feel free to join this phenomenal group of Paranormal and Fantasy storytellers. Check out the webpage to learn more.
With well over 50 prizes, you will have a chance to win!
Author's can relate to Ash Krafton's tagline: Haunted by demons and driven by deadlines.
Come and Join The Fall into Fantasy Giveaway!
September 5, 2013
Guest Author: Dave Jackson
I'm thrilled to have Dave Jackson on my blog today. Author of a much anticipated debut novel, Tattoo Rampage due to be released on September 15th!
Tattoo Rampage, Dave's debut novel, is
represented for film by Hotchkiss and Associates, the same agency that saw
Secretariat, The Kite Runner, and recently Joe Hill's Horns from novels to
movies. http://www.hotchkissandassociates.com/
Evangelina Marquez-James gets her first
tattoo, a symbol of courage to carry on after her husband dies in the line of
duty as a police officer. The skin art is of an elite yet obscure super heroine
created by a forgotten 1940s artist.
A solar disturbance triggers a metamorphosis
in her new ink, enabling Evangelina with the ability to transform into the
embodiment of the character complete with powers. She sets out to wage war
against the types of vermin who murdered her husband.
Acid, a sociopathic killer who can assume the
form of his warlord tattoo, seeks the artist’s original sketchbook. When
Evangelina comes into possession of the drawing pad, Acid not only tracks it
down, but her family as well, forcing her into a standoff with his nightmarish
army born of ink.
Curiosity Quills Press http://curiosityquills.com/ plans to release Tattoo Rampage September
15th of 2013. It will be available on all E readers.
Let's get familiar with Dave:
CC: Dave, I recently read that you’re a stand-up
comic. Can you share one of your favorite jokes or monologues with us?
DJ: At weddings my relatives used to come up to me
and say, "You're next." I finally got them to hush when I said the
same thing to them at funerals.
CC: Besides being a stand-up comic, I also read
that you are a songwriter and guitarist. Since you can’t actually sing or strum
for us in this interview, would you like give us a tiny example of your song
writing, or what type of music you enjoy?
DJ: Baby, I'd like to know you better Lady, it
might be now or never So let me break the ice this way and take this little
song and say I'd like to know you better
And I do an impersonation of Willie Nelson on
my blog for those who want to hear the nasally tones and a strum.
CC: What made you decide, or inspired you to pen
your awesome novel, Tattoo Rampage?
DJ: You're too kind. Tattoos are cool. Or should I
say hot? It seemed to me that they could become a whole new genre of
fiction.
CC: Can you give us a sneak peek into your
writing? Like a teaser?
DJ: On command, his tattoos spewed away from his
body in arcs that touched down in a circle around him. The ink of each image
drained from its claimed location to shape into amplified, living things—his
children. First to form was the homage to Jack the Ripper. Like a glass
filling, the ink swirled in an outline of a caped Victorian gentleman carrying
a cane. Then his head rose out of the muck, modeling a Van Dyke beard, twisted
smile, bloodshot eyes, and top hat. Jack was always the ringleader when Acid
needed to call on his scratchers. Another stream finished its tributary, the
barbarian. Even though this brute served as the muscle of the mob, he didn’t
have the body-sculpted physique of the comic character. Rather, Acid had
insisted on a rendition that a true barbarian would have looked like. A smudged
face brooded from under a hood of matted hair. Broad shoulders flexed under a
wrap made of sheep’s pelt. His chipped and ragged sword stood at the ready in
his hands to slaughter a meal or threat. This prehistoric hunter better
represented the primal rage that lurked in the soul of every human. Acid felt
particular pride for this tattoo statement. If Randall and June Myers had been
astonished before, their minds had to be blown now. They gawked at the circle
of characters born from Acid’s skin art as if the apocalypse had come.
CC: Is it true Tattoo Rampage will be made into a
movie? Can you give us some of the thrilling details?
DJ: Tattoo Rampage is being pitched to
studios/directors/actors and the like. I guess Jody Hotchkiss, the film rep, is
pretty good friends with Brad Pitt. Anyway, Mr. Hotchkiss is an impressive
gentleman and I believe he'll find a home for my humble manuscript.
CC: It sounds like you have a full plate, what’s
next on your agenda?
DJ: Promote.
