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March 5, 2016
Weekend Update March 5, 2016
Some very important updates! Followed by some rambling about publishing and marketing.
Note: The article I reference in the vlog can be found here. The author is Meredith Wild, her company is Waterhouse Press.
Reborn series book three is called Reclaim, and I’ve set the release date for October 25, 2016! Get excited!
February 10, 2016
WIP Wednesday February 10, 2016
Hello dearies! I have finally made enough progress on the ever mysterious Book Three that I felt a short update post was warranted.
I managed to keep my “resolution” of writing about 500-1000 words per day in January. At the beginning of January, the book was at about 38,000 words, and now it sits at around 75K!!! (So, that means I added about 37K to it in the month of January at a pace of about 1200 words per day. What really happened is that some days I wrote nothing, and other days I pumpe...
January 24, 2016
Book Review: Feverborn
Last night, I stayed up until two in the morning reading Feverborn, the latest installment of Karen Marie Moning’s bestselling Fever series. In typical Moning fashion, she really blew me away in the last 150 pages or so of the book, and I couldn’t put it down. That being said, I had some issues with the first part of the book. But I’ll get to those in a second.
I would say the “big picture” plot point in Feverborn,and this phase of the series in general, is repairing the damage that has been...
January 19, 2016
Goodbye Spaceboy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard that English musician/icon/Goblin King David Bowie passed away last week at age 69 from cancer. (As if that weren’t sad enough, Alan Rickman, the talented English actor who portrayed–among other memorable roles–misunderstood Potions professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter franchise, also passed away. At age 69. From cancer.) I’m not usually one for getting emotional about “celebrity” deaths–then again, this is the first time th...
January 4, 2016
Obligatory New Year’s Resolutions Post
I realized my last post was two months ago, and a New Year’s resolutions post seemed like the perfect excuse to give you guys an update. I had a relaxing and fun Christmas and New Year’s and cleared my head of any sort of day job or writing-related work. It was a much needed break, and now I’m feeling refreshed and ready to get back into various projects. And I had more time for reading–I finished the second Vampire Academy book, Frostbite, by Richelle Mead, and started reading a non-fiction...
November 2, 2015
Revenge: The Conclusion
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X. Sweet Dreams
Back at Thurston, we huddle together on the Greek Quadrangle, watching our house from a safe distance. At this hour, the rest of the Quad is in sleep mode, but our house is lit up like a carnival ride, lights flashing in every room. Objects are being tossed around inside, their shadows flying across the windows. There’s even music blasting from downstairs, the walls throbbing in time with the bass.
“I didn’t know the Alphas were having a p...
November 1, 2015
Revenge: Part Nine
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IX. Queen of Darkness
At first, neither Genie, Sam nor I could control our newfound abilities very well. Once, we were sitting in the middle of the Student Union, and Genie’s skin erupted in scales. Another time, one of us—or maybe it was all three of us—accidentally set off the emergency sprinkler system in one of the academic buildings. As water nymphs, our connection to the water allows us to control it, but we hadn’t yet learned how to harness its ene...
October 30, 2015
Revenge: Part Eight
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VIII. Unfinished Business
“Genie!” I shout into the night, but only silence answers me, the park feeling emptier than ever.
“It didn’t work,” Julia sobs, holding herself. “She didn’t come.”
“Then what was that…thing that came out?” Gwen says, eyes darting around the park.
“I don’t think that was Genie,” Sam says, voice hoarse.
I look at her. “Who else would it be?”
Sam raises her eyebrows. “Or what else.”
“God, I’m right here!” We all jump at the sound of...
October 29, 2015
Revenge: Part Seven
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VII. With This Blood
“We should get help.” Julia’s small voice punctures the heavy silence that has settled over the room. Around us, the candles burn steadily, wax oozing down their sides like thick, hot tears, flames dancing in the dark. In the wavering light, the faces of my sisters look pale and frightened. “This is way out of our league.”
“Let’s give John Edward a call,” Sam says, rolling her eyes. “Maybe he can help.”
Julia’s brow furrows. “How coul...
October 28, 2015
Revenge: Part Six
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VI. Gateway to Hell
Sam picks up the rogue planchette and hurls it against the wall. It breaks upon impact, clattering to the floor in two jagged pieces. She grabs the Ouija board and tries to break it in half along the seam.
“Hey! Stop it!” Gwen cries, reaching for it. “That belongs to the house!”
“We’re done with this,” Sam says, managing to start a rip through the center of the old board. “This is dangerous. We’re messing with things we shouldn’t be.”
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