Nessie Strange's Blog, page 7
March 30, 2014
Tour Schedule
Schedule Living Dead Girl by Nessie Strange
March 31- April 14
March 31 JeanzBookReadReview http://jeanzbookreadnreview.blogspot.co.uk/
March 31 Bibliophile Mystery http://bibliophilemystery.blogspot.ro/
April 1 happy tails and tales http://magluvsya03.wordpress.com
April 1 The La La Land of Bookshttp://saaratis.wordpress.com/
April 2 Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts and Reviewshttp://lauriethoughts-reviews.blogspot.com
April 2 Paranormal Romance and Authors THat Rockwww.pratr.wordpress.com
April 3Sapphyria's Book Reviewshttp://saphsbookblog.blogspot.com/
April 3 Midnight Musings with Bertena www.bertena.com
April 4 Share My Destinyhttp://sharemydestiny.blogspot.com
April 4 Nicky Peacock Authorhttp://nickypeacockauthor.wordpress.com/
April 4 Paranormal Romance Fans for Lifewww.paranormalromancefanforlife.blogspot.com
April 7 Shut Up & Read http://shutupandreadgroup.blogspot.com/
April 7 Fang Freakin' Tastic Reviewshttp://fangfreakintasticreviews.com
April 8 Sabrina's Paranormal Palacehttp://sabrinasparanormalpalace.blogspot.com/Guest post (letter from Jen, Letter from the reaper: his thoughts on being a reaper)
April 8 The Avid Readerhttp://the-avidreader.blogspot.com/
April 9 Book Liaison – http://www.bookliaison.net
April 9 Mama Knows Bookshttp://mamaknowsbooks.blogspot.com/
April 10 Crazy Four Bookshttp://crazyfourbooks.blogspot.com
April 10 Mousehead & taleshttp://www.mouseheadandtales.weebly.com
April 11 Pembroke Sinclair. www.pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com
April 11 The Library Mistresshttp://librarymistress.com
April 14 Urban Fantasy Investigationshttp://urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com/
April 14 More Romance Pleasemoreromanceplease.blogspot.com
April 14 Clutter Your Kindle
http://clutteryourkindle.com/
March 29, 2014
Random Saturday Night Stream of Consciousness
I really am a terrible blogger, aren't I? Actually, I'm an even worse Facebook page-er. At least I'm consistent, right? So what's going on?? Well, a few things...Living Dead Girl is going on tour starting next week, so I've been busy preparing interviews and guest posts. I've also been trying to light a fire under the sequel. It has occupied my mind a lot lately, which is GOOD thing, because it means the story is taking shape. Unfortunately there's just not enough time in the day to get it all down. It's kind of like having a million gallons of water building up and ready to squirt out of a really tiny hole. Wait, what? Scratch that analogy, it's stupid. BASICALLY, sometimes I just feel like the world's slowest writer and I can't keep up with all of the things my brain is throwing at me :) Other than that...I have a very soon-to-be 13 year old in the house, which means I will officially be the mother to two teenagers O.o. I think that's scarier than any scenario I could write about.
Anyone ready for the Walking Dead season finale? I don't know, man...Terminus gives me a majorly bad vibe. Seems like any time they find a 'safe' haven, the shit hits the fan. Will this one be different??
Have a great rest of the weekend, everyone!
Anyone ready for the Walking Dead season finale? I don't know, man...Terminus gives me a majorly bad vibe. Seems like any time they find a 'safe' haven, the shit hits the fan. Will this one be different??
Have a great rest of the weekend, everyone!
March 14, 2014
T-F-GIF
Well, I've managed to break a REALLY long streak of not getting sick with a pretty nasty (flu??) bug for most of this week. Fever, chills, sneezing, sore throat, etc...yuck! And I still feel like absolute crap. Unfortunately I had to drag myself into work through most of it, so this weekend could not have come fast enough.
I did finish off a couple anime series recently--Shiki (which really put the 'horror' back in vampires...but with a twist); Sankarea (a cool take on zombies and funny too). Definitely recommend both of them if you're into anime.
Keeping this short today. Hope everyone is well!
I did finish off a couple anime series recently--Shiki (which really put the 'horror' back in vampires...but with a twist); Sankarea (a cool take on zombies and funny too). Definitely recommend both of them if you're into anime.
Keeping this short today. Hope everyone is well!