I'll be helping drum up submissions and writing the foreword
for an anthology of shorts stories entitled Tattoo Tales to be published by
Curiosity Quills. Writers, keep in touch with me for future details on
submissions. The project is just now getting started.
CC: Any sarcastic-witticism’s you’d like to share
to newbie writers like myself?
DJ: Someone once said, "In order to know joy,
one must know pain." That's why I do a lot of awful things to my
protagonist so in the end, he or she will be happy.
Hotchkiss and Associates, Inc. is a literary agency representing books, articles, and life story rights for adaptation to feature films,
television movies, scripted television series, and reality television series. [image error]
Also today is Celebrate the Small Things!
Thank you Vikki for staring this sweet hop. Check it out here and sign up to join us!
I'm celebrating Life!! Enough said.
What are you celebrating this week?
Tattoo Rampage, Dave's debut novel, is
represented for film by Hotchkiss and Associates, the same agency that saw
Secretariat, The Kite Runner, and recently Joe Hill's Horns from novels to
movies. http://www.hotchkissandassociates.com/
Evangelina Marquez-James gets her first
tattoo, a symbol of courage to carry on after her husband dies in the line of
duty as a police officer. The skin art is of an elite yet obscure super heroine
created by a forgotten 1940s artist.
A solar disturbance triggers a metamorphosis
in her new ink, enabling Evangelina with the ability to transform into the
embodiment of the character complete with powers. She sets out to wage war
against the types of vermin who murdered her husband.
Acid, a sociopathic killer who can assume the
form of his warlord tattoo, seeks the artist’s original sketchbook. When
Evangelina comes into possession of the drawing pad, Acid not only tracks it
down, but her family as well, forcing her into a standoff with his nightmarish
army born of ink.
Curiosity Quills Press http://curiosityquills.com/ plans to release Tattoo Rampage September
15th of 2013. It will be available on all E readers.
Let's get familiar with Dave:
CC: Dave, I recently read that you’re a stand-up
comic. Can you share one of your favorite jokes or monologues with us?
DJ: At weddings my relatives used to come up to me
and say, "You're next." I finally got them to hush when I said the
same thing to them at funerals.
CC: Besides being a stand-up comic, I also read
that you are a songwriter and guitarist. Since you can’t actually sing or strum
for us in this interview, would you like give us a tiny example of your song
writing, or what type of music you enjoy?
DJ: Baby, I'd like to know you better Lady, it
might be now or never So let me break the ice this way and take this little
song and say I'd like to know you better
And I do an impersonation of Willie Nelson on
my blog for those who want to hear the nasally tones and a strum.
CC: What made you decide, or inspired you to pen
your awesome novel, Tattoo Rampage?
DJ: You're too kind. Tattoos are cool. Or should I
say hot? It seemed to me that they could become a whole new genre of
fiction.
CC: Can you give us a sneak peek into your
writing? Like a teaser?
DJ: On command, his tattoos spewed away from his
body in arcs that touched down in a circle around him. The ink of each image
drained from its claimed location to shape into amplified, living things—his
children. First to form was the homage to Jack the Ripper. Like a glass
filling, the ink swirled in an outline of a caped Victorian gentleman carrying
a cane. Then his head rose out of the muck, modeling a Van Dyke beard, twisted
smile, bloodshot eyes, and top hat. Jack was always the ringleader when Acid
needed to call on his scratchers. Another stream finished its tributary, the
barbarian. Even though this brute served as the muscle of the mob, he didn’t
have the body-sculpted physique of the comic character. Rather, Acid had
insisted on a rendition that a true barbarian would have looked like. A smudged
face brooded from under a hood of matted hair. Broad shoulders flexed under a
wrap made of sheep’s pelt. His chipped and ragged sword stood at the ready in
his hands to slaughter a meal or threat. This prehistoric hunter better
represented the primal rage that lurked in the soul of every human. Acid felt
particular pride for this tattoo statement. If Randall and June Myers had been
astonished before, their minds had to be blown now. They gawked at the circle
of characters born from Acid’s skin art as if the apocalypse had come.
CC: Is it true Tattoo Rampage will be made into a
movie? Can you give us some of the thrilling details?
