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March 17, 2016
Apostate (Forbidden Things #3) cover reveal!
It's that time again.
In spite of an extraordinary amount of crazy in my 2016 so far,I'm excited to share with you the cover art for the upcoming third book in my Forbidden Things epic fantasy series! Before I show you this newest fantastic cover by Raquel Neira, however, here is the list of great blogs that are also hosting the cover reveal arranged by Masquerade Book Tours.
Indy Book FairyDJ's Book CornereBook BuildersElaine CantrellTeatime and BooksGirl of 1000 WondersBook Reviews And Gi...
January 4, 2016
The Start of Something New: Exile Blog Tour and Giveaway
In a lot of ways, 2015 was a hard year for me. There were some health scares with people close to me. I spent a large part of the year dealing with prolonged injury recovery for my horse and adjusting to live in the city after 14 years living in the country. I have also spent the last several months handling my own injury recovery thanks to my dog, Teagan (I love him, really I do) feeling it necessary to leave his bone on the top step in the middle of the night.
On the up side, I started 2015...
December 16, 2015
Exile Release and Other Happy News!
As I was sitting down to write this blog post, I got a bit of happy news. My young adult novel, The Girl and the Clockwork Cat (the first book in the Clockwork Enterprises series), made the finalist list for the Dante Rossetti Awards. They're still judging for First in Category and Grand Prize. Congratulations to all the other finalists.
Ganbatte Clockwork Cat!
Now to the announcement of the official release of Exile, the second book in the Forbidden Things series.For links to order and a look...
November 16, 2015
Exile (Forbidden Things #2) Cover Reveal and Another Con
Tis the season for being thankful, so I'd like to express a great deal of thanks to my cover artist, Raquel Neira, for producing yet another fantastic cover for me. Exile is the second book in the Forbidden Things series, scheduled to come out in December (the season of giving - *wink*). The fantastic folks at Masquerade Book Tours are hosting this tour. Stops are listed lower down, just above the amazing cover reveal!
Before I reveal the cover, if anyone is in the Portland area the 20th t...
October 27, 2015
Zombie Slaying, a Blog Tour, and a SALE!
I wanted to open with that song in honor of the wonderful spooky season and to commemorate my introduction to Zombicide, a board game I was introduced to last weekend by a lovely group of people. I have to be honest about this, there was something rather empowering about playing a female character running around in a hockey mask with an axe in one hand and a shotgun in the other laying waste to the undead.
In other news, I’m excited to announce the virtual book tour for The Girl and the Cl...
September 14, 2015
Book Release! The Girl and the Clockwork Conspiracy
Official Release!The Girl and the Clockwork Conspiracy
(Clockwork Enterprises, #2)
It's finally here! The long awaited sequel to The Girl and the Clockwork Cat! Visit The Girl and the Clockwork Conspiracy at Elysium Books for the first chapter and links to order.
If you're in the Seattle area, come join me at Steamposium on Friday, September 25th at 4 p.m. for a public reading. I'll also be there all weekend signing books.
The Girl and the Clockwork Conspiracyby Nikki McCormack
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September 4, 2015
Clockwork Enterprises Book Two: The Girl and the Clockwork Conspiracy Grossly Under-hyped Cover Reveal
With all the craziness around getting The Girl and the Clockwork Conspiracy (book two in the Clockwork Enterprises series) ready for publication before Steamposium, there hasn't been time to set up fancy cover reveals and such, so I'm doing a little under-advertised cover reveal of my own for you here today.If the rest goes according to plan, the book will be available in print and ebook on September 14th. I will be signing copies of the first two Clockwork Enterprises books and doing a readi...
August 10, 2015
Too Much Editing and Another Giveaway
The previous giveaway has ended and I'm still deep in edits on Exile and Apostate (Forbidden Things 2 & 3) and finalizing details for the release of The Girl and the Clockwork Conspiracy (Clockwork Enterprises 2) next month. Needless to say, original blog content has suffered. I'm hoping to get some new content up soon. In the meantime, I offer you another giveaway.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Dissident by Nikki McCormack Giveaway ends August 22, 2015.
See the giveaway details at Goodre...
July 9, 2015
Book Release! Dissident (Forbidden Things #1)
I'm very excited to announce the official release of Dissident, the first book in my Forbidden Things series. Visit the Dissident page for more information and links to order.
Also, stay tuned for the blog tour starting July 13th with a stop at Edgar's Books and running through August 7th with many opportunities to enter to win a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card!
Ascard power can strengthen, heal and create. It also has great potential to destroy, enough to topple entire governments. Indigo’s cou...
July 1, 2015
Selfies: The Process of Self-publishing
With the first book in the Forbidden Things series coming out soon (July 9th! So excited!), I thought it might be worthwhile to talk a bit about the adventure of self-publishing. This isn’t going to be about writing the book or about editing it. Rest assured, it has been edited extensively by myself and others and was accepted by my agent just like The Girl and the Clockwork Cat. I’d like to think the book is the best it can be, but I’m sure something was missed. I’ve yet to read a book edit...