March 2, 2014
Preoccupied :)
Wow, just when I think I'm keeping up with things, a couple weeks slide by and it looks like I've dropped off the planet! So my daughter and I are prepping to go to Anime Boston 2014 in a few weeks. Last year was our first year going, and while it was fun, it was also slightly overwhelming because we went with no plan in mind. We missed out on a couple things we wanted to see because we weren't in the right place at the right time, and many of the events and panels fill up fast. This year I hope to be a bit more strategic about it.
Getting there, well, I'm weighing my options. Boston is about a forty minute drive away. I can either drive and park (yikes! You have no idea how much driving in that city freaks me out!) Parking at the Prudential Center is expensive, but I'd have my car and we wouldn't have to rely on a train schedule. Which is the other option--we could take the T. It's cheaper, but we'd have to walk from the subway station, and ride on the train in costume. It would also take longer. Thankfully I have some time to decide...
As far as the event itself, there's no schedule up yet, so I'm thinking of other things right now...mainly cosplay costumes and how not to break the bank doing it. You can buy plenty of premades, but more than half of those shops are located overseas and when all is said and done, you're talking shelling out a couple hundred bucks just to get a costume. Mama doesn't have that kind of a budget...especially when you figure in admission passes, parking, etc for the con itself. So, time to get those creative cogs turning. It's kind of like a creative scavenger hunt right now--finding articles of clothing and material that I can transform. Hit up Salvation Army thrift store yesterday and found a few things to get me started, and I'm setting out this morning to see what else I can find. Wish me luck, lol! :)
Getting there, well, I'm weighing my options. Boston is about a forty minute drive away. I can either drive and park (yikes! You have no idea how much driving in that city freaks me out!) Parking at the Prudential Center is expensive, but I'd have my car and we wouldn't have to rely on a train schedule. Which is the other option--we could take the T. It's cheaper, but we'd have to walk from the subway station, and ride on the train in costume. It would also take longer. Thankfully I have some time to decide...
As far as the event itself, there's no schedule up yet, so I'm thinking of other things right now...mainly cosplay costumes and how not to break the bank doing it. You can buy plenty of premades, but more than half of those shops are located overseas and when all is said and done, you're talking shelling out a couple hundred bucks just to get a costume. Mama doesn't have that kind of a budget...especially when you figure in admission passes, parking, etc for the con itself. So, time to get those creative cogs turning. It's kind of like a creative scavenger hunt right now--finding articles of clothing and material that I can transform. Hit up Salvation Army thrift store yesterday and found a few things to get me started, and I'm setting out this morning to see what else I can find. Wish me luck, lol! :)
February 16, 2014
Couch Sitting
So in anticipation of the next new Walking Dead episode...
I was super psyched for the second half of this season to resume. When I sat down to watch last week, I was a little underwhelmed. I mean, there was this HUGE event at the midseason finale. We knew the characters would need to leave the relative safety of the prison and journey back out into the world--basically knocked back to where they were in the beginning. But...I dunno. While it wasn't necessarily bad, I found myself annoyed at times. This episode focused mostly on Rick and Carl (interspersed with Michonne and her flashbacks), presumably right after they left the prison. They were separated from everyone else, so there's no sense of who really made it and who didn't. Rick was still badly injured, and they were looking for food and a safe place to stay. And Carl? I wanted to smack him. He had REALLY bad timing with trying to rebel. I get that he was angry with his father...but really? So in a nutshell, this episode was mostly character building with not a lot else going on, and while I didn't hate it, I just wasn't feeling it either. Am I the only one who thought this??
I was super psyched for the second half of this season to resume. When I sat down to watch last week, I was a little underwhelmed. I mean, there was this HUGE event at the midseason finale. We knew the characters would need to leave the relative safety of the prison and journey back out into the world--basically knocked back to where they were in the beginning. But...I dunno. While it wasn't necessarily bad, I found myself annoyed at times. This episode focused mostly on Rick and Carl (interspersed with Michonne and her flashbacks), presumably right after they left the prison. They were separated from everyone else, so there's no sense of who really made it and who didn't. Rick was still badly injured, and they were looking for food and a safe place to stay. And Carl? I wanted to smack him. He had REALLY bad timing with trying to rebel. I get that he was angry with his father...but really? So in a nutshell, this episode was mostly character building with not a lot else going on, and while I didn't hate it, I just wasn't feeling it either. Am I the only one who thought this??
February 9, 2014
Hearts on Fire Blog Hop!