DJ: Tattoo Rampage is being pitched to
studios/directors/actors and the like. I guess Jody Hotchkiss, the film rep, is
pretty good friends with Brad Pitt. Anyway, Mr. Hotchkiss is an impressive
gentleman and I believe he'll find a home for my humble manuscript.
CC: It sounds like you have a full plate, what’s
next on your agenda?
DJ: Promote.
I'll be helping drum up submissions and writing the foreword
for an anthology of shorts stories entitled Tattoo Tales to be published by
Curiosity Quills. Writers, keep in touch with me for future details on
submissions. The project is just now getting started.
CC: Any sarcastic-witticism’s you’d like to share
to newbie writers like myself?
DJ: Someone once said, "In order to know joy,
one must know pain." That's why I do a lot of awful things to my
protagonist so in the end, he or she will be happy.
Hotchkiss and Associates, Inc. is a literary agency representing books, articles, and life story rights for adaptation to feature films,
television movies, scripted television series, and reality television series. [image error]
Also today is Celebrate the Small Things!
Thank you Vikki for staring this sweet hop. Check it out here and sign up to join us!
I'm celebrating Life!! Enough said.
What are you celebrating this week?
September 3, 2013
Insecure Writer's Support Group
Happy 2 year Anniversary to the Insecure Writer's Support Group!
This is my first time posting with the IWSG, and I'm thrilled to be part of this marvelous group of author's.
And a big thank you to Alex J. Cavanaugh for starting the IWSG! Press on Alex's name to learn more and, how to join in with a wonderful group of writer's. This September, Alex's co-hosts are:
Chemist Ken http://hogwartssabbatical.blogspot.com/
SL Hennessey http://pensuasion.blogspot.com/
Michelle Wallace http://www.writer-in-transit.co.za/
Joylene Nowell Butler http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/
It's been an awesome week for me. Mainly because my debut novel, Wickedly They Come has come out of hiding. With that said, why am I a neurotic-nilly?!
Now it's out there for people to read and judge and review, I can't sleep. Just rereading the first chapter--I cringe. And say to myself, "Did I write that? I could've written it differently." or "I should've made it better."
I wonder if all writer's second guess themselves even after their books are made public? I lack confidence and need to grow thicker armor and learn to roll with the punches.
Also, I'm not a good self-promoter! Social Media seems to take up most of my day lately, leaving little time for writing. After arranging for a book signing at a city bookstore, my legs won't stop jangling. I'm afraid of fainting,(which has happened in the past) or will my tongue stick like glue to the roof of my mouth? Wish me luck!
Thank you Alex for hosting this group!
This is my first time posting with the IWSG, and I'm thrilled to be part of this marvelous group of author's.
And a big thank you to Alex J. Cavanaugh for starting the IWSG! Press on Alex's name to learn more and, how to join in with a wonderful group of writer's. This September, Alex's co-hosts are:
Chemist Ken http://hogwartssabbatical.blogspot.com/
SL Hennessey http://pensuasion.blogspot.com/
Michelle Wallace http://www.writer-in-transit.co.za/
Joylene Nowell Butler http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/
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It's been an awesome week for me. Mainly because my debut novel, Wickedly They Come has come out of hiding. With that said, why am I a neurotic-nilly?!
Now it's out there for people to read and judge and review, I can't sleep. Just rereading the first chapter--I cringe. And say to myself, "Did I write that? I could've written it differently." or "I should've made it better."
I wonder if all writer's second guess themselves even after their books are made public? I lack confidence and need to grow thicker armor and learn to roll with the punches.
Also, I'm not a good self-promoter! Social Media seems to take up most of my day lately, leaving little time for writing. After arranging for a book signing at a city bookstore, my legs won't stop jangling. I'm afraid of fainting,(which has happened in the past) or will my tongue stick like glue to the roof of my mouth? Wish me luck!
Thank you Alex for hosting this group!
September 2, 2013
Prah & Constantine Review
It's that time again for the tag team of Prah & Constantine Reviews!
Nana picked this delectable read and, Scrumptious by Amanda Usen lived up to its title.
Amanda Usen, a chef, and now a romantic author, is extremely familiar with the goings on behind those kitchen doors at a restaurant. While we sit placidly at our tables salivating for the first course to arrive, Amanda contrives an amazing story of sizzling love in the back room.
