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Book Signing Recap

[image error]Hello my followers! I have had a wild ride so far with my book release. You have all been reading my various blog posts on different sites over the past two weeks. Last week, one of my dear friends from work decided to throw me a book signing party. And I thought that it would be a low-key event with a small handful of people. Not so much! The book signing had over 70 people in attendance and I sold out of my books!

 

So for an hour and a half, I got to feel like Nora Roberts, or if I stay true to [image error]my paranormal roots, I felt like Sherrilyn Kenyon as I sat at a table and signed and had my picture taken with my “fans”. And that night, I was wide-eyed as I lay in bed and thought about the wonder of the occasion.

I am so lucky to have friends and family who support my dream of writing!

So what do I have in store for you this week? Well, my cover release for The Fledgling will coming soon! So stay tuned for the cover (which is AWESOME) and the blurb and excerpt!

We’re moving ahead with our publishing plans, my friends…full speed ahead!

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Look at the line!

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So surreal!

Dad and I, or is it Dad and me? Oh well…you get the idea ;)

Why I Write a Smorgasbord of Supernatural

Today I am blogging on Literary Escapism about why I write ALL kinds of paranormal. I couldn’t settle with just one type, oh no…that would be too easy. Find out my reasons why by clicking HERE

To Blog or Not to Blog

…that is the question today. Obviously with the amount of guest blogs I have been doing for the past week or so to celebrate my book release, you already know what my answer is. Blogging allows you to ‘get your voice out there’ and for a writer that is a GOOD thing. So today, I am going to recap the guest blogs over the past week that I took part in. If you didn’t get a chance to go read them, then please do so by clicking on the blog names below.

Mythic Scribes – wrote a blog about secondary characters and how they play an important part in stories.

Reading Frenzy – answered interview questions which made me feel quite important about me and Mind Sweeper.

Romance Junkies – wrote a fun post about why a mystery lover (me) writes romance, or what I like to call ‘romanstery’

Reading Between the Wines Book Blog – wrote an article about how small details like food and drink develop characters

Savvy Authors – wrote an article about the power of using humor in your writing

Romcon – wrote an article about why paranormal is for me

Am I making your tired? Well, you don’t have to read them all! ;) Must pick out one or two that sound interesting to you.

And….tomorrow and Tuesday I will be on two more blog sites that I will share with you to so, happy reading!

 

 

Why Paranormal For Me

Happy Saturday (or Sunday for some of my followers)!

I know you all have busy weekend schedules, but if you have a minute to check out my blog post today on Romcon please do. I wrote about Why I Write and Read Paranormal. A lucky commenter will receive a free ecopy of Mind Sweeper, so get to typing! ;)

Visit Romcon blog by clicking HERE

 

The Funny in Writing

Today I have written an article for Savvy Author on the power of humor in writing. Funny should not be relegated to the back corner. It can be as powerful as the drama around it…so check out my post by clicking HERE

Blog Tour – We Are What we Eat and Drink

I have blog post up on Reading Between the Wines. A fun little article about how details such as food and drink help develop characters. Come check it out if you have a minute.

To Read Click HERE

Release Day Recap

Hello my followers! It is the day after my BIG RELEASE and what am I doing? Well, talking to you most importantly and sharing what I did yesterday. Of course, I was tweeting and Facebooking and spending time on my own and other people’s blogs. If you haven’t had a chance to visit these sites, please stop by:

I wrote an article on how Secondary Characters are Important Tools in a story for Mythic Scribes.  Visit the site HERE
I did an interview on Reading Frenzy, talking about little old me and Mind Sweeper. Check it out HERE
And I wrote a fun article where I tell you why I write ‘Romanstery’ – yes that is a word in MY world. Read it by clicking HERE

Note: I will be posting other blog stops on my tour over the next week or so as well, so stay tuned.

And I had my Twitter party last night. Was a manic hour and 20 minutes where 6 authors tweeting about their books. And it was a great group of authors! If you didn’t get to party with us, I will give you there names now. Check out their websites and books when you get a chance… Hanna Martine, Julie Morgan, JL Murray, Mercedes M. Yardley, & AJ Larrieu

While all this was going on,my writer friends tweeted and spread  the news of my release like the wonderful people that they are !

And my friends and family also stepped up and made me feel special. I got three, yes THREE, bouquets of flowers and congratulations balloons and my Dad made me one of my favorite meals and gave me an awesome card about believing in myself! Talk about being pampered…maybe it was the tiara that did it ;)

So I have to say how grateful I am to all of you who have been taking this journey with me and know that this is JUST THE BEGINNING so HANG ON!

I will leave you with a picture of all my release day gifts! I still feel special…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mind Sweeper Release Day!

Wow, I bet you never thought we would get to this day, right? Well, we made it! It is Mind Sweeper’s birthday and how am I celebrating? Right now, I am typing this post, eating yogurt and wearing a tiara. Yes, you read that right, a tiara. On this auspicious occasion I spared no expense and went to the dollar store and bought myself a tiara and wand (they came in a two for one pack, so why not?). And I did this because it IS a special day even if most of it will be spent sitting in front of my laptop with my cat on my lap. That is how I write most of the time, so it makes sense that I will also spend today doing the same thing!

But I also have some really fun things happening today that you should check out as well. I am on two great blog sites!

Check out my interview on Reading Frenzy by clicking HERE

I am also on Romance Junkies today talking about why a mystery lover like myself writes romance. Come read all about it HERE

And tonight from 8-9 pm EST I will be having a Twitter party to celebrate all things Mind Sweeper. You can follow along by searching on #mindsweeper. You can also ask questions too, just make sure to use #mindsweeper in your tweet and I will see it. There will be other authors participating AND there will be GIVEAWAYS!

So before I end this, I thought I would share the selfie I took so that I could immortalize my tiara and wand celebration. Thanks for celebrating today with me!

AE

 

Blog Post on Mythic Scribes

As part of my release tour, today I am visiting Mythic Scribes where I discuss the value of secondary characters in a story. Come visit and leave a comment and you may win an ecopy of Mind Sweeper!

Click HERE to check it out!

 

One More Day!

Here we go…last teaser for you. Thought it appropriate since it is the ONE DAY COUNTDOWN. Thanks for following along over the past few weeks. I hope these teasers have given you a hint of what to expect from Mind Sweeper. Tomorrow is Mind Sweeper’s birthday and I invite you all to the party!

Don’t forget about my twitter party tomorrow night from 8-9EST. Use #mindsweeper to follow along and ask questions!