Welcome & thanks for stopping by!Living Dead Girl might be Jen's story, but a big part of it was her meeting the ONE who completely changed her life. While her story takes a rather unfortunate turn, Jack was a bright spot in her life, no matter how brief...
Jack pulled me toward him and circled his arms around me. “Are you going to clock me if I kiss you right now?” I shrugged. The thought of it sent my stomach fluttering.He lowered his head and whispered in my ear. “I take it that since you’re here with me right now, it’s because you want to be with me.”I angled my head back to meet his gaze and his lips brushed against my cheek.“Yes,” I whispered back.He smiled wryly. “So you do feel that way about me.”I bit my lip and nodded.When he did kiss me, it was slow and gentle. His arms tightened around me, and we just stood there, hugging. It was liberating. Like I could finally relax and allow myself to admit that I was doing something I wanted. It wasn’t for anyone else. I’d fought it for so long, but I knew without a doubt that this was where I was supposed to be. His body was so warm. Finally, he broke the embrace and turned around and got down on one knee with his back facing me. “Come on,” he said.“What?”“Get on. I don’t know how you’re still walking in those things.”I glanced down at my feet. The blisters on the backs of my ankles were raw and my toes felt crunched. I’d been so hopped up on adrenaline that I hadn’t even noticed how bad my feet hurt. I climbed onto his back, locked my arms around him, and he hoisted me up.
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January 28, 2014
You Know you're in a Horror Movie When...
1) You ask if anybody is there...and don't get an answer, so you do the most logical thing possible. You go down to the basement. By yourself, of course.
2) Doesn't matter if it's a house or a car, because your keys don't work! You try and try and TRY but your fingers just won't grasp onto it properly. And it seems like the lock is moving too, because you keep stabbing the key into it...and missing.
3) That getaway car--you know the one you just barely made it into? You had a head start, but now that you've finally gotten the key inserted, well, shit. The engine of your recent model sedan--which has started faithfully at every other time--has become uncooperative. No matter how many times you turn the key, the engine just won't turn over. Now that monster/murderer/etc is right outside your car window...
4) You're running for your life! Except, one of your shoelaces is untied, or a tree root comes up out of nowhere and hooks onto your toe OR possibly you've just become really clumsy, because you TRIP and fall. Now you're scrambling around, desperately trying to remember how to walk, so you do a backwards crab-walk instead (because that always works).
5) Flashlight/electricity goes out. No cell service. 'Nuff said.
Annoyed by the 2nd person POV yet, LOL? Reminds me of those old 'Choose Your On Adventure' books. Yep, I probably just labeled myself old by mentioning those. So...what other plot devices do we see commonly in horror movies?
2) Doesn't matter if it's a house or a car, because your keys don't work! You try and try and TRY but your fingers just won't grasp onto it properly. And it seems like the lock is moving too, because you keep stabbing the key into it...and missing.
3) That getaway car--you know the one you just barely made it into? You had a head start, but now that you've finally gotten the key inserted, well, shit. The engine of your recent model sedan--which has started faithfully at every other time--has become uncooperative. No matter how many times you turn the key, the engine just won't turn over. Now that monster/murderer/etc is right outside your car window...
4) You're running for your life! Except, one of your shoelaces is untied, or a tree root comes up out of nowhere and hooks onto your toe OR possibly you've just become really clumsy, because you TRIP and fall. Now you're scrambling around, desperately trying to remember how to walk, so you do a backwards crab-walk instead (because that always works).
5) Flashlight/electricity goes out. No cell service. 'Nuff said.
Annoyed by the 2nd person POV yet, LOL? Reminds me of those old 'Choose Your On Adventure' books. Yep, I probably just labeled myself old by mentioning those. So...what other plot devices do we see commonly in horror movies?
January 22, 2014
So that snowstorm...(*too cold for crickets but I'm making the sound anyway*)
Well, after being bashed upside the head (repeatedly, I might add) with the threat of BIG snow, school cancellations, and a treacherous morning commute, I woke to...a well plowed parking lot, perfectly drive-able roads and two happy kids who didn't have to go to school (even though they probably should've been able to). NOT that I'm complaining , because last night's commute sucked :P
Currently, I'm procrastinating. I'm in promotional burnout and I've just barely begun. Living Dead Girl is almost a week old (Ha). I find myself wondering how to spread the word without being an annoying pain in the ass. And then I worry...what if I'm reaching to the wrong audience? What is the right audience? Because this story doesn't really fit the mold of any one genre. There are paranormal elements, but they don't happen right away. There's romance, but it's not really HEA. In a nutshell, it's an adult coming of age (and dying) story...with a zombie. Heh. File this under: author paranoia :)
On that note...how about a brief excerpt?