Poor Olivia, the owner of the restaurant has an unfaithful husband and is her main chef. After catching him in the supply room with the hostess being naughty, she boots him out the restaurants door. In walks her reliable and sculpted to the max friend, Joe. Joe, not only a prominent chef, but is drop dead gorgeous and has been around the block with no intention of settling for one woman.
Olivia is not into her old flame, though, her best friend, Marlene is always in the mood for a roll in the sheets. And Joe is right up her alley---no commitment!
However, the hard hitting Marlene and the love 'em and leave 'em Joe discover sex and love is fickle.
Don't be surprised if, while reading Scrumptious your mouth starts to water and your body tingles, not only from the delicious steamy moments of Joe and Marlene, but from the savory cuisine described in the book.
Don't take my word for it, read Scrumptious and find out for
yourself!
Book Blub:
Forced to share a kitchen, pastry chef and poker sharp Marlene Bennett and traveling chef-for-hire Joe Rafferty find their passion for each other boiling over as they work together to expose a saboteur in their midst.
Now let's head over to Nana Prah's Blog and read what she thought of Scrumptious!
August 30, 2013
Hop over to Vikki at Scribblings of an Inspiring A...
Hop over to Vikki at Scribblings of an Inspiring Author to join in the fun. Thank you Vikki for starting Celebrate the Small Things blog hop!
1. My book Wickedly They Come has finally arrived! Dreams do come true.
2. I lost 4 pounds! YAY!
3. My goal of making the halfway mark by August 31st on my WIP is so-o-o close.
4. I'm grateful for the support and congratulatory well wishes from all my blogger friends around the world!
I hope you'all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! What are you celebrating this week. I love reading your comments.
August 22, 2013
Celebrate the Small Things
Today's my release day!! Press here for a chance to win an Amazon Gift Card!!
Join in the blog hop: press here to sign up and Celebrate the Small Things. Thanks to Vikki at Scribblings of an Aspiring Author who invented this delightful hop!
I had a pleasant and enjoyable beach vacation with my family last week, but right now my head is clearly in the clouds duly because tomorrow my debut novel, Wickedly They Come will be released!!
Wickedly They Come is a Thought-Provoking, Paranormal Thriller!
Here is the book blurb:
HAUNTING VISIONS,
UNUSUAL STRENGTH, AND SPECIAL PARANORMAL TALENTS ARE THE NORM FOR SEELEY AND
HER SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, JORDAN. THEIR LIVES BECOME PERILOUS WHEN THE
LEADER OF THE BLACK ORDER STALKS THEM, TRYING TO FULFILL A PROPHECY TO
CONSECRATE JORDAN TO HIS LORD—LUCIFER.
PREVIOUSLY HOMESCHOOLED
AND NAIVE, JORDAN IS INDUCTED INTO THE SOCIAL CULTURE OF TEENDOM AT ELMA HIGH,
WHERE SHE ENCOUNTERS MARK, A MYSTERIOUS NEW CLASSMATE, WHO IS HELL BENT ON
KEEPING HER UNSCATHED FROM THE FORCES OF EVIL. THE BATTLE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS ESCALATING -AND EARTH IS THEIR BATTLEGROUND.
Available in digital and print at Black Opal Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.
Check out Nana Prah's blog for my Big Release Day Post!!
August 19, 2013
Today is the day for the August
edition&...
Today is the day for the August
edition of Writers4Writers, the monthly
event hosted by Christine Rains, M.
Pax, Stephen Tremp, and C. M. Brown.
The mission of the group is to raise
awareness of spotlighted authors and
their books, with the hope of bringing them new fans and
increased sales.
This month's authors are Carrie Butler and C. Lee
McKenzie. Visit their sites to find tweets and status updates
that you can share on Twitter and Facebook. And if you'd
like to join in the event each month, sign up here.
Congratulations and much success to Carrie and C. Lee
McKenzie!
And... I can't contain my excitement of my release
Wickedly They Come, August 24th!!!
August 18, 2013
I was nominated by Kathy Bosman for the Super Swee...
I was nominated by Kathy Bosman for the Super Sweet Blog Award. Thank you, Kathy!
This award is a great way to discover new blogs. So, let’s share it around and have some fun with it.
