Shiloh Walker's Blog, page 162
March 1, 2011
Somebody special to me…
Has a birthday today. Not saying who, but I love her dearly. Happy, happy…love you!
February 28, 2011
My lack of being here
O.o
So those of you who know what I used to do in my former life…I'm sort of temporarily doing it again to help a couple of friends out. It's rough juggling that one top of my own workload, which still has to be done, which is why I'm not around a whole lot right now.
Things will slowly return to normal sometime.
Sometime…
February 27, 2011
February 26, 2011
A Forever Kind of Love…
Contemporary romance…up for preorder at Amazon.
You can always come home.
Second chances come a little harder.
Chase and Zoe were the high school golden couple. Football captain, cheerleader, prom royalty.
After graduation, though, Chase couldn't resist the urge to experience life outside their small town. He didn't exactly expect Zoe to wait twelve years for him, but now that he's back, he finds some small part of him hoping she did.
It's no big surprise she's married. The kick in the face is she married his best friend.
Zoe was devastated when Chase left, but she's filed those bittersweet memories under "Moved On". She loves her life, and loves her husband. She has all she needs. And Chase keeps an honorable distance.
One cold, wet, miserable day, tragedy turns Zoe's world upside down. Chase never expected her to simply fall into his arms, but a man can dream. Except his dream doesn't include the fact that this time, she's the one hitting the road…and he's the one left behind.
Preorder
February 25, 2011
Hunter's Fall… The Friday 56…ARCs away…
Closest…. the ARCs.
Damn Malachi for saving her. Damn her own hide for collapsing and giving him the opportunity to get her to Excelsior. Just being at the school had reminded her. She knew who she was. She knew what she was meant to do with her life.
About the Friday 56
Grab the book nearest you. Right now
Turn to page 56.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog. *please note… this isn't a contest.*
Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST
FYI-this is not a contest. I've got ARCs and ARCs are…well, kinda meant for review purposes. I will try to save one for a reader giveaway later, but that's not what we've got here.
UNKNOWN PAST
Something strange is happening to Nessa. Ever since she survived a near-death experience she's not exactly who she used to be—and enjoying every minute of it. Then she's called upon to go to battle against darkness. If only she could remember why.
UNEXPECTED LOVER
Dominic is having his own problems with memory, sanity, and hallucinations. Sent to Excelsior, the covert Hunter training facility, he senses a female presence that seems so hauntingly familiar. That's because he and Nessa share a forgotten past.
UNSEEN EVIL
As Nessa and Dominic regain their memories, their strange mission against evil becomes clearer. And all the more dangerous because whether they should trust each other is the still the greatest unknown of all.
So…if you have a blog and would like to review it, leave a comment below with a link to your blog. If you're active on places like twitter and goodreads, feel free to include that info, too, because that kind of helps spread the word… :->
Please note-it must be a blog (Facebook/myspace aren't blogs) and an active one, as in one that wasn't started today and one that gets updated on a fairly regular basis.
A few random things
Yes, this is part of a series, but I try to write these books to stand alone.
If you ask to receive an ARC, please note that I do ask for a review in return-good or bad, just an honest review, to be posted either the last week of May or the the first week of June. I also pay attention when I do these things and if you've received an ARC in the past (or if you receive this one) and the review isn't posted by the agreed time, you're less likely to receive an ARC when I do calls like this.
I will ship internationally-if you live outside of the US and have a busy blog? Go for it.
I have a limited number of these-several were already promised for charitable causes, so only a select number of bloggers will get ARCs.
Again, remember, this isn't a contest. I'll do a lot of those and I'll try to do one for an ARC if I have any left later on. But pretty please, no yelling at me if you don't blog or if you don't get an ARC. The purpose of these, as I've said, is kind of for promotional stuff and promotional stuff leads to word of mouth and word of mouth leads to…well… sales, right? Good sales make the publisher happy which means they say YES! when I ask if I can write more Hunter books. That's good, right? If I write more…you get more. Yes?
If you don't blog and still want to try to get an ARC, remember, there's the fundraiser for Marrion P'Undongo and you've got pretty good odds for the giveaway I'm doing there.
A note…for those who have questions about getting on my 'reviewing' list, there isn't one. Other questions for ARCs, please see my FAQ page!
February 24, 2011
Character worksheets
I'm working on Veil # 3. A few days ago, on twitter, I mentioned I'd forgotten what color eyes Morne (the hero of book 3) had. Then I mentioned something about checking my character worksheet.
Which immediately led to…character worksheets? A dozen variations of…what's that, where did you find one, etc, etc, etc…
I use a couple of different things and you can make up whatever will suit you.
If you need want something really comprehensive that will hit character details, background and all the way through cover art ideas, plotting, etc, try Lynn Viehl's The Novel Notebook.
If you've never checked out her writing tools, you should…she offers some helpful stuff-even the disorganized mess that I am finds helpful stuff there. *she's scary organized*
If you don't want anything that comprehensive, just make up your own, what you need to hit and then save the file, print it out and fill it in as you need it.
Something like:
Book:
Series:
Character:
Sex:
Race:
Eye color:
Hair color/style/length:
Job:
Special skills/abilities:
Marriages?
Children?
Siblings:
Notes regarding character/story:
If I did one like this for Morne, it would be…WARNING, IF YOU HAVEN'T READ BOOK 1 & 2, THROUGH THE VEIL and VEIL OF SHADOWS, SOME SPOILERS AHEAD
Book: Veil #3
Series: Veil
Character: Morne Ramire
Sex: Male
Race: Anqarian Warlord *informal-never fully achieved rank*
Eye color: midnight blue
Hair color/style/length: shoulder length, platinum blond
Job: lieutenant in rebel army, healer
Special skills/abilities: healer, skilled soldier, stronger & faster than the humans of Ishtan
Marriages? N/A
Children? N/A
Siblings: one brother, lost in the end of book 1
Notes regarding character/story:
not sharing these because that's TELLING! ;)
February 23, 2011
Things that you go…
what in the world…
the things I find via Katiebabs' blog…this was actually the least disturbing of the group. Well, the shaving Ken thing, but I'm not a barbie lover so…
February 22, 2011
Cat & Bones
If life was any sort of fair, I would be able to spend tonight reading this.
Sadly, life isn't any sort of fair.
It's out today, though. I heart Jeaniene Frost's books…
Danger waits on both sides of the grave
Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they've triumphed over the latest battle, Cat's new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance…
February 21, 2011
February 20, 2011
This is me…
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So I'm not going to have a lot of time to breathe for a few weeks and not for fun reasons, either. If by chance the blog doesn't get updated as much… I'm just behind. Everything's fine (except I've lost my mind…don't ask, I can't say) and things will get back to normal as soon as I scrape myself up off the floor.