It was as if I’d been jerked out of a sound sleep by a nightmare and I was stuck in that brief couple seconds of wondering if it had been real or not.“What’s going on?” I asked.“Well if you’d let me explain before you went bolting outta the room, then you’d know, wouldn’t you? It seems to me that you’re quite dead. So I’ve come to collect you.”“Is this a joke?” It had to be a joke.“No joke. No one survives wounds like that. You were stone dead soon as soon as they wheeled you in here.”Honestly, I had no idea how bad those injuries really were. It had happened so fast. One minute I was worried what Jack was going to do and the next thing I knew, I was lying in a pool of my own blood. I’d always thought I’d react differently if I was attacked. But in reality, my mind just shut down. Hell, it didn’t even hurt while I was being stabbed. After? Well, that was something completely different. It was pure agony.So how exactly was I supposed to wrap my head around the whole thing? I wasn’t entirely sure I could trust this guy. I mean, this was it? Really? My life ends and some creep in a grungy leather jacket takes me away? No, I couldn’t accept that.Jack needed me.
“I’m not going anywhere with you.”
Currently, I'm procrastinating. I'm in promotional burnout and I've just barely begun. Living Dead Girl is almost a week old (Ha). I find myself wondering how to spread the word without being an annoying pain in the ass. And then I worry...what if I'm reaching to the wrong audience? What is the right audience? Because this story doesn't really fit the mold of any one genre. There are paranormal elements, but they don't happen right away. There's romance, but it's not really HEA. In a nutshell, it's an adult coming of age (and dying) story...with a zombie. Heh. File this under: author paranoia :)
On that note...how about a brief excerpt?
It was as if I’d been jerked out of a sound sleep by a nightmare and I was stuck in that brief couple seconds of wondering if it had been real or not.“What’s going on?” I asked.“Well if you’d let me explain before you went bolting outta the room, then you’d know, wouldn’t you? It seems to me that you’re quite dead. So I’ve come to collect you.”“Is this a joke?” It had to be a joke.“No joke. No one survives wounds like that. You were stone dead soon as soon as they wheeled you in here.”Honestly, I had no idea how bad those injuries really were. It had happened so fast. One minute I was worried what Jack was going to do and the next thing I knew, I was lying in a pool of my own blood. I’d always thought I’d react differently if I was attacked. But in reality, my mind just shut down. Hell, it didn’t even hurt while I was being stabbed. After? Well, that was something completely different. It was pure agony.So how exactly was I supposed to wrap my head around the whole thing? I wasn’t entirely sure I could trust this guy. I mean, this was it? Really? My life ends and some creep in a grungy leather jacket takes me away? No, I couldn’t accept that.Jack needed me.
“I’m not going anywhere with you.”
January 19, 2014
What's on my mind
So I'm ashamed to admit, I watched this really terrible horror movie last night. It was so laughably stupid and full of WTF moments, that I think I might've died a little inside. The movie was called Thankskilling, and yes it was every bit as bad as you can imagine just by seeing the title (a necromanced turkey?!). IMDB rating is 4.3 stars, which is a bit generous. I think this even tops Sharknado. (Yeah, I saw that too O.o). Watching cheesy horror movies has always been a 'thing' with my family, especially when we all get together. Maybe this explains a few things??
ANYWAY...
I've been asked a lot the past couple days how it feels now that Living Dead Girl is out. Well? Right now, I'm feeling pressure! Like the REAL work has just begun. First, I'll need to step up my game to make sure Living Dead Girl is a success. I won't lie--I'm still a noob with marketing, especially myself, but I'm working on it. And second...I'm fighting my way back from 'edit mode' into 'rough draft mode' so I can finish up the sequel to Living Dead Girl.
ANYWAY...
I've been asked a lot the past couple days how it feels now that Living Dead Girl is out. Well? Right now, I'm feeling pressure! Like the REAL work has just begun. First, I'll need to step up my game to make sure Living Dead Girl is a success. I won't lie--I'm still a noob with marketing, especially myself, but I'm working on it. And second...I'm fighting my way back from 'edit mode' into 'rough draft mode' so I can finish up the sequel to Living Dead Girl.
