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WANT by Stephanie Lawton (@steph_Lawton): A Review #AtoZchallenge #blogging #bookreview

I thought for W day, I would post my review of the YA novel I just finished titled, WANT. (appropriate, right?) Want by Stephanie Lawton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Let me start by saying this book was absolutely nothing like what I expected when I sat down to read. I have read a [...]

Printable Want bookmarks are here!

Reblogged from Stephanie Lawton: Ohhhh, I just got these from my publisher! Below are free, printable Want bookmarks–gorgeous, yeah? In a couple weeks, I’ll have actual bookmarks to give away, too. Click on the images below to get the full-sized ones.   Filed under: Uncategorized Check out these cool Printable bookmarks for fellow Inkspell author, [...]

V is for Victory: Sometimes Winning is Losing #atozchallenge #blogging #writing #CalloftheSea

While I was pondering what to post today, I started to flip through my brain for words starting with V that would translate into a excerpt for you all from Call of the Sea — Then it hit me. Victory! what a great V word. Everyone likes winning. So, with that in mind, I began [...]

U is for Urges: The Tasty Vittles of Life #atozchallenge #blogging #CalloftheSea

Urges — we all have them. Sometimes we follow them, others we do our best to ignore them. As humans, we are almost slaves to our baser urges. Well, some more than others, I guess. I wanted to take today to tantalize you with a short excerpt from my soon to be released debut novel, [...]

T is for Take Over: My Daughter, Casey Takes Over The Blog #atozchallenge #blogging #poetry

I am a proud Mama today because T is for Take Over, and my 17yr old daughter, Casey Hart has agreed to be the taker. Casey is a high school senior heading to college in the fall. Besides being an amazing daughter, she’s a budding poet, and has graciously agreed to let me feature one [...]

Selkie: What the heck is that? #atozchallenge #blogging #writing #myths

While my debut novel, Call of the Sea has not yet been released to the general public, there are a few ARC copies floating around and a few reviews have come in (all good so far – YAY). That being said, one of the comments that has come up a few times from readers are: [...]

Rejection: Just Another Piece of the Writing Puzzle #atozchallenge #blogging #writing

Absolutely nobody likes rejection.Yet, for writers it is an integral and unavoidable part of the writing for submission process. One of the first things I was told when I started looking for places to submit (by just about everyone) was you will be rejected… A LOT. They aren’t kidding, folks. The more you sub the [...]

Queries: Oh the Horror! A Necessary Evil #atozchallenge #blogging #writing

I can only think of one author I know who literally LOVES queries. The rest of us, or at least a large majority of the rest of us, hate them, fear them, and avoid them at all costs. I am one of those writers. Don’t get me wrong. I completely understand the importance and need [...]

P is for Pirate — Hey, Ellie is a pirate… (nice segway, Bec) #atozchallenge #blogging #CotS

I have waited 2/3 of an alphabet for today’s post. Yes, most of you are completely and utterly aware of my fascination for pirates, beginning back in High School when I became addicted to “Bodice Ripper” romance novels. I devoured the suckers, sometimes one each day (and they aren’t short, people). Now my debut novel, [...]

Opportunity: Can you hear it knocking? #atozchallenge #blogging #writing

As a writer stepping ever closer to the release of her first novel, the word OPPORTUNITY has been forefront in my mind of late. I am on the cusp of so many new ones–or at least I certainly hope so. Will I recognize my opportunities when they come? Or will they be more subtle, and [...]