So, the rules for those nominated are:
1. Thank and link to the Blogger who nominated you.
2. Answer five super sweet questions. See below…
3. Include the super sweet blogging award in your post.
4. Nominate a baker’s dozen (13) other deserving bloggers (if you can.)
5. Notify your super sweet nominees.
Here are my answers to the questions…
1. Cookies or Cake?
Regrettably, I love both!
2. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Both, and if it's ice cream I like to mix them together. YUM.
3. Favorite sweet treat?
Cheesecake!
4. When do you crave sweet things the most?
Usually all the time. Can you tell I have a problem?
5. Sweet nickname?
In days gone by it was Bunkie, then Lovey. And now...just Cathy.
There is no obligation to participate in this SWEET award, however, these are my nominee's:
Jeanne Arnold
Jodi Linton
Marissa Bauder
Marissa Boglin
Julie Kazimer
August 15, 2013
Celebrating the Small Things
A thank you to Vikki at Scribblings of an Aspiring Author for beginning this blog hop. Press on her name to learn and sign up for Friday Celebrations!
Today I'm celebrating vacation at the beach! Weather is actually cooperating!
A light reddish blush has painted my skin and it feels good.
I'm thankful for the local coffee shop and free WiFi so I can check my messages and post this celebration!
I'm celebrating a day early this week. What are you celebrating today?
August 10, 2013
Guest Author: Carole Avila
HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!
I'm thrilled to host my fellow Black Opal Author Carole Avila!
Learn something about Carole Avila: When I was 3 years old I knew, after reading Go, dog. Go! that I would become a writer. My short stories, memoirs, and poems have been published, and I've had a play produced. For me, my writing definitely reflects facets of myself, be it dark, light, good, not so good. It’s great to be able to use the written word as a form of creative self-expression. When I'm not writing, I love to read, play scrabble, draw, paint, walk, and I think that most all dogs are the best creatures on the planet.
Eve’s Amulet, Book 1 is an exciting time-travel western adventure. It’s partly romance and historical fiction. Mandy Ruhe is swept back in time to Texas 1845, into the body of ranch owner, Carmena Luebber. Mandy must assume Carmena’s role until she finds a way back to her own time. She is caught in the lives of her new employees, and ends up torn between two men in love with the real Carmena. Mandy's amulet is stolen by a historical figure and she needs it to get back home before she destroys lives in the past as well as the future, but the only way to get it back is to participate in a criminal act that may be doomed to failure.
Buy links for my book:
http://blackopalbooks.com/blackopalstore/product/104-eves-amulet-book-1
http://www.amazon.com/Eves-Amulet-~-Book-1/dp/1626940568/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375989807&sr=1-2&keywords=carole+avila
Congratulations to Carole Avila!!
I will be on vacation for the rest of the week. And if I hike to the local library, I hope to find the time to check in!
I'm thrilled to host my fellow Black Opal Author Carole Avila!
Learn something about Carole Avila: When I was 3 years old I knew, after reading Go, dog. Go! that I would become a writer. My short stories, memoirs, and poems have been published, and I've had a play produced. For me, my writing definitely reflects facets of myself, be it dark, light, good, not so good. It’s great to be able to use the written word as a form of creative self-expression. When I'm not writing, I love to read, play scrabble, draw, paint, walk, and I think that most all dogs are the best creatures on the planet.
Eve’s Amulet, Book 1 is an exciting time-travel western adventure. It’s partly romance and historical fiction. Mandy Ruhe is swept back in time to Texas 1845, into the body of ranch owner, Carmena Luebber. Mandy must assume Carmena’s role until she finds a way back to her own time. She is caught in the lives of her new employees, and ends up torn between two men in love with the real Carmena. Mandy's amulet is stolen by a historical figure and she needs it to get back home before she destroys lives in the past as well as the future, but the only way to get it back is to participate in a criminal act that may be doomed to failure.
Buy links for my book:
http://blackopalbooks.com/blackopalstore/product/104-eves-amulet-book-1
http://www.amazon.com/Eves-Amulet-~-Book-1/dp/1626940568/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375989807&sr=1-2&keywords=carole+avila
Congratulations to Carole Avila!!
I will be on vacation for the rest of the week. And if I hike to the local library, I hope to find the time to check in